French Language Proficency Test
All applicants to the French as a second language teaching subject must pass the French language proficency test and are responsible to ensure their registration.
Registration
The Admissions Office will send an invitation with the date and place of the test to be held in January 2010. If you do not receive the invitation, you must contact InfoService at 613-562-5315 or email Your.admission.file@uOttawa.ca.
An additional administrative fee of $100 for the French Language Proficiency Test if written at the Ottawa campus or $150 if written at the Toronto campus must be sent to the following address along with the admission documents:
University of Ottawa
InfoService, Tabaret Hall
75 Laurier Ave. East
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 6N5
The test will not be held outside Ottawa or Toronto. If an applicant can not attend any of the scheduled sessions, he or she must write a letter explaining the reasons and send it to InfoService or by email to Your.admission.file@uOttawa.ca. The faculty will determine a new date at its convenience. Fees for these extra exam sessions are $150 to cover the administrative charges.
Results
Applicants who passed the test in 2009 and obtained a Réussite totale or Réussite avec cours d’appoint may submit their results for the September 2010 admission. They must submit them to InfoService by the December 1, 2009 deadline.
Applicants who fail the French language proficiency test are sent a letter of refusal and will not receive an offer of admission or a place on the waiting list. They will not be allowed to change divisions nor teaching subjects.
Preparation
Download the sample French test (pdf) for question examples and preparation tips.