May I submit photocopies of my TOEFL and SAT score reports?
Photocopies of test scores are not considered official and will not be recorded as having been received. You must contact the testing providers to have them send your test scores directly to Ohio State. For TOEFL contact ETS and for SAT contact College Board. Ohio State's institution code is 1592.
May I submit MELAB scores in place of TOEFL scores?
If you are unable to schedule the TOEFL, contact an international admissions counselor. You may be referred to take the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) to demonstrate your English proficiency. Please be aware that we do not accept institutional test scores from other universities.
Can you forward a copy of the TOEFL or SAT score report that I sent you to another university?
We cannot forward copies of your score reports to other institutions because we do not retain paper copies of score reports. Also, a score report is only considered official if it is sent directly from the Educational Testing Service (ETS). If you need to order additional score reports, contact ETS.
What is the TOEFL/English requirement of Ohio State?
Ohio State requires proof that you are proficient in the English language. The university does not conditionally admit applicants who have not met the English language proficiency requirement. Please arrange early in the application process to have an official test score report sent directly to Ohio State by the testing agency.
English language proficiency can be demonstrated by submitting one of the following:
- an official score of at least 527 on the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
- an official score of at least 71 on the internet-based TOEFL
- an official score of at least 79 on the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)
- an official SAT Critical Reading or Verbal score of at least 500
- an official ACT English score of at least 21
- an official band score of at least 6.5 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
- official documentation that you were educated primarily or received a bachelor's degree or higher in one of the following countries: Australia, Belize, the British Caribbean and British West Indies, Canada (except Quebec), England, Guyana, Ireland, Liberia, New Zealand, Scotland, the United States, and Wales.
Score results must be from a test taken within the last two years.
My entire education was in English. Must I take the TOEFL?
You do not have to take the TOEFL if you submit official documentation that you were educated primarily in one of the following countries: Australia, Belize, the British Caribbean and British West Indies, Canada (except Quebec), England, Guyana, Ireland, Liberia, New Zealand, Scotland, the United States, and Wales.
I attended high school in an English-speaking country. Must I take the TOEFL?
You may be exempt, if you can provide official documentation that you were educated primarily in one of the following countries: Australia, Belize, the British Caribbean and British West Indies, Canada (except Quebec), England, Guyana, Ireland, Liberia, New Zealand, Scotland, the United States, and Wales.
I attended a college or university in an English-speaking country. Must I take the TOEFL?
You may be exempt, if you can provide official documentation that you were educated primarily or received a bachelor's or higher degree in the following countries: Australia, Belize, the British Caribbean and British West Indies, Canada (except Quebec), England, Guyana, Ireland, Liberia, New Zealand, Scotland, the United States, and Wales.
May I be conditionally admitted before receiving an acceptable score on the TOEFL?
The Ohio State University does not admit applicants who have not met the requirement for proof of English proficiency. Those applicants required to submit TOEFL or MELAB scores must do so before they can be officially admitted.
Will Ohio State accept an institutional TOEFL or MELAB score report from another university?
No. We do not accept score reports of institutional tests from other institutions.
Does Ohio State ever waive the English proficiency requirement or accept a lower score?
No. The Ohio State University does not admit applicants who have not met the requirement for proof of English proficiency. Those applicants required to submit TOEFL or MELAB scores must do so before they can be officially admitted.
Are ACT or SAT scores required?
International freshman and transfer applicants with less than 45 transferable quarter hours (30 semester hours) are required to submit ACT or SAT scores to be considered for admission to The Ohio State University.
What is the minimum SAT or ACT score required by Ohio State?
The Ohio State University does not specify minimum SAT or ACT scores.
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