English and French Placement Tests and Results
As part of the DEC Requirements, from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, all students must successfully complete Ministerial English and French courses.
Students who have graduated from a Quebec high school or Quebec adult education centre and have taken their Secondary V Ministerial Exams in English and French in the last three (3) years, do not write placement tests.
English and French Placement Results are automatically generated using your final Sec V English and French grades.
English and French Placement Information
Do I Need to Write My English Test?
- If you have a ³ÉÈ˺ÚÁÏ Placement Test result from the last 2 years, you do not need to rewrite your test(s).
- ESL courses cannot be used to request a test exemption.
In most cases, the following applies:
Do I have to write myplacement test(s) if I … | Explanation |
Graduated from a Quebec high school or Quebec adult education centre | If you have completed your Ministerial Sec V English coursesÌý within the last 3 years, you do not write your English Placement Test.If you have completed your Sec V English more than 3 years ago, you must write your English Placement Test. |
Went to an English CEGEP and are transferring to ³ÉÈ˺ÚÁÏ or you are a Dawson student who is transferring programs | If you have successfully completed 603-101 Intro to College English you do not need to write your English Placement Test. – OR – If you have Sec V English grades from the past 3 years, you do not need to write your placement test(s). |
Went to a French CEGEP and are transferring to ³ÉÈ˺ÚÁÏ | If you have Sec V English grades from the past 3 years, you do not need to write your placement test(s).– OR –If you have already successfully completed some English courses, please speak with one of our Academic Advisors to see if you need to take your test. |
Went to high school outside of Quebec or outside of Canada | You need to write your English Placement Test.In some rare circumstances, such as you have completed a grade 12 English course at a Canadian high school, you might be exempt from your English Placement Test. Please send your request to placementtest@dawsoncollege.qc.ca and don’t forget to include your full name and Dawson student number. |
Already have a DEC | If you already have a DEC, you do not need to write your English Placement Test.Your previously completed English courses will be automatically credited. |
Already have a University degree | You need to write your English Placement Test.If you believe you should be exempt, please send your request to placementtest@dawsoncollege.qc.ca and don’t forget to include your full name and Dawson student number.Please remember that exemptions will be granted based on completion of English courses and not solely on the language of instruction at the university. |
Do I Need to Write My French Test?
- If you have a ³ÉÈ˺ÚÁÏ Placement Test result from the last 2 years, you do not need to rewrite your test(s).
- FSL courses cannot be used to request a test exemption.
In most cases, the following applies:
Do I have to write myplacement test(s) if I … | Explanation |
Graduated from a Quebec high school or Quebec adult education centre | Ministerial French Sec V grades from high school are used to generate French Placement results.If you completed your Secondary V French more than 3 years ago, you must write your French Placement Test. |
Went to a French CEGEP and are transferring to ³ÉÈ˺ÚÁÏ | If you have Sec V French grades from the past 3 years, you do not need to write your placement test(s).– OR –If you have already successfully completed some French courses, please speak with one of our Academic Advisors to see if you need to take your test(s). |
Went to a French CEGEP and are transferring to ³ÉÈ˺ÚÁÏ | If you have Sec V French grades from the past 3 years, you do not need to write your placement test(s).– OR –If you have already successfully completed some French courses, please speak with one of our Academic Advisors to see if you need to take your test. |
Went to high school outside of Quebec or outside of Canada | If you have not completed high school or CEGEP in Quebec, you must submit one of the following recognized French Proficiency Tests: (Diploma Of French Language Studies). Applicants are required to complete the four parts of the DELF. The minimum accepted score is B2 for admission to ³ÉÈ˺ÚÁÏ.– OR – or The minimum accepted score is B2 (level 7) for admission to ³ÉÈ˺ÚÁÏ. Applicants must complete all four modules of the TEF or TEFAQ.– OR –ÌýFrench language proficiency test. The DALF is recognized as proof of language level by various CEGEPs.– OR – (TCF Québec and TCF Canada are not accepted). The minimum accepted score is B2 for admission to ³ÉÈ˺ÚÁÏ. Applicants must complete four modules of the TCF.– OR – Five Star.Ìý The minimum accepted score is level 3.5-4 (B2) for admission to ³ÉÈ˺ÚÁÏ. Applicants must complete all four modulesPlease note that these scores are valid for a period of two years from the date of the exam.For more details on these requirements, please read Language Testing Requirements for Studies Outside of Quebec.Dawson TEF Language Proficiency Testing |
Already have a DEC from an Anglophone Cegep | If you already have a DEC, you do not need to write the French Test.If you do not have a Certificate of Eligibility for English Instruction in Quebec, you will be required to take the three French literature courses and will have to take the French Exit Exam. |
Already have a University degree | You may still need to write your French Placement Test.If you believe you should be exempt, please send your request to placementtest@dawsoncollege.qc.ca and don’t forget to include your full name and Dawson student number.Please remember that exemptions will be granted based on completion of French courses and not solely on the language of instruction at the university. |
Placement Test Dates
Placement Test Results
- Go to Placement Test
- Click on French Placement Test or English Placement Test for your result
Certificate of Eligibility and Placement
Students who hold a Certificate of Eligibility for English Instruction in Quebec (COE)
English
As part of the DEC Requirements, from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, all students must successfully complete four (4) English courses.Students who have a Certificate of Eligibility for English Instruction in Quebec are required to pass the English Exit Exam as part of their DEC requirements.French
Students with a COE are required to complete two French Second Language courses as part of their program.Students with a COE, who have graduated from a Quebec high school or Quebec adult education center and have taken their Sec V Ministerial Exams in French in the last three (3) years, do not write the placement test.French Placement results are automatically generated using your final Sec V French grades.Students who DO NOT hold a Certificate of Eligibility for English Instruction in Quebec (COE)
English
As part of the DEC Requirements, from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, all students must successfully complete four (4) English courses.French
Students without a COE are required to pass the French Exit Exam in order to graduate from a DEC program.To prepare for the French Exit Exam and as part of their program, students without a COE must complete three French literature courses.Depending on placement level, students without a COE, may also be required to complete additional preparatory French courses before taking the required French literature courses.Students without a COE, who have graduated from a Quebec high school or Quebec adult education center and have taken their Sec V Ministerial Exams in French in the last three (3) years, do not write the placement test.French Placement results are automatically generated using your final Sec V French grades.Frequently Asked Questions
English and French Placement Tests
- If you have a ³ÉÈ˺ÚÁÏ Placement Test result from the last 2 years, you do not need to rewrite your test(s).
- ESL or FSL courses cannot be used to request a test exemption.
- Exemptions from the French Placement Test are currently not available.
Results
- Go to Placement Test
- Click on French Placement Test or English Placement Test for your result