At Southeast College, English is the language of instruction and examination. All international students must provide evidence of competent English language skills to enroll in a Southeast College program.
Unless otherwise indicated by program-specific English requirements, international students must demonstrate evidence of their English language skills in one of the following ways:
Overall minimum score of Band 6.5 with a minimum score of 5.0 in each component. Test result must be within two years.
A minimum overall score of 110 is required. Result must be submitted directly to Southeast College.
Website: Test your English online (duolingo.com)
A minimum score of 63 with minimum component scores of 50.
An overall minimum score of 81, with a minimum score of 19 in each of reading, listening, speaking and writing.
Website: The TOEFL Tests (ets.org)
Successfully passing a minimum of 24 credits or the equivalent at an accredited and recognized institution where English is the language of instruction and examination.
A minimum grade of 70% in Grade 12 provincially-examined or state-examined English courses as part of one successful full-time year of study; OR successful completion of Grades 10, 11 and 12 English courses or their equivalents, in sequence, as part of three full-time years in a high school using provincially-accredited Canadian or state-accredited U.S. curriculum.
Exempt Countries Include:
| American Samoa | Great Britain | Puerto Rico |
| Anguilla | Grenada | St. Kitts and Nevis |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Guam | St. Lucia |
| Austrialia | Guyana | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Bahamas | India (ICSE and CBSE only) | Scotland |
| Barbados | Ireland | Sierra Leone |
| Belize | Jamaica | Singapore |
| Bermuda | Kenya | South Africa |
| Botswana | Lesotho | Tanzania |
| British Virgin Islands | Liberia | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Bruinei | Malawi | Turk and Caicos Islands |
| Canada (except Quebec) | Mauritius | Uganda |
| Cayman Islands | Montserrat | United States of America |
| Dominica | Namibia | US Virgin Islands |
| England | New Zealand | Wales |
| Flakland Islands | Nigeria | Zambia |
| Fiji | Northern Ireland | Zimbabwe |
| Gambia | Papua New Guinea | International Baccalaureate Diploma Program |
| Ghana | Phillipenes (only post-secondary studies accepted) | GCSE (5 subjects)/GCE (2 A Levels) |
* Residents of Philippines, Hong Kong, and Mauritius must provide an attestation from their institutions confirming that English is the language of instruction.