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<td align="center" colspan="2"><big>'''UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER<br />COLLEGE OF NURSING'''</big></td> | <td align="center" colspan="2"><big>'''UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER<br />COLLEGE OF NURSING'''</big></td> | ||
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<td width="60%"><big>'''English as a Second Language Undergraduate Students'''</big></td> | <td width="60%"><big>'''English as a Second Language - Undergraduate Students'''</big></td> | ||
<td width="40%"><big>Subsection: '''5.2.5'''</big></td> | <td width="40%"><big>Subsection: '''5.2.5'''</big></td> | ||
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<td width="60%">Section 5.0 - | <td width="60%">Section 5.0 - Student Policies</td> | ||
<td width="40%">Originating Date: March | <td width="40%">Originating Date: March 1987</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/Grant Committee<br />Global Health Committee</div></td> | ||
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<td>Revised: February | <td>Revised: February 1994<br />Revised: January 1999<br />Revised: February 2003<br />Revised: April 2006<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/4313|April 2011]]<br />Reviewed: [[Special:PermanentLink/4803|October 2012]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/9550|January 2014]]<br /> | ||
Reviewed: [[Special:PermanentLink/14597|January 2018]] <br />Revised: November 2023 ([[Special:Diff/14597/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td> | |||
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===Policy:=== | ===Purpose=== | ||
<ol> | <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> | |||
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<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> | |||
<p style="max-width:70em !important;">Exemptions for English language competency are: </p> | |||
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<li style="margin-left:2em;">Earned Associate’s or higher-level degree at a regionally accredited U.S. college or university. Official transcript required. </li> | |||
<li style="margin-left:2em;">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> | |||
<li style="margin-left:2em;">Applicants from outside the U.S at which English is the official language of instruction.</li> | |||
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<p style="max-width:70em !important;">The minimum scoring standards are:</p> | |||
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<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 applicant who 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> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The minimum scoring standards are: | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The minimum scoring standards are: | ||
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<li>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.</li> | <li>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.</li> | ||
<li>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.</li> | <li>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.</li> | ||
<li>IELTS: Band 6.5 in Reading, Listening, and Writing sections and | <li>IELTS: Band 6.5 in Reading, Listening, and Writing sections and Band 7 in Speaking as minimum scores.</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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