SUBJECT: TOEFL
Requirement
DATE: May 4, 2000
DESCRIPTION OF POLICY:
Foreign applicants, not holding
a prior degree from a U.S. institution, are required to submit a minimum TOEFL
(Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 575, from a test administered
within the last two years, for admission to Graduate Programs in Business. Foreign applicants holding a prior degree
(baccalaureate or higher) from a college or university in the United States
will not be required to submit a TOEFL score.
DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS
FOR CHANGING POLICY:
The aspects beyond
University minimums are subject to majority vote by the College of Business and
Industry Graduate Faculty.
DESCRIPTION OF RELATED
PROCEDURE:
This requirement may be
waived, for applicants from countries where the TOEFL is not administered, or
offset if other evidence is available to validate the applicant’s ability to
communicate in English. However, such
students, either as a condition of admission or after admission, may be
required to schedule ESL (English as a Second Language) courses upon the
recommendation of the Director of Graduate Studies.
REVIEW OF
POLICY/PROCEDURE:
This COBI-AOP will be reviewed at least every five years by the Graduate Policies Committee at the request of the Graduate Director with request for revision presented to the College of Business and Industry Graduate Faculty.
APPROVED:
________________________________ Date_________________
Reviewer
________________________________ Date_________________
Dean, College of Business
and Industry
Revision History (dates
only):
Original:
Revision: November
4, 1983
Revision: May
8, 1986
Revision: April
1, 1992