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In this post, we will discuss the University Of Manitoba Courses For International Students, University of Manitoba courses and fees and University of Manitoba application deadline 2022 for international students. We are delighted you are considering attending the University of Manitoba. Each year we welcome students from around the world to live and learn in Winnipeg, Canada. If you are an international student applying from high school, with no previous post-secondary experience, you will find your admission requirements here. We have made changes to our admission requirements for international students for the 2022ย Fall Term. Review our International admission requirement update (PDF).

Are you a student looking to study in Canada? If so, the University of Manitoba is just the place for you. The University of Manitoba is a public research university located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It offers over 100 bachelor’s degrees, over 70 master’s degrees, and over 20 doctoral programs to its students. It is also one of only three Canadian universities that offer an engineering program with a focus on bioengineering.

In addition to its impressive academic offerings, the University of Manitoba has an incredibly diverse student bodyโ€”with over 10% of its students coming from outside Canada. This means that if you’re an international student looking to study abroad, the University of Manitoba might be just what you’re looking for!

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university of manitoba courses for international students

General admission requirements

To study at the University of Manitoba you must meet the following three general admission requirements:

  1. You must demonstrate English language proficiency
    AND
  2. You must meet one of these two requirements:
    1. the general admission requirement based on your country of study
      OR
    2. the general admission requirement based on your curriculum of study (International Baccalaureate (IB) or British patterned Education (GCE))
      AND
  3. You must meet program-specific requirements based on program(s) of choice. Check your country below for program specific equivalencies, or contact the University admissions office at international_students@umanitoba.ca for details.

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To find your general admission requirements:

  1. Select your region.
  2. Find your country and select that countryโ€™s general admission requirements. If the requirements do not link to a PDF, refer to our General admission requirements (PDF) or our Fall 2022 direct entry admission requirements update.

You can also contact our admissions office at international_students@umanitoba.ca for country-specific equivalencies.

Africa

CountryGeneral admission requirements
BotswanaBotswana General Certificate of Education examination certificate
Burkina FasoBaccalaurรฉat/Diplรดme de Bachelier de l’enseignement du second degrรฉ (PDF)
CameroonDiplรดme du Baccalaurรฉat, Attestation / General Certificate of Education (PDF)
Congo, Democratic Republic ofDiplรดme d’Etat d’Etudes Secondaires du Cycle Long, Diplรดme de Fin d’Etudes Secondaires / Attestation (PDF)
Cรดte d’IvoireDiplรดme du Baccalaurรฉat/ Attestation (PDF)
EgyptGeneral Secondary Education Certificate (Thanaweya a’ Amma)
EthiopiaSchool Leaving Certificate / Higher Education Entrance Qualification Certificate
GhanaSenior School Certificate issued by the West African Examinations Council (WASSCE) (PDF)
KenyaCertificate of Secondary Education issued by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) (PDF)
LibyaGeneral Secondary School Certificate issued by the Ministry of Education
MaliDiplรดme du Baccalaurรฉat / Attestation
MauritiusGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education (GSCE or High School certificate) and General Certificate of Education (GCE or Higher School certificate) A-Level (PDF)
NigeriaSenior School Certificate issued by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) (PDF)
RwandaDiplรดme d’Humanitรฉs Gรฉnรฉrales or Diplรดme de Fin d’Etudes Secondaires/ Attestation
SenegalDiplรดme du Baccalaurรฉat / Attestation (PDF)
South AfricaSenior National Certificate / Further Education and Training Certificate issued by UMALUSI: Council of Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training in South Africa (PDF)
TanzaniaCertificate of Secondary Education and Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education issued by the National Examinations Council of Tanzania
UgandaUganda Certificate of Education and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education issued by the Uganda National Examinations Board
ZambiaSchool Certificate with examination result slip issued by the Examinations Council of Zambia
ZimbabweGCE O-Level and GCE A-Level examinations issued by Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (PDF)

