What IELTS score does Vancouver Island University require?

If you meet the academic requirements but not the English one, VIU may give conditional acceptance pending completion of its English Language Centre at Level UP5. ILAC Pathway 3.3 also counts.

VIU accepts online tests such as PTE Online and TOEFL Home Edition for admission, but warns that IRCC may want a traditional in-person test for your study permit. A position on IELTS Online and IELTS One Skill Retake is not stated by VIU.

Applicants with a high school diploma or a degree from an accredited university in a listed English-speaking country are exempt, as are graduates of a recognized two-year diploma or degree at an English-medium institution in such a country. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka are not on VIU's list.

VIU'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 or from any other university program, and CLB 5 only for college, polytechnic or non-university programs. VIU is a university, and its working in Canada page names CLB 7 for the PGWP; whether IRCC treats every VIU trades certificate as a university program is not stated by VIU, so plan on CLB 7. On IELTS General Training, CLB 7 is 6.0 in every skill (IRCC score table). The PGWP takes IELTS General Training, CELPIP-General or PTE Core, not IELTS Academic, and VIU notes that diplomas and certificates also face IRCC's field-of-study rule if you applied for your study permit on or after 1 November 2024 (see IELTS for the PGWP).