English Language Proficiency Requirement

Since the language of instruction of AUA is English, command of the language, both oral and written, is required for admission to the degree or certificate programs at AUA.  Applicants must demonstrate a level of English proficiency commensurate with the demands of the Degree or Certificate programs.

An applicant is considered to meet the English Language Proficiency Requirement in the following circumstances:

a. If the language of instruction of the institution from which s/he received the undergraduate degree is English; or

b. By attaining a score of at least 570 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and an acceptable Writing Score in the two years before the application date.

The TOEFL Examination

Applicants should request the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to send their TOEFL test results directly to AUA's U.S. office in Oakland, California.  They must include AUA's TOEFL Institution Code (4151) and Department Code (99) in their score report requests.

Applicants must ensure that their TOEFL scores are received by AUA on or before the deadline for applications.  Applicants who have taken the TOEFL examination within two years of the deadline for submission of the Application Packet and have attained a 570 or higher score are considered to have met the English Language Proficiency Requirement.  Applicants who have achieved less than a recent 570 TOEFL score must take the Entrance Institutional TOEFL and Essay exams at AUA.