Providing Prior Evidence
Mensa Canada administers qualification tests to get into Mensa but if you have already written a qualifying IQ test you may be eligible for membership without any further testing!
Alternatively, you can still take a qualifying standardized IQ test (see below) at a private psychology clinic near you.
Having trouble finding a local test provider? Try searching for “intelligence assessment tests near me” or “cognitive aptitude assessment near me“.
If you have already taken a qualified IQ test and have evidence of achieving a high enough score, you may be able to join Mensa Canada without attending one of our supervised exam sessions. A list of accepted tests and their respective required scores is below. This procedure can be used by candidates of all ages, especially those under 10 years of age (who are not eligible to take our regular entrance exam).
Please note that Mensa Canada does not accept any test taken over the Internet for admission purposes. All testing must have been given through a school, psychologist, or licensed agency. Mensa Canada’s Constitution requires that any test be standardized and given under supervision by a qualified individual. Internet tests do not meet these criteria.
The test results documentation must include the full name of the test, the score and percentile rank. This documentation must be on institution/agency/clinic letterhead and signed by the psychologist responsible for the testing. If your test was given by an individual psychologist, the documentation must also include the psychologist’s license/certification number issued by the province/state in which the psychologist practices.
The test taker’s name on the documentation must match the name on the application. If it is different for some reason, documentation must be included. For example, a notarized copy of a social insurance card, marriage license or court records to show a new married name.
To apply for membership using prior evidence, please forward the following to the Mensa Canada office:
- Your official results (original or photocopy)
- Duly filled Prior Evidence Application form (download the form here)
- The required $90 fee (cheque or money order made payable to Mensa Canada, or your credit card type, number and expiry date)
Once your score is confirmed as meeting Mensa requirements, you will be invited to join Mensa Canada.
Example qualifying test scores are below. For tests not listed, or any other questions, please contact the office.
Note:
Many intelligence test scores will qualify you for Mensa, but Mensa’s supervisory psychologists will have to individually appraise the documentation. Almost any test with “achievement” in the title is not acceptable for Mensa admission. Mensa Canada does not accept unsupervised testing as proof of eligibility, specifically unsupervised testing administered electronically or via Internet-based tests.
| Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) | Composite SAS of 132 |
| Canadian Cognitive Abilities Test (CCAT) | 134 or above |
| Differential Ability Scales (DAS) | GCA 132 |
| Differential Ability Scales – Second Edition (DAS-II) | GCA 130 |
| Otis Lennon School Abilities Test (OLSAT) | Total SAI 132 |
| Otis-Gamma Test | IQ 131 |
| Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT) Individual and Multilevel Forms | Nonverbal Ability Index Score of 130 or above |
| Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test 2 (NNAT2) Individual and Multilevel Forms | Nonverbal Ability Index Score of 132 or above |
| Stanford Binet | IQ 132 |
| Stanford Binet 5 | IQ 130 |
| Woodcock-Johnson Test of Cognitive Abilities (not the Woodcock Johnson Achievement Test) | IQ 132 (editions I, II and III) | IQ 131 (edition IV) |
| ACT Composite | prior to 9/1989 (must be a composite score of 29; cannot be an estimated score.) | 29 |
| effective 9/1989 | N/A * | |
| GMAT | Total percentile ** | 95% or above |
| GRE | prior to 5/1994 (quantitative + verbal) | 1250 |
| from 5/1994 to 9/30/2001 (quantitative + verbal + analytic) | 1875 | |
| taken after 9/30/2001 | N/A * | |
| Henmon-Nelson | 132 | |
| LSAT *** | prior to 1982 | 662 |
| effective 1982 (total percentile rank) | 95 | |
| Miller Analogies Test (MAT) | prior to 10/2004 (raw score) | 66 |
| after 10/2004 (total group percentile score) | 95% | |
| PSAT (taken in junior year) | prior to 5/1993 | 180 |
| effective 5/1993 | N/A * | |
| PSAT (taken in senior year) | prior to 5/1993 | 195 |
| effective 5/1993 | N/A * | |
| CEEB | prior to 9/30/1977 | 1300 |
| after 10/1/1977 | N/A * | |
| CEEB/SAT | prior to 9/30/1974 | 1300 |
| from 9/30/1974 to 1/31/1994 | 1250 | |
| after 1/31/1994 | N/A * |
* These tests no longer correlate with an IQ test. Note that the acceptance date applies to the date you took the test, not the date you join Mensa. You can still join Mensa by using older scores.
** Unlike most tests, the qualifying score for the GMAT is based on the percentile of the total score. There are three columns on the score report, each with a numerical score and a percentile. You’re looking for the percentile next to the score in the “total” column — if it’s 95 percent or greater, the score qualifies you for Mensa.
*** Submitted documentation must be an original copy mailed from the testing agency, LSAC. Printouts from Web sites or PDFs will not be accepted.
| California Test of Mental Maturity (CTMM) | IQ 132 |
| Cattell | IQ 148 |
| Stanford Binet | IQ 132 |
| Stanford Binet 5 | IQ 130 |
| Wechsler Adult and Children Scales –(WAIS, WAIS-R, WAIS-III, WAIS-IV; -WISC, WISC-R, WISC-III, WISC-IV, WISC-V; -WPPSI™, WPPSI-III, WPPSI-IV) -Note: The Wechsler tests must be given in their entirety. -Mensa requires a Full Scale IQ score (FSIQ), so all sub-tests needed to obtain an FSIQ must be given. Supplemental sub-tests are not required unless they are substituted for a required sub-test with valid explanation for why it was substituted. -For the WISC-IV only: Mensa Canada will accept the general abilities index (GAI) in cases where there is a significant difference (i.e. 1½ or more standard deviations) between two index scores. For all other Wechsler tests, the GAI will not be accepted. | FSIQ 130 |
| Wechsler Non-Verbal Scale of Ability (WNV) -Mensa Canada will accept the WNV test only for individuals who are hearing impaired. -The clinical report must indicate this condition to be considered. | FSIQ 130 |
Note: The new military tests are vocational aptitude tests and are not suitable for Mensa admission.
| Canadian Armed Forces GC Test | Prior to October, 1980 | 68 |
| October, 1980 and later | N/A * | |
| AFQT | prior to 10/1980 | 98 |
| Army GCT | prior to 10/1980 | 136 |
| effective 10/1980 | N/A * | |
| ASVAB | not accepted | |
| GT | prior to 10/1980 | 136 |
| Navy GCT | prior to 10/1980 | 68 |
| effective 10/1980 | N/A * |
* These tests no longer correlate with an IQ test. Note that the acceptance date applies to the date you took the test, not the date you join Mensa. You can still join Mensa by using older scores.
