Oxford TOEFL Requirements

Can you tell me the about the TOEFL or Test of English as a Foreign Language requirement in admission in Undergraduate Program in University of Oxford?

[shikha]

All Undergraduate Program teaching at Oxford University is carried out in English (with the exception of some language-specific teaching) and teachers must be convinced that one has sufficient fluency in written and spoken English to cope with course from the start.

Therefore, all non-native English-speaking applicants need to satisfy one of the following requirements:

• IELTS: overall score of 7.0 (with at least 7.0 in each of the four components)
• TOEFL (paper-based): overall score of 600 with a Test of Written English score of 5.5
• TOEFL (internet-based): overall score of 110 with component scores of at least: Listening 22, Reading 24, Speaking 25, and Writing 24.
• Cambridge English: Advanced, also known as the Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): grade A if taken before January 2015, or a score of at least 185.
• Cambridge English: Proficiency, also known as the Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): grade B if taken before January 2015, or a score of at least 185.
• English Language GCSE, or O-level: grade B (for IGCSE, please see below)
• International Baccalaureate Standard Level (SL): score of 5 in English (as Language A or B)
• European Baccalaureate: score of 70% in English.

Exemptions from this requirement will be considered for applicants who have

• studied the International Baccalaureate programme, if it is taught in English
• studied the Singapore Integrated Programme (SIPCAL)
• been educated full-time in the medium of the English language throughout the 2 most recent years before the 15 October application deadline, and who remain in full-time education conducted in the English language until the end of the school year in their home country.