What IELTS score does Fairleigh Dickinson University Vancouver require?

You are exempt with an associate, bachelor's or master's degree, a two-year diploma, two years at an accredited university or a high school diploma from an English-medium institution in a country on FDU's Table 1, which does not include India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal or Sri Lanka. Other routes are a pathway program at an FDU Vancouver partner within the past two years, a transferable English Composition course at C or better, IB, AP or GCSE English, or a Philippine bachelor's taught in English.

Applicants below the scores may be admitted conditionally with academic English support through the Integrated Learning Centre from the Winter 2027 intake, or through partner language schools. The graduate page adds that certificates and vocational programs do not qualify for the exemption. A test validity period, and a position on IELTS One Skill Retake, are not stated by FDU.

IRCC's DLI entry for FDU Vancouver says you are eligible for a PGWP if you complete the BBA, BSc in Business Administration, BSc in Information Technology, BA in Individualized Studies, Master of Administrative Science, Master of Administrative Studies, MSc in Applied Computer Science, Master of Hospitality Management Studies or Master of Health Administration, and not if you complete any other program there. IRCC's general page separately lists study at "a non-Canadian institution located in Canada" as not eligible, so rely on the named-program entry and check yours before you apply. FDU's working in Canada page says bachelor's and master's graduates need CLB 7.

FDU Vancouver's scores decide admission only. IRCC sets no minimum English score for a study permit; any language condition is written into your letter of acceptance (see IELTS for a Canada study permit). The Post-Graduation Work Permit is a separate test again. IRCC's PGWP eligibility page asks for CLB 7 in all four skills if you graduate with a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree, and CLB 7 too if you graduate from "any other university program", which must also be in an eligible field of study if you applied for your study permit on or after 1 November 2024. The lower CLB 5 applies only to college, polytechnic and other non-university programs. On IELTS General Training, CLB 7 is 6.0 in each skill (IRCC score table). The PGWP takes IELTS General Training, CELPIP-General or PTE Core, not IELTS Academic (see IELTS for the PGWP).