All Programs

• Submit: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A minimum score of 550 is required for the paper test and 79 for the Internet Based Test

School of Nursing

RN-BSN, B.S. in Health Services Administration and Certificate in Medical Billing and Coding applicants: 

• Submit: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A minimum score of 550 is required for the paper test OR TOEFL-iBT minimum combined score of 79, plus speaking section minimum score of 26.
  
  
• International Applicants (as well as Immigrants to the U.S. and U.S. Permanent Residents whose native language is not English, and who have not received a Bachelor's degree or higher in the U.S., Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand or the United Kingdom): Submit: Test of Spoken English (TSE).
  
  
• International Applicants, as well as Immigrants to the U.S. and U.S. Permanent Residents must also submit evidence of licensure as a Registered Nurse in the United States. (except for the Certificate in Medical Billing and Coding)

MSN, Post-Bachelor's Certificate and Post-Master's Certificate applicants: 

• International Applicants (as well as Immigrants to the U.S. and U.S. Permanent Residents whose native language is not English, and who have not received a Bachelor's degree or higher in the U.S., Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand or the United Kingdom) must submit the results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Test of Spoken English (TSE). A minimum score of 550 is required for the paper test OR minimum combined score of 79,  plus speaking section minimum score of 26 for the Internet Based Test (iBT). A minimum score of 55 is required for the TSE.
  
  
• International Applicants, as well as Immigrants to the U.S. and U.S. Permanent Residents must also submit evidence of licensure as a Registered Nurse in the United States.

School of Education

• TOEFL minimum of 600 (paper exam) or 250 (CBT exam)/transcripts

Master of Science in Library & Information Science

• TOEFL minimum of 600 (paper exam) or IBT minimum test score of 100

Master of Science in Information Systems

• TOEFL minimum of 600 (paper exam) or IBT minimum test score of 100

Master of Science Software Engineering - IST Track only

• TOEFL minimum of 600 (paper exam) or IBT minimum test score of 100

School or College

TOEFL Required?

Comments

College of Medicine

• Clinical Research

Yes

International applicants as well as immigrants to the US and US permanent residents, whose native language is not English and who have not received a Bachelor’s degree or higher in the US, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand or the United Kingdom, must submit results of TOEFL iBT.

iSchool

• MS Information Systems
• MS Library & Information Science,
• MS in Software Engineering (IST Track)
• Certificate of Healthcare Informatics
• Advanced Certificate in Information Systems

Yes

Policy: TOEFL is not based where you were born; it is based on completing a US degree.

Those from the UK and Canada may be waived upon review by the iSchool.

Undergraduate Nursing Programs

• RN to BSN, RN to BSN to MSN

Yes

Applicants can be waived from the TOEFL if the following apply:

• Applicant was born on a US military base OR
• Applicant completed four years of high school AND has a high school degree from the United States, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, or Canada. [If an applicant was educated in Puerto Rico, s/he must provide proof that the high school was an English-speaking school.]
  
  Original transcripts are required to support the waiver request.
  

Graduate Nursing Programs

• MSN Programs
• MSN Completion Program

Yes

Waiver applies to:

• International Applicants, as well as Immigrants to the U.S. and U.S. Permanent Residents, whose native language is not English, and who have received a Bachelor’s degree or higher in the U.S., Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand or the United Kingdom
  
• US citizens born on US military bases abroad after providing documentation of this status.
  

Engineering Degrees

• MS in Electrical Engineering
• MS in Engineering Management
• MS in Software Engineering - Computer Science Track
  

Education

• All graduate level degrees in Education

Goodwin Graduate Degrees

• MS Hospitality Management
• MS Construction Management
• MS Property Management
• MS Project Management
• MS Sport Management
• MS Professional Studies

Yes

Waiver applies to:

• Based on country where degree was earned (countries indicated on the exemption list: American Samoa, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British West Indies, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, England, Ghana, Guam, Ireland, Jamaica, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, Virgin Island, Wales, Zimbabwe)

• Receipt of an undergraduate or graduate degree from an academic institution located in the US, UK or Canada.

LeBow

• MBA Anywhere

Yes

Waiver applies to:

• Students whose native language is not English and who hold a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. institution
  
• Students who earned a bachelor’s degree from a U.S. institution or have worked full-time in an English-speaking country for more than two years (email is sufficient proof)

All Undergraduate programs

• Except RN-BSN
• Including Medical Billing & Coding

Yes

Waiver applies to:

• Applicants whose native language is English (who list themselves as born in or citizens of the following countries: American Samoa, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British West Indies, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, England, Ghana, Guam, Ireland, Jamaica, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, Virgin Islands, Wales, Zimbabwe)
  
• Applicants whose native language is not English are exempt from the TOEFL if the applicant completed 4 years of high school in the United States or completed English 101 and English 102 with a grade of C or better from a US domestic accredited institution.  Official transcripts from either High School or College must be submitted to support the waiver request.
  

School of Public Health

• Public Health Certificate in Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Yes

Waiver applies to:

• Based on country where degree was earned (countries indicated on the exemption list: American Samoa, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British West Indies, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, England, Ghana, Guam, Ireland, Jamaica, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, Virgin Island, Wales, Zimbabwe)
  
• Receipt of an undergraduate or graduate degree from an academic institution located in the US, UK or Canada.