English-Speaking Countries

Countries Where English is an Official Language

If you have completed upper secondary school with at least three years of study in one of the countries listed below, then you have provided proof of English proficiency for undergraduate admission purposes. You will be required to take the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Placement Exam and may be required to take EAP courses, depending on your results.

  • Botswana
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Malawi
  • Namibia
  • Philippines
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Countries Where English is the Predominant Native Language

If you have completed upper secondary school with at least three years of study in one of the countries listed below, then you have provided proof of English proficiency for undergraduate admission purposes and are exempted from the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) testing requirement. 

  • Anguilla
  • Antigua
  • Australia
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Barbuda
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Canada
  • Dominica
  • Grand Cayman Islands
  • Grenada
  • Guyana
  • Irish Republic
  • Jamaica
  • Montserrat
  • New Zealand
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent & the Grenadines
  • Tobago
  • Trinidad
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • United Kingdom: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
  • United States of America (except Puerto Rico)