English Proficiency Requirements
Applicants whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency and have official results sent directly to Monmouth University (code 2416). Official test scores must be sent to us directly from the testing center. Photocopies cannot be used. One of the following requirements must be met:
- TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language) A minimum of 550 on the paper-based TOEFL; 213 on the computer-based test; and 79 on the Internet-based test. For test locations please visit www.toefl.org.
- IELTS (International English Language Testing System) A minimum score of 6.0 is required.
- CAE (Certificate of Advanced English) A minimum score is B2 is required.
- MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery) A minimum score is 77 is required.
- Duolingo English Test A minimum score of 105 is required.
| ESL School Partnerships | Acceptance Level |
|---|---|
| Kaplan | Advanced Level |
| Zoni | Intensive English Program, Advanced Level Course |
| Rennert | Upper-high Intermediate Level |
| ILSC | A1, A2, and A3 |
| Global ESL Academy | Advanced Level Academic Program |
| ELS | Level 112 |
| TALK International | University Placement Level 9 Program |
| Bridge Language Centers | English Level C1 |
| Converse International School of Language | English for Academic Program (EAP) |
| EF-Education First | Level C1-1 |
| ELI | Advanced Level |
| New York Language | Upper-Intermediate Level |
| Universal English Center | TOEFL Exam |
| OHLA (Open Heart Language Academy) | Advanced 2 |
| ELC | Upper Advanced (combined score of 1000 or greater) |
| Third Party Examinations | Acceptance Level |
|---|---|
| TOEFL | Internet- 79 |
| IELTS | 6.0 |
| Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE) | 55 |
| TOEIC | Listening/Reading: 700; Speaking / Writing: 7 or 270 |
| ITEP | 3.7-3.9 |
TOEFL Requirements by Country
| Official Language | English Proficiency Required | |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Dari, Pashto | Yes |
| Albania | Albanian | Yes |
| Algeria | Arabic | Yes |
| Andorra | Catalan | Yes |
| Angola | Portuguese | Yes |
| Antigua & Barbuda | English | No |
| Argentina | Spanish | Yes |
| Armenia | Armenian | Yes |
| Aruba | Dutch | Yes |
| Australia | English | No |
| Austria | German | Yes |
| Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani | Yes |
| Bahamas | English | No |
| Bahrain | Arabic | Yes |
| Bangladesh | Bengali/Bangla | Yes |
| Barbados | English | No |
| Belarus | Belarusian & Russian | Yes |
| Belgium | Dutch, French, German | Yes |
| Belize | English | No |
| Benin | French | Yes |
| Bermuda | English | No |
| Bhutan | Dzongka | Yes |
| Bolivia | Spanish | Yes |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | Bosnian | Yes |
| Botswana | English | No |
| Brazil | Portuguese | Yes |
| Brunei Darassalam | Malay | Yes |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian | Yes |
| Burkino Faso | French | Yes |
| Burma | Burmese | Yes |
| Burundi | Kirundi/French | Yes |
| Cambodia | Khmer | Yes |
| Cameroon | French & English | Yes |
| Canada | English, French | No |
| Cape Verde | Portuguese | Yes |
| Cayman Islands | English | No |
| Central African Republic | French | Yes |
| Chad | French & Arabic | Yes |
| Chile | Spanish | Yes |
| China | Mandarin Chinese | Yes |
| Colombia | Spanish | Yes |
| Comoros | Shikomoro, Arabic, French | Yes |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | French | Yes |
| Congo, Republic of | French | Yes |
| Costa Rica | Spanish | Yes |
| Cote d’Ivoire | French | Yes |
| Croatia | Croatian | Yes |
| Cuba | Spanish | Yes |
| Cyprus | Greek, Turkish, English | Yes |
| Czech Republic | Czech | Yes |
| Denmark | Danish | Yes |
| Djibouti | French & Arabic | Yes |
| Dominica | English | No |
| Dominican Republic | Spanish | Yes |
| East Timor | Portuguese | Yes |
| Ecuador | Spanish | Yes |
| Egypt | Arabic | Yes |
| El Salvador | Spanish | Yes |
| Equatorial Guinea | Spanish | Yes |
| Eritrea | Tigrinya & Tigre | Yes |
| Estonia | Estonian | Yes |
| Ethiopia | Amharic | Yes |
| Fiji | English | Yes |
| Finland | Finnish | Yes |
| France | French | Yes |
| Gabon | French | Yes |
| Gambia | English | No |