Asia

CountryGeneral admission requirements
BangladeshHigher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Intermediate Certificate (PDF)
CambodiaBaccalaurรฉat (Baccalaureate)
ChinaUpper Middle School Graduation Certificate (ไธญๅœ‹่ชžๆ–‡)
Hong KongHong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE) (PDF)
IndiaHigher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Intermediate Certificate / All India Senior School Certificate (PDF)
IndonesiaIjazah Sekolah Menengah Atas (Ijazah SMA) and the Surat Keterangan Hasil Ujian Nasional (SKHUN)
JapanKotogakko Sotsugyo Shosho (Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate – academic)
Korea, SouthInmungye Kodung Hakkyo (High School Certificate) (PDF)
LaosOne year study from a recognized institution of higher learning
MacauSenior Secondary Certificate
MalaysiaSijil Tinggi Pelarajan Malaysia (STPM) (Malaysian Higher School Certificate) / The United Examination Certificate for Independent Chinese Schools (UEC) (PDF)
MongoliaGerchilgee (Certificate of Complete Secondary Education)
NepalHigher Secondary Certificate/ Proficiency Certificate awarded by a recognized university
PakistanHigher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Intermediate Certificate (PDF)
PhilippinesSenior High School (Academic Track K-12 system) Diploma; before 2017-2018: One year of study from a recognized institution of higher learning
SingaporeSingapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) with at least two H2 Level examinations (PDF)
Sri LankaSri Lankan General Certificate of Education Advanced Level
TaiwanSenior High School Diploma
ThailandMatayom VI (Certificate of Secondary Education)
VietnamBแบฑng Tแป‘t Nghiแป‡p Trung Hแปc Phแป• Thรดng (Graduation Diploma for General Upper Secondary Education) (PDF)

Europe

CountryGeneral admission requirements
AlbaniaDeftese Pjekurie (Certificate of Maturity)
AndorraBatxillerat (Baccalaureate)
ArmeniaHasunutian Vkaiakan (Certificate of Maturity)
AustriaReifeprรผfungzeugnis (Maturity Certificate)
AzerbaijanEsas Tehsil Haqqinda Shehadetname (Certificate of Complete Secondary Education)
BelarusAttestat (Certificate of (Complete) Secondary Education
BelgiumCertificat d’Enseignement Secondaire Supรฉrieur  / Getuigschrift van Hoger Secundair Onderwijs / Abschluะฏzeugnis der Oberstufe des Sekundarunterrichts  (Certificate of Higher Secondary Education)
Bosnia and HerzegovinaCertificate or Diploma of Completion of Secondary Education (non-vocational)
BulgariaDiploma za Sredno Obrazovanie (Diploma of Secondary Education)
CroatiaCertificate of Completion of Secondary Education (non-vocational)
Czech RepublicMaturitni Vysvedceni (Maturity Certificate)
DenmarkStudentereksamen (STX) (Upper Secondary School Leaving Examination) / Hojere Forberedelseksamen (HF) (Higher Preperatory Examination) / Hojere Handelseksamen (HHX) (Higher Commercial Examination) / Hojere Teknisk Eksamen (HTX) (Higher Technical Examination)
EstoniaGumnaasiumi Loputunnistus (General Secondary Education)
FinlandYlioppilastutkintotodistus/Studentsexamensbetyg (Matriculation Examination Certificate)
FranceBaccalaurรฉat de ฤพEnseignement de Second Degrรฉ/ Baccalaurรฉat Gรฉnรฉral (General Baccalaureate)/ Baccalaurรฉat Technologique (Technical Baccalaureate)
GermanyZeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife (Certificate of General University Maturity) / Abitur / Reifezeugnis
GreeceApolytirio (Upper Secondary School Certificate)
Hungaryร‰rettsรฉgi Bizonyรญtvรกny (Maturity Certificate)
IcelandStรบdentsprรณf  (Upper Secondary School Certificate)
Ireland, Republic ofArdteistimรฉireacht (Leaving Certificate)
ItalyDiploma di Maturita (Maturity Diploma) / Diploma di Esame di Stato (Diploma of State Examination) / Diploma di Linguistica (Linguistic Graduation Diploma)
KazakhstanAttestat (Attestation of middle (complete) secondary education) (PDF)
KyrgyzstanAttestat (Attestation of middle (complete) secondary education)
LatviaAtestats par Visparejo Videjo Izglitibu (Certificate of General Secondary Education)
LiechtensteinMatura (Maturity Certificate)
LithuaniaBrandos atestatas (Maturity Certificate)
LuxembourgDiplรดme de Fin ฤEtudes Secondaires (End of Secondary Studies Diploma)
MacedoniaSvidetelstvo za zavreno sredno obrazovanie (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
MaltaMatriculation Certificate
MonacoThe Baccalaurรฉat de ฤพEnseignement Gรฉnรฉral (General Education Baccalaureate)
MontenegroMaturski ispit/Diploma o zavrsenoj srednjoj skoli (Secondary School Leaving Diploma)
NetherlandsVWO (Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs) Diploma (University Preparatory Education Diploma)
NorwayVitnemรฅl Fra Videregรฅende Skole (Upper Secondary School)
PortugalDiploma de Ensino Secundรกrio (Diploma of Secondary Education)
Polandลšwiadectwo dojrzaloล›ci liceum ogรณlnoksztaล‚cฤ…cego (Maturity Certificate)
RomaniaDiploma de bacalaureat (Academic) (Baccalaureate Diploma)
RussiaAttestat o srednem (polnom) obschem obrazovanii (Complete General Secondary Education) (PDF)
ScotlandScottish Qualifications Certificate (SQC) Higher Grade (a.k.a. Scottish Higher Grade)
SerbiaDiploma o Zavrsenoj Srednjo Skoli (Secondary School Leaving Diploma)
SlovakiaVysvedฤenie o Maturitnej Skรบลกke / Maturitnรฉ Vysvedฤenie (Certificate of Maturity)
SpainTรญtulo de Bachiller (Title of Bachelor) / Curso de Orientaciรณn Universitaria (COU) (University Orientation Course)
SloveniaMaturitetno spriฤevalo (Maturity Examination Certificate)
SwedenHรถgskolefรถrberedande Examen (Higher Education Preparatory Diploma) / Avgรฅngsbetyg frรฅn Gymnasieskole / Slutbetyg frรฅn Gymnasieskole (Certificate of Upper Secondary)
SwitzerlandMaturitรคtszeugnis / Certificate de Maturitรฉ / Attestato di Maturitร  (federally recognized Cantonal Maturity Certificates)
TajikistanAttestat (Attestation of middle (complete) secondary education)
TurkeyLise Diplomasi (Secondary School Diploma) (PDF)
TurkmenistanAttestat (Attestation of middle (complete) secondary education)
UkraineAtestat (Certificate of Complete General Secondary Education) (PDF)
United KingdomGeneral Certificate of Education (GCE) โ€“ 2 A Level Courses (or equivalent)
UzbekistanO’rta Ma’lumot To’g’risida Shahodatnoma/Attestat o Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)

