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         <td width="60%"><big>'''English as a Second Language Undergraduate Students'''</big></td>
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         <td width="40%"><big>Subsection: '''5.2.5'''</big></td>
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         <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation and Scholarship/Grant Committee</div></td>
         <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation and Scholarship<br />Grant Committee<br />Global Health Committee</div></td>
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                 <td>Revised: February 1994<br />Revised: January 1999<br />Revised: February 2003<br />Revised: April 2006<br />Revised: [[CON English as a Second Language - Undergraduate Students version April 2011|April 2011]]<br />Reviewed: [[CON English as a Second Language - Undergraduate Students version October 2012|October 2012]]<br />Revised: [[CON English as a Second Language - Undergraduate Students version January 2014|January 2014]]<br />Reviewed: January 2018</td>
                 <td>Revised: February 1994<br />Revised: January 1999<br />Revised: February 2003<br />Revised: April 2006<br />Revised: [[CON English as a Second Language - Undergraduate Students version April 2011|April 2011]]<br />Reviewed: [[CON English as a Second Language - Undergraduate Students version October 2012|October 2012]]<br />Revised: [[CON English as a Second Language - Undergraduate Students version January 2014|January 2014]]<br />Reviewed: [[CON English as a Second Language - Undergraduate Students version January 2018|January 2018]]<br />Revised: November 2023 ([[Special:Diff/14597/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td>
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===Purpose===
<p style="max-width:70em !important;">Establishes criteria for evaluating English language proficiency for applicants. </p>
===Scope===
<p style="max-width:70em !important;">This policy applies to undergraduate applicants.</p>
===Policy===
===Policy===
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Revision as of 15:40, November 30, 2023

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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
COLLEGE OF NURSING
English as a Second Language - Undergraduate Students Subsection: 5.2.5
Section 5.0 - Student Policies Originating Date: March 1987
Responsible Reviewing Agency:
Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation and Scholarship
Grant Committee
Global Health Committee
Revised: February 1994
Revised: January 1999
Revised: February 2003
Revised: April 2006
Revised: April 2011
Reviewed: October 2012
Revised: January 2014
Reviewed: January 2018
Revised: November 2023 (changes)


Purpose

Establishes criteria for evaluating English language proficiency for applicants.

Scope

This policy applies to undergraduate applicants.

Policy

  1. Applicants whose language of nurture is not English must present current (within the last 5 years) scores from instruments that measure listening, structure, reading, writing and oral communication competency in the English Language. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the Pearson Test of English, and the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) are acceptable examinations to demonstrate English language competency.
  2. The minimum scoring standards are:
    1. Internet Based TOEFL (iBT): minimum score of 22 in the Reading, Listening and Writing sections and a minimum score of 26 in the Speaking section.
    2. Pearson Test of English (PTE): minimum score of 59 in the Reading, Listening and Writing sections and a minimum score of 71 in the Speaking section.
    3. IELTS: Band 6.5 in Reading, Listening, and Writing sections and Band 7 in Speaking as minimum scores.
  3. International applicants who originate from a country whose native language is English will be evaluated individually
  4. Any student who presents with a question of English proficiency upon faculty or student service advisor interview must demonstrate English proficiency according to the standards listed in #2.