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 105. Result must be submitted directly to Southeast College.
Website: Test your English online (duolingo.com)
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 | Gambia | Philippines |
| Anguilla | Ghana | Puerto Rico |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Great Britain | Singapore |
| Aruba | Grenada | South Africa |
| Australia | Guam | St. Kitts and Nevis |
| Bahamas | Guyana | St. Lucia |
| Barbados | Hong Kong | Scotland |
| Belize | Ireland | Sierra Leone |
| Bermuda | Jamaica | Tanzania |
| Botswana | Kenya | Trinidad and Tobago |
| British Honduras | Lesotho | Turk and Caicos Islands |
| British Virgin Islands | Malawi | Uganda |
| Brunei | Mauritius | United States of America |
| Canada (except Quebec) | Namibia | US Virgin Islands |
| Cayman Islands | New Zealand | Wales |
| Dominica | Nigeria | Zambia |
| England | Northern Ireland | Zimbabwe |
| Falkland Islands | Panama Canal Zone | |
| Fiji | Papua New Guinea |
* Residents of Philippines, Hong Kong, and Mauritius must provide an attestation from their institutions confirming that English is the language of instruction.