Middle East

CountryGeneral admission requirements
IranPeesh-daneshgahii (Pre-University year certificate)
IraqAdadiyah (Sixth Form Baccalaureate / Preparatory Baccalaureate)
IsraelTeudat Bagrut (Matriculation Certificate)
KuwaitShahadat Al-Thanawiya-Al-A’ama (Secondary School Diploma)
LebanonBaccalaurรฉat Libanaise (Lebanese Baccalaureate) / Thaanawiya (General Certificate of Secondary Education)
OmanThanawiya Amma (General Secondary School Certificate)
Saudi ArabiaTawjihiyah Certificate (General Secondary Education Certificate)
United Arab EmiratesShahadat Al-Thanawiya Al- Amma (Secondary School Leaving  Certificate)

North and Central America, including Caribbean

CountryGeneral admission requirements
BahamasGeneral Certificate of Education (GCE) โ€“ 2 A Level Courses (or equivalent)
BarbadosCaribbean Advanced Proficiency Certificate (CAPE) (PDF)
BelizeCaribbean Advanced Proficiency Certificate (CAPE) (PDF)
BermudaGeneral Certificate of Education (GCE) โ€“ 2 A Level Courses (or equivalent)
Costa RicaBachillerato (PDF)
CubaPreuniversitario (PDF) or Bachillerato (PDF)
El SalvadorBachillerato (PDF)
GuatemalaBachillerato (PDF)
HondurasBachillerato (PDF)
JamaicaCaribbean Advanced Proficiency Certificate (CAPE) (PDF)
MexicoCertificato de Bachillerato (PDF)
NicaraguaBachillerato (PDF) en Humanidades/Ciencias
PanamaDiploma de Educaciรณn Media or Bachillerato (PDF)
Puerto RicoSenior High School Graduation Certificate/Diploma
Trinidad & TobagoCaribbean Advanced Proficiency Certificate (CAPE) (PDF)
United StatesSenior High School Graduation Certificate/Diploma (PDF)

