Recognized English Language Countries + Institutions
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English is the primary language of instruction and communication at the University of Alberta (except for Faculté Saint-Jean). Proficiency in English is a prerequisite for graduate admission.
You may demonstrate your proficiency in English by possessing a degree or its academic equivalent from an academic institution recognized by the U of A, in which the language of instruction is English.
Countries in which English is the Official Language of Instruction
The U of A recognizes English as the official language of instruction in the following countries.
Applicants with credentials from academic institutions in these countries will meet the English Language Requirement.
A-F
- American Samoa
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- England
- Falkland Islands
- Fiji
G-L
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Guam
- Guyana
- Ireland (Northern)
- Ireland (Republic of)
- Jamaica
M-R
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Montserrat
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Ryukyu Islands
S-Z
- Scotland
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- South Africa
- South Pacific Islands
- St. Helena
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Virgin Islands
- Wales
International Universities
Applicants with credentials from the following institutions will meet the English Language Requirement.
Bangladesh
- Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
- Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology
- Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology
- Independent University
- Islamic University of Technology
- Khulna University of Engineering and Technology
- North South University
- Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET)
- Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (Engineering programs only)
Botswana
- University of Botswana
Bulgaria
- American University in Bulgaria
Cameroon
- University of Buea
Ethiopia
- Addis Ababa University
- Alemaya University
- Jimma University
Egypt
- American University in Cairo
Ghana
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- University for Development Studies
- University of Cape Coast
- University of Ghana
- University of Mines and Technology (UMaT)
- Wisconsin International University College
Hong Kong
- City University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Hong Kong University of Science & Tech
- University of Hong Kong
India
- Aligarh Muslim University
- Anna University
- Arunachal University
- Assam Agricultural University
- Berhampur University
- Birla Institute of Technology (Ranchi)
- Birla Institute of Technology and Science
- Cochin University of Science & Technology
- Gauhati University
- Indian Institute of Management (Bangalore)
- Indian Institute of Science
- Indian Institute of Technology (All campuses)
- Indian School of Mines
- Jadavpur University
- Karnatak University
- Kerala Agricultural University
- Konkan Agricultural University
- Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
- Mahatma Gandhi University
- Manipur University
- National Institute of Technology Calicut
- Sambalpur University
- Symbiosis Institute of Technology
- Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
- Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
- Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology
- University of Calcutta
- University of Health Sciences, Andhra Pradesh
- University of Hyderabad
- University of Kashmir
- University of Kerala
- University of North Bengal
- Utkal University
- West Bengal University of Technology
Kenya
- Catholic University of Eastern Africa
- Egerton University
- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agric & Tech
- Kenyatta University
- Maseno University
- Moi University
- University of Eastern Africa - Baraton
- University of Nairobi
Kuwait
- Kuwait University (Faculties of Science, Engineering and Petroleum, Allied Health Science, Medicine and the Department of English)
Lebanon
- American University of Beirut
- Lebanese American University
- Lebanese International University
Lesotho
- National University of Lesotho
Namibia
- University of Namibia
Pakistan
- Aga Khan University
- Gomal University
- Hamdard University
- Lahore University of Management Sciences
- Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences (LUAWMS)
- Mehran University of Engg & Technology
- NED University of Engg & Technology
- NWFP Agricultural University
- NWFP University of Engg & Technology
- Quaid-I-Azam University
- Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam
- Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology
- University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
- University of Engg & Technology, Lahore
- University of Health Sciences
- University of Punjab, Lahore
Papua New Guinea
- Papua New Guinea University of Technology
- University of Goroka
- University of Papua New Guinea
Philippines
- Adamson University
- Far Eastern University
- Mindanao State University
- National University
- Silliman University
- University of Negros Occidental - Recoletos
- University of San Carlos
- Xavier University
Rwanda
- University of Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Sierra Leone
- University of Sierra Leone
Sri Lanka
- University of Moratuwa
Tanzania
- Mzumbe University
- Sokoine University of Agriculture
- University of Dar es Salaam
Thailand
- Asian Institute of Technology
- Assumption University
- Mahidol University
Türkiye
- Atilim University
- Bilkent University
- Bogazici University
- Izmir Institute of Technology
- Koc University
- Middle East Technical University
Uganda
- Makerere University
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology
United Arab Emirates
- American University of Sharjah
Zimbabwe
- National University of Sci & Tech
- University of Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe Open University