English requirements

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

You need a minimum score of

• 500 points on the paper-based test (PBT)
• 170 for a computer-based test (CBT)
• 60 points on the internet-based test (IBT)

Please send your score directly to the ISS and use TOEFL code 5695. Otherwise, you must submit a certified copy of your score.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) 

You need a minimum score of 5.0.

University of Cambridge exams

• First Certificate in English
• Certificate in Advanced English
• Certificate of Proficiency in English

Advanced Placement International English Language exam (APIEL)

You need a minimum score of 3.

Proof of secondary education completed in English

Candidates from the following countries meet the requirement by presenting a secondary school diploma from an english-speaking school:

Botswana Cameroon Gambia (the) Ghana

Kenya Malawi Nigeria Sierra Leone

South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Uganda

Zambia Zimbabwe

 

ISS will also accept the following

• Proof of A-level examinations in English
• Transcripts of a completed Bachelor degree with English as the language of instruction
• Transcripts of a completed Bachelor degree where English comprised the main course of study
• Transcripts of a completed Bachelor degree in English language/literature
• Transcripts from EU/EEA or UNESCO-Cepes member states documenting English as the main foreign language in post-elementary education, i.e. 7 years of English classes in lower and upper secondary schools
• A signed and stamped statement from a current employer or professor indicating your proficiency in English, with contact information
• Transcripts from Norwegian Videregåendeskole ‘engelsk grunnkurs’ with a mark of 2 or better
• Transcripts showing you have completed one year of instruction at a university in USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand
• Transcripts of completed secondary education in the USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand or in one of the Nordic countries