TOEFL®
The Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) evaluates the English proficiency
of people whose native language is not English.
Most U.S. universities require that international
applicants take the TOEFL. Generally
a score of 61 to 80 on the Internet-based
TOEFL (iBT), 173 to 250 on the computer-based
version, or 500 to 550 on the paper-based
version is required for admission to undergraduate
and graduate programs in the United States,
with graduate schools expecting the higher
scores.
TOEFL iBT is a four-hour test with content
to assess reading, listening, speaking,
and writing skills.
Information on the exam content and registration
procedures is available at the TOEFL
Web site.
AMIDEAST maintains a supply of test bulletins
with all pertinent information about the
TOEFL, including the registration form.
The TOEFL exam may be administered either
in an Internet-based format or in a paper-based
format at AMIDEAST offices and other test
centers worldwide. Candidates may take the
TOEFL only once a calendar month. In countries
where the exam is offered in paper-based
format, it is usually administered about
six times a year.
Students may register for the TOEFL
online or by telephone, fax, or postal
mail. Candidates may take the TOEFL only
once a calendar month.
It is important for you to be familiar
with the kinds of questions asked on the
TOEFL. There are several ways to prepare.
Arrive at AMIDEAST or other assigned
test center 30 minutes before the assigned
test time. Check-in procedures take
time. If you arrive late, you may
not be admitted to the test, and you will
forfeit your test fees.
Bring photobearing identification,
as described in the TOEFL registration
bulletin.
Bring your test confirmation information.
Your unofficial score, without the essay
grade, will appear on the screen following
the test. Your official scores will
be mailed from the United States about two
weeks after the test if you type your essay
or five weeks if you handwrite your essay.
Please allow time for them to arrive by
international mail.
If you need score reports to be sent to
additional institutions, please complete
the form in the TOEFL bulletin and return
it with payment to ETS. If paying
by credit card, you may also call ETS at
(609) 771-7267 to order additional score
reports. Scores are valid for two
years.
Questions about any missing score reports
should be directed to Educational Testing
Service (ETS), the nonprofit organization
that develops TOEFL and issues score reports.
An e-mail sent to the ETS customer service
address—toefl@ets.org—usually
will receive a response in five to seven
days. Test takers should wait at least
eight weeks before contacting ETS about
score reports. Score report problems
are best avoided by careful preparation
of the registration form: writing name and
mailing address clearly and following payment
procedures detailed in the TOEFL bulletin.
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