The English Language Certificate Program (ELCP) is an intensive academic English program designed to prepare you for academic success. You will learn the skills you need to succeed in university studies at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The 7-week terms include 20 instructional hours per week.

When you successfully complete the advanced level of the ELCP, you earn the University of Guelph Certificate of English Proficiency. This certificate meets the English proficiency requirements for admission to the University of Guelph and University of Guelph-Humber.

Levels 1 and 2 - High beginner level

Levels 3 and 4 - Low intermediate level

Levels 5 and 6 - Intermediate level - most students who have studied English in secondary school enter the program at this level or higher

Levels 7 and 8 - High intermediate level

Levels 9 and 10 - Advanced level. Completion of both Level 9 and Level 10 meets the English proficiency requirement for entry into undergraduate and graduate degree programs

South Residence

 Features

-South Residence is the U of G's largest residence, accommodating 1800+ students and is sub-divided into Mountain, Prairie, and Maritime Halls

-The buildings are a unique architectural design, with each hall laid out as identical backward "F"'s

Each tower is made up of a series of stacked levels that have students living in groupings of 4 - 10 people in a mix of alcove and long hallway style sections

Guelph is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly 28 km (17 mi) east of Kitchener and 100 km (62 mi) west of Downtown Toronto, at the intersection of Highway 6, Highway 7 and Wellington County Road 124. It is the seat of Wellington County, but is politically independent of it. The city is built on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.

There are three lounges in each tower, each equipped with a kitchenette

-The lounge on the 4th floor of each tower is equipped with a microwave

-A large building lounge, the Eccles Centre, allows for group activities to take place, and can be reserved in advance for a special function

South Student Lounges (SSLs), located in Mountain and Prairie, contain big screen TV’s and comfy couches; the Mountain SSL also features a full kitchen

Each Hall also sports an additional TV lounge

The Games Room, complete with a pool table, is located in Mountain Hall

Mountain Hall contains an Academic Drop-in Centre staffed by upper-year students

Laundry facilities are located in Mountain and Maritime and are equipped with washers and dryers, free of charge to residence students

There is a music practice room also available in Prairie Hall, equipped with a piano

The Student Housing Services Administrative Offices are located in Maritime Hall

ResNet WiFi is included in all rooms

The building is NOT wheelchair accessible

For security, South is locked 24 hours/day; the Perimeter Access System allows residents to access the building using their student cards

Residents are provided with keys to the building (Student ID Cards), their room (traditional key) and their mailbox (traditional keys)