English Language Proficiency/TOEFL

Coursework at American University requires strong English language skills. AU measures your English skills by several means including scores on standardized tests and educational background.

AU generally requires all students whose first language is not English, regardless of citizenship, to take one of the following exams and achieve the indicated scores to demonstrate English-language proficiency:

• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) - score 550 or higher on the paper-based test, or 213 or higher on the computer-based test, or 80 or higher on the Internet-based test.
• SAT Critical Reading section (Verbal) - score 530 or higher
• SAT II Subject Test: English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT) - score 970 or higher (This test has not been available since January 2005).
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - score 6.5 or higher

Transfer applicants who have completed two academic English writing courses from a U.S. college or university with a grade of "C" or better from regionally accredited, AG rated institutions or a "B" or better from provisionally accredited, AP rated institutions, are exempt from submitting scores from these examinations.

For more information or registration form(s), contact:

TOEFL Educational Testing Service
P.O. Box 6151
Princeton, NJ 08541-6151
USA
Phone: + 001-609-771-7100
E-mail: toefl@ets.org
Web: www.toefl.org

College Board SAT Program
P.O. Box 6200
Princeton, NJ 08541-6200 USA
Phone: + 001-609-771-7600
E-mail: sat@ets.org
Web: www.collegeboard.com

IELTS Registration Office
IELTS International
100 East Corson Street, Suite 200
Pasadena, CA 91103
Phone: + 001-626-564-2954
Fax: + 001-626-564-2981
E-mail: ielts@ieltsintl.org
Web: www.ielts.org