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<p style="max-width:70em !important;">This policy applies to undergraduate applicants.</p>
<p style="max-width:70em !important;">This policy applies to undergraduate applicants.</p>
===Policy===
===Policy===
<p style="max-width:70em !important;">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.</p>
<ul style="max-width:67em !important;">Exemptions for English language competency are:
    <li>Earned Associate’s or higher-level degree at a regionally accredited U.S. college or university. Official transcript required. </li>
    <li>Completion of English Composition II and Public Speaking or equivalent with a grade of C+ or better from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university. Official transcript required. </li>
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<ol style="max-width:67em !important; list-style-type:lower-alpha;">Applicants from outside the U.S at which English is the official language of instruction the minimum scoring standards are:
    <li>Internet Based TOEFL (iBT): minimum score of 18 in the Reading, 19 in Listening and Writing sections and a minimum score of 26 in the Speaking section. </li>
    <li>Pearson Test of English (PTE): minimum score of 55 in the Reading, Listening and Writing sections and a minimum score of 71 in the Speaking section. </li>
    <li>IELTS: Band 6.5 in Reading, Listening, and 6 in Writing sections and Band 8 in Speaking as minimum scores. </li>
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<p style="max-width:70em !important;">Any applicantwho presents with a question of English proficiency upon faculty or student service advisor interview must demonstrate English proficiency according to the minimum scoring standards listed here. </p>
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">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.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">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.</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">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.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">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.</li>
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