| Georgia | Georgian | Yes |
| Germany | German | Yes |
| Ghana | English | No |
| Greece | Greek | Yes |
| Grenada | English | No |
| Guatemala | Spanish | Yes |
| Guinea | French | Yes |
| Guinea-Bissau | Portuguese | Yes |
| Guyana | English | No |
| Haiti | French | Yes |
| Holy See, The | Italian | Yes |
| Honduras | Spanish | Yes |
| Hong Kong | Cantonese | Yes |
| Hungary | Hungarian (Magyar) | Yes |
| Iceland | Icelandic | Yes |
| India | Hindi | Yes |
| Indonesia | Indonesian | Yes |
| Iran | Persian | Yes |
| Iraq | Arabic | Yes |
| Ireland | English | No |
| Israel | Hebrew | Yes |
| Italy | Italian | Yes |
| Jamaica | English | No |
| Japan | Japanese | Yes |
| Jordan | Arabic | Yes |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakh/Russian | Yes |
| Kenya | English | No |
| Kiribati | English | No |
| Kuwait | Arabic | Yes |
| Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyz, Russian | Yes |
| Laos | Lao | Yes |
| Latvia | Latvian | Yes |
| Lebanon | Arabic | Yes |
| Lesotho | Sesotho & English | Yes |
| Liberia | English | No |
| Libya | Arabic | Yes |
| Liechtenstein | German | Yes |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian | Yes |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourgish, French, German | Yes |
| Macau | Portuguese & Chinese | Yes |
| Macedonia | Macedonian | Yes |
| Madagascar | Malagasy | Yes |
| Malawi | English | No |
| Malaysia | Malay | Yes |
| Maldives | Dhivehi | Yes |
| Mali | French | Yes |
| Malta | Maltese | Yes |
| Marshall Islands | Marshallese | Yes |
| Mauritania | Arabic | Yes |
| Mexico | Spanish | Yes |
| Mauritius | French & English | Yes |
| Micronesia | English | No |
| Moldova | Romanian | Yes |
| Mongolia | Khalkha Mongol | Yes |
| Monoco | French | Yes |
| Morocco | Arabic | Yes |
| Mozambique | Portuguese | Yes |
| Namibia | English | No |
| Nauru | Nauruan, English | Yes |
| Nepal | Nepali | Yes |
| Netherlands | Dutch | Yes |
| Netherlands Antilles | Dutch | Yes |
| New Zealand | English | No |
| Nicaragua | Spanish | Yes |
| Niger | French | Yes |
| Nigeria | English | No |
| North Korea | Korean | Yes |
| Norway | Norwegian | Yes |
| Oman | Arabic | Yes |
| Pakistan | Urdu | Yes |
| Palau | English | No |
| Panama | Spanish | Yes |
| Papua New Guinea | English | No |
| Paraguay | Spanish | Yes |
| Peru | Spanish | Yes |
| Philippines | Pilipino | Yes |
| Poland | Polish | Yes |
| Portugal | Portuguese | Yes |
| Qatar | Arabic | Yes |
| Romania | Romanian | Yes |
| Russia | Russian | Yes |
| Rwanda | French | Yes |
| Samoa | Samoan, English | Yes |
| San Marino | Italian | Yes |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Portuguese | Yes |
| Saudi Arabia | Arabic | Yes |
| Senegal | French | Yes |
| Serbia and Montenegro | Serbo-Croatian | Yes |
| Seychelles | Creole, English & French | Yes |
| Sierra Leone | English | No |
| Singapore | English | No |
| Slovakia | Slovak | Yes |
| Slovenia | Slovenia | Yes |
| Solomon Islands | English | No |
| Somalia | Somali | Yes |
| South Africa | Afrikaans, English | No |
| South Korea | Korean | Yes |
| Spain | Spanish | Yes |
| Sri Lanka | Sinhala & Tamil | Yes |
| St Kitts & Nevis | English | No |
| St Lucia | English | No |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | English | No |
| Sudan | Arabic | Yes |
| Suriname | Dutch | Yes |
| Swaziland | Siswati & English | Yes |
| Sweden | Swedish | Yes |
| Switzerland | German, French, Italian, Romansch | Yes |
| Syria | Arabic | Yes |
| Taiwan | Mandarin Chinese | Yes |
| Tajikistan | Tajik | Yes |
| Tanzania | Kiswahili | Yes |
| Thailand | Thai | Yes |
| Togo | French | Yes |
| Tonga | Tongan, English | Yes |
| Trinidad & Tobago | English | No |
| Tunisia | Arabic | Yes |
| Turkey | Turkish | Yes |
| Turkmenistan | Turkmen | Yes |
| Tuvalu | Tuvuluan, English | Yes |
| Uganda | English | No |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian | Yes |
| United Arab Emirates | Arabic | Yes |
| United Kingdom | English | No |
| Uruguay | Spanish | Yes |
| Uzbekistan | Uzbek | Yes |
| Vanuatu | Bislama, English | Yes |
| Venezuela | Spanish | Yes |
| Vietnam | Vietnamese | Yes |
| Yemen | Arabic | Yes |
| Zambia | English | No |
| Zimbabwe | English | No |