Once students have registered, they will take a placement test to determine their level of English proficiency before beginning the EAP program. A test time will be provided upon registration.

Applicants have two options for determining level placement. Students must choose one option only and once the choice is made, it is final. 

1. EAP applicants who do not have an IELTS (Academic), TOEFL (iBT) or Duolingo score will need to take the online EAP level placement test.
2. Alternatively, applicants can also be placed into an EAP level before session start based on a TOEFL (iBT), IELTS (Academic), or Duolingo score with the minimum Writing and Speaking score requirements shown below.

* 2-year test validation maximum.

You will be placed in the EAP starting level that corresponds to your lowest score in all test sections. For students interested in taking the IELTS test in Toronto, the George Brown college official IELTS test centre provides a complete IELTS testing service. For more information, please visit the IELTS Testing service site.

George Brown College Admissions Officers reserve the right to require TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo results for EAP level placement on all EAP applications.

Current or returning EAP students who suspend their studies for more than six consecutive eight-week sessions must retake the EAP level placement test or submit a valid IELTS/TOEFL/Duolingo score in order to be placed back into the program. 

As of the March 4–April 26, 2024 session and beyond, the School of ESL will no longer accept the Duolingo (DET) score from *current EAP (R105/R115) program students who seek to skip a language level or be considered for placement into a different EAP level. Current students will still be able to submit IELTS Academic or TOEFL iBT scores for consideration into a different EAP level; however, these scores will not be accepted for advancing to the next EAP program level if a student has received a failing grade in their current level.

*Current students are those enrolled in the presently ongoing EAP session or those who have studied in the EAP program within the past two years as of the start date of the next available EAP session.

For more information, please contact esl@georgebrown.ca.

​​​​​Note: The Educational Testing Service (ETS) has rolled out a new global service to allow students to take the TOEFL iBT exams at home.  We will accept this at-home test at the same score levels as the regular test. The new at-home service is nearly global in that it is available to students worldwide with the exception of those in Mainland China and Iran.