Ferris State University Big Rapids MI College

Program Policies Regarding the TOEFL Test

To apply, international students must provide verification of English proficiency. These tests will qualify:

  • TOEFL
    • Score of 500 or better on paper-based test
    • Score of 61 or better on Internet based test (70 for Graduate Level)
  • IELTS score of 5.5 or better (6.5 for Graduate Level)
  • MELAB score of 72 or better
  • SAT (verbal section) score of 450 or better
  • ACT (reading section) score of 18 or better
  • IB English
  • ELS completion of level 112 with C or better (for undergraduate admissions)

Our Intensive English Program offers English as Second Language for students who do not meet the English proficiency requirement for their desired majors.

Proof of English proficiency may not be required if applying from a country in which English is the native language or if the student has completed non-ESL English academic courses at an approved college or university with C grades or above.

English proficiency requirements may be waived for students from these nations of application:

Antigua
Australia
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbuda
Belize
Bermuda
Botswana
British Virgin Isles
Cameroon
Cayman Islands
Christmas Island
Cocos Cooks Islands
Dominica
England
Fiji
Grenada
Grenadines
Guam Guyana
Ireland
Isle of Man
Jamaica
Keeling Island
Kiribati
Lesotho Liberia
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Micronesia
Montserrat
N. Marianas
Nevis
New Zealand
Norfolk Island
Papua New Guinea
Scotland
Sierra Leone
South Africa St. Christopher
St. Helena
St. Kitts
St. Lucia
St. Vincent
Swaziland
Tanzania
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
United Kingdom
Virgin Islands
Zambia
Zimbabwe
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