Countries that satisfy the English language admission standard

If you graduate from a recognized degree program or complete four years of full-time study in English in the countries below, you will have met UBC’s English Language Admission Standard.

  • American Samoa
  • Anguilla
  • Antigua & Barbuda
  • Australia
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Bermuda
  • Belize
  • Botswana
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Canada (including Quebec)
  • Cayman Islands
  • Dominica
  • Falkland Islands
  • Fiji
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Grenada
  • Guam
  • Guyana
  • Ireland
  • Jamaica
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Malta
  • Mauritius
  • Montserrat
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • St. Helena
  • St. Kitts & Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent & the Grenadines
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Tanzania
  • Turks & Caicos Islands
  • Uganda
  • United Kingdom
  • USA
  • US Virgin Islands
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

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