Language Testing

Saint John College offers both official and institutional English-language testing to new students as well as students from other schools in Canada who need to write an official English test in order to be accepted to a university or college in Canada.

Accuplacer

The Accuplacer is Saint John College's English Placement Test.  All students who arrive at UNB Saint John without an official English test score will take the Accuplacer at Saint John College before they begin their studies.

The Accuplacer is a computer-based test that has 4 (four) parts: Reading, Grammar, Listening, and Writing. Your Accuplacer test score will decide whether you need to study English before you begin your academic studies at UNB Saint John.  

To register for the Accuplacer, please visit the Saint John College office in Annex A on the UNB Saint John campus or email sjcol@unb.ca.  The Accuplacer will take place on the following dates in 2013:

CAEL

Saint John College is an official testing centre for the Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Assessment which is open to ALL students (not just current students of Saint John College or UNB Saint John).  The CAEL is owned by Carleton University and as a result, students who take the official CAEL at Saint John College will write the test in Saint John, New Brunswick but their tests will be marked by trained staff at the CAEL Assessment Office at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario.

The cost of taking the CAEL Assessment is $185.00 and you can register for the test by visiting the CAEL website.  Official CAEL score reports are normally available within 10 business days from the date you take the test.

Saint John College will offer the official CAEL Assessment on the following dates in 2013: 

IELTS

Saint John College also offers the IELTS Test. The IELTS Academic Test is open to all students. The IELTS General Test is also offered on the same test dates as the Academic Test.

The cost of taking an IELTS Test is $310.00 and you can download the application form  on the International Language Institute website.

Official IELTS tests will be offered at Saint John College, UNB Saint John on the following dates in 2013: 

English Language Test Score Requirements for Saint John College and UNB Saint John Programs

Saint John College and UNB Saint John accept a variety of standardized English Language Tests from international students who want to join ESL or academic programs.  The English Language Tests that Saint John College/UNB Saint John currently accept include:

IELTS - International English Language Testing System

CAEL - Canadian Academic English Language Assessment

TOEFL (IBT) - Test of English as a Foreign Language (Internet-based test)

MELAB - Michigan English Language Assessment Battery

For a complete list of all of the English Language Tests that Saint John College/UNB Saint John accepts and the scores required for various programs, please click here.