For all BScN Programs

English Language Proficiency Requirements

Students applying for admission to undergraduate Nursing programs must satisfy ONE of the following criteria:

  • English as a first language
  • At least four recent years of full-time study in an educational institution where the language of instruction and of examinations was English and which was located in a country where the first language is English
  • The required level of proficiency on an acceptable test of English language and an acceptable test of spoken English.

Acceptable Tests and Scores:

  • TOEFL: 580 paper based; 237 computer-based and TSE (Test of Spoken English) 50 or greater; Internet-based-total score of 92-93, with 22-24 in writing, 26 in speaking, 20 in reading, and 20 in listening
  • MELAB: 90, with at least 4 on the oral interview
  • IELTS: 7, with at least 6.5 in reading and listening and at least 7 in writing and speaking

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