Civil Law program - French proficiency test

This test is intended for students enrolled in the Civil Law program who need to demonstrate their proficiency in French.

About the test

The Civil Law program (licence en Droit) is offered exclusively in French. Therefore, students must have a sufficient understanding of written and spoken French to participate in their courses. In order to evaluate their French proficiency, first-year Civil Law students who completed their previous studies in English must complete an online French Proficiency Test administered by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute’s Language Testing Services. Students who are required to take the test will be contacted by the Civil Law Section.

Test Fee: A $35.25 non-refundable fee will be added to your Statement of account which can be viewed in uoZone. Please ensure that you access and run the right test.

Description of the test

This test evaluates listening and reading comprehension and includes the following:

  • Three listening passages which consist of a recorded conversation or lecture and multiple-choice questions related to the recording. You will hear the recording twice.

  • Three reading passages which consist of a text which you must read and multiple-choice questions related to the text.
  • One fill-in the-blank activity which consists of a passage in which words have been deleted. You must choose, from the multiple-choice options, the words that best fit the blanks.

Test-takers must allow 90 minutes to write the test, but may finish more quickly.

Accessing the test

  1. Follow the login steps outlined on the XpressLab - Language testing portal.
  2. After you login, find Droit Civil – Test de français in the Available Tests list.
  3. Click on the Request Access button next to the test title. When the pop-up appears, click the Request Access button in the pop-up.
  4. Wait to receive an email granting access to the test. Please allow one business day.
  5. When you have enough time to write the test (90 minutes), log back in.
  6. Write the test and view your results immediately after submitting the test.

Test Fee: A $35.25 non-refundable fee will be added to your Statement of account which can be viewed in uoZone. Please ensure that you access and run the right test .

Understanding your test results

ResultExplanation
French Proficiency Level – BeginnerStudents at this level are unlikely to succeed in the program due to deficiencies in language.
French Proficiency Level – IntermediateStudents at this level will experience great difficulty in meeting the language demands of the program.
French Proficiency Level – Low AdvancedStudents at this level may experience difficulty in meeting the language demands of the program.
French Proficiency Level – Mid-AdvancedStudents at this level are likely to be able to meet the language demands of the program.
French Proficiency Level – High AdvancedStudents at this level are easily meet the language demands of the program.