English Proficiency Requirements
TOEFL
Internet-based: 79 or higher
Computer-based: 213 or higher
Paper-based: 550 or higher
IELTS
Overall band score of 6.0 or higher undergraduate; 6.5 or higher graduate
DUOLINGO
Minimum score for Admissions consideration is 100
Exemptions
The following countries are exempted from submitting a test of English proficiency:
Antigua & Barbuda
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Canada (except Quebec)
Fiji
Grenada
Guyana
Ireland
Jamaica
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Mauritiana
Micronesia
New Zealand
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Solomon Islands
Trinidad & Tobago
United Kingdom
Applicants who have previously attended a high school, college or university in the United States for more than one year and have earned passing grades in English courses may be exempt from an English proficiency exam. Please contact the Global Education Office.
Conditional Admission
Conditional Admission provides international students lacking the English language proficiency necessary to enroll in partner International ESL Schools. The students will be given the opportunity to strengthen their English-language skills first, so that they may ultimately enroll, and then succeed in classes with native English speakers.
CHC’s ESL partners are:
• Drexel University’s English Language Center
• ELS Language Centers
• Harcum College English Language Academy
In order to qualify for Conditional Admission, students must apply to the College and be academically admissible to their degree program. If a student is admitted to the College with conditional acceptance, the student must begin coursework at the ESL center and successfully complete the official or institutional TOEFL.
Once students complete the program, send their official test scores to CHC, and receive a recommendation from the program, then they are eligible to enroll in their degree program at Chestnut Hill College.
Testing Codes
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) code number:
Chestnut Hill’s code number for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form is 003245.
Chestnut Hill College’s code for the SAT/ TOEFL:
CHC’s code number is 2082.
Listing CHC’s