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List of English-Speaking Countries

The following is a list of Graduate Studies-approved English-speaking countries pursuant to Section 3.6 Proficiency in English in the Graduate Calendar.

Please note that the academic unit and Graduate Studies reserves the right to require further documentation or additional testing if they feel it necessary to demonstrate the required level of English language proficiency regardless of country.

Approved English-Speaking CountriesApproved English-Speaking CountriesApproved English-Speaking Countries
American SamoaGuernseySierra Leone
AnguillaGuyanaSingapore
Antigua and BarbudaIreland, NorthernSolomon Islands
ArubaIreland, Republic ofSouth Africa
AustraliaJamaicaSt. Pierre and Miquelon
BahamasKenyaSt. Kitts and Nevis
BarbadosKiribatiSt. Lucia
BelizeLesothoSt. Vincent and the Grenadines
BermudaLiberiaSwaziland
BotswanaMalawiTanzania
British Virgin IslandsMaltaTonga
BruneiMauritiusTrinidad and Tobago
CameroonMicronesiaTurks and Caicos Islands
Cayman IslandsMontserratTuvalu
Cook IslandsNamibiaUganda
DominicaNew ZealandUnited Kingdom
EnglandNigeriaUnited States of America
Falkland IslandsPalauVanuatu
FijiPapua New GuineaWales
GambiaPhilippinesZambia
GhanaSamoaZimbabwe
GibraltarScotland
GrenadaSeychelles