English Language Proficiency Requirement

All applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate competence in the English language as demonstrated in one of three ways:

1. Submission of an official transcript from a United States secondary school or regionally accredited college/university.
2. Submission of a transcript from a secondary school or college/university whose country uses English as a primary means of instruction, including Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Botswana, Canada, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Gambia, Ghana, Great Britain, Grenada, Guyana, Iberia, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Micronesia, New Zealand, Nigeria, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, Solomon Islands, Philippines, Trinidad, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
3. Submission of an official minimum score on the written or computer-based TOEFL.
   • The minimum written TOEFL score required for written version is 550, for the computer-based version is 213 and for the internet based version is 80.
   • The testing agency must send test scores directly to American College of Education.