Oceania

CountryGeneral admission requirements
AustraliaAustralian Capital Territory โ€“ ACT Year 12 Certificate New South Wales โ€“ NSW Higher School Certificate Northern Territory โ€“ Northern Territory Certificate of Education (NTCE) Queensland โ€“ Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) South Australia- South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) Tasmania โ€“ Tasmanian Certificate of Education (TCE) Victoria โ€“ Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) Western Australia – Certificate of Secondary Education (WACE)
New ZealandNational Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3

South America

CountryGeneral admission requirements
ArgentinaBachillerato (PDF) or Bachillerato Especializada
BrazilCertificado de Ensino Mรฉdio (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) (PDF)
ChileLicencia de Educaciรณn Media
ColombiaBachillerato (Baccalaureate) (PDF)
EcuadorBachillerato (PDF)
GuyanaCaribbean Advanced Proficiency Certificate (CAPE) (PDF)
ParaguayBachillerato (PDF)
PeruCertificado Oficial de Esutdios de Educacion Secundaria
VenezuelaBachillerato

university of manitoba IELTS requirements for international students

All applicants are required to meet the University of Manitoba’s approved English Proficiency Standards, either through an approved waiver or the successful completion of an approved English proficiency test.

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English is the language of instruction and communication at the University of Manitoba. An applicant whose primary language is not English must demonstrate a sufficient command of English to meet the demands of classroom instruction, written assignments and participation in tutorials and discussions.

Canadian citizens, permanent residents and others whose primary language is English are deemed to be proficient in English by virtue of having lived and been educated in a country where English is a common or primary language.

Canadian citizens and permanent residents whose primary language is not English

All such applicants must provide evidence of proficiency in English by meeting University of Manitoba standards through one of the English language proficiency test options below.

Student authorization applicants (student visa)

All applicants who are not Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and whose primary language is not English must provide evidence of proficiency in English by meeting University of Manitoba standards through one of the English language proficiency test options below.

English language proficiency test options

If your primary language is not English, you must demonstrate your proficiency in the use of the English language by meeting any of the options listed below.

The information in this section applies to students entering most undergraduate programs of study, except for the Faculty of Law and International Dentist Degree Program (IDDP), which have their own acceptable tests and minimum required scores. Please refer to the applicant information bulletin for program specific admission requirements.

If you are applying for admission to a graduate program, please check your program for information on each programโ€™s English language proficiency requirements.

Results for language tests expire two years from the test date and must be valid at the beginning of your admission term. Please confirm the validity of your test results.

Test options

Changes have been made to the English language proficiency requirements which will be effective as of the Fall 2022 intake. Please review the English language proficiency update (PDF).

IAEP (Intensive Academic English Program)
  • Minimum score required: Pass Level 5/AEPUCE (Academic English Program for University and College Entrance)
IELTS (Academic) or IELTS Indicator (International English Language Testing System)
  • Minimum score required: 6.5 overall
CAEL (Canadian Academic English Assessment)
  • Minimum score required: 60
TOEFL iBT or TOEFL iBT Home Editionย (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
  •  Minimum score required: 
    • Minimum overall score of 86, and
    • Minimum component scores:
      • 20 in Reading
      • 20 in Writing
      • 20 in Listening
      • 20 in Speaking
CanTEST (Canadian Test of English for Scholars and Trainees
  • Minimum score required:
    • 4.5 in Reading
    • 4.5 in Listening
    • 4.0 in Writing
Cambridge Assessment English: C1 Advanced
  • Minimum score required: 180
Cambridge Assessment English: C2 Proficiency
  • Minimum score required: 180
Pearson Test of English
  • Minimum score required: 58

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Criteria for English language proficiency waivers

Changes have been made to the English language proficiency waiver criteria which will be effective as of the Fall 2022 intake. Please review the English language proficiency update (PDF).

Under certain circumstances you may request a waiver of the English language proficiency requirement. You will need to provide supporting documentation to show that you meet one of the following conditions to receive the waiver:

  1. Ten consecutive years of residency in Canada that may include years of study in Canada. The period of residency will be the time lapsed between the “Landed On” date on the “Record of Landing” document and the start of the program.
  2. Successful completion of a three-year secondary school program in Canada, or three years of post-secondary education in Canada, or any combination of three successful calendar years of secondary and post-secondary education in Canada.
    • Successful completion of secondary studies equates to meeting the entrance requirements of the University of Manitoba. Secondary education must include Grade 12 where appropriate and completion of five course credits per year.
    • Successful completion of post-secondary education equates to a minimum completion of 72 credit hours or equivalent.
  3. Graduation from a Manitoba high school, with five credits at the Grade 12 level, which include two credits of English at the 40S level with an average grade of 75%.
  4. Graduation from a Canadian curriculum secondary school (other than Manitoba curriculum) with a year 12 English literature grade of 75% or higher.
  5. Achievement of a grade of four or greater on the International Baccalaureate Higher Level English course, or a grade of four or greater on the Advanced Placement English examination (Language Composition; Literature and Composition).

Additionally, applicants will receive the waiver if they verify conditions equivalent to 1, 2 or 3 listed above in a country where English is the primary language.

Countries exempt from English language requirements

Changes have been made to the English language proficiency requirement country exemptions which will be effective as of the Fall 2022 intake. Please review the English language proficiency update (PDF).

Students from the following countries are exempt from the English language proficiency requirements.

    • Antigua & Barbuda
    • Australia
    • Austria
    • Bahamas
    • Barbados
    • Bermuda
    • Belgium
    • Belize
    • Botswana
    • British West Indies
    • Canada
    • Cayman Islands
    • Channel Islands
    • Christmas Islands
    • Cook Islands
    • Denmark
    • Dominica
    • Faroe Island
    • Falkland Islands
    • Fiji Islands
    • Finland
    • Germany
    • Ghana
    • Gibraltar
    • Gilbert & Ellice Islands
    • Grenada
    • Guam (USA)
    • Guyana
    • Isle of Man
    • Ireland (Republic of)
    • Jamaica
    • Kenya
    • Kiribati
    • Leeward Islands
    • Lesotho
    • Luxembourg
    • Malawi
    • Malta
    • Mauritius
    • Namibia
    • Netherlands
    • New Caledonia
    • New Hebrides
    • New Zealand
    • Norfolk Island
    • Norway
    • Pitcairn Islands
    • Nigeria
    • Puerto Rico
    • St. Kitts & Nevis
    • St. Lucia
    • St. Vincent & Grenadines
    • Sierra Leone
    • Singapore
    • South Africa
    • Sweden
    • Switzerland
    • Tanzania
    • Trinidad & Tobago
    • Turks & Caicos Islands
    • Tuvalu
    • Uganda
    • United Kingdom
    • United States
    • Virgin Islands (USA)
    • Virgin Islands (UK)
    • Wake-Midway Island (USA)
    • Windward Islands
    • Zambia
    • Zimbabwe

Contact us

Undergraduate Admissions
Room 424 UMSU University Centre
66 Chancellor’s Circle
University of Manitoba (Fort Garry campus)
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Canadaadmissions@umanitoba.ca 204-474-8808 Toll free: 1-800-224-7713 ext:8808 204-474-7554

university Of Manitoba Requirements For International Students

If you studied a Common International Curricula in high school, which includes the International Baccalaureate (IB) and the British patterned Education (GCE), you must meet the following requirements.

International Baccalaureate (IB) admission requirements

You must have an IB diploma with all of the following:

General Certificate of Education (GCE) admission requirements

You must have a GCE with all of the following:

The University of Manitoba is a public research university in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is the oldest university in western Canada, founded in 1877 (as the Agricultural College of Manitoba) and granted full autonomy in 1907.

The University of Manitoba has an enrollment of about 24,000 students and a total of 58,000 students as of 2019. The university’s campus is located on the eastern bank of the Red River at the foot of Fort Garry. The University of Manitoba has a number of facilities throughout Winnipeg and Manitoba, including the Richardson College for Health Sciences, which houses the Faculty of Medicine, and Bannatyne Campus.

The University of Manitoba offers over 120 undergraduate programs and over 100 graduate programs across eleven faculties at the bachelor’s level including: Arts; Business; Education; Engineering; Environment; Fine Arts; Food Science and Nutrition; Humanities; Kinesiology and Recreation Management; Law; Medicine (Doctorate); Natural Resources Management; Nursing; Pharmacy Practice; Physical Therapy Practice; Social Work; Veterinary Medicine. The University also offers more than 200 courses at the master’s level through its six graduate faculties: Agriculture and Environment, Arts and Culture, Education, Engineering, Kinesiology and Recreation Management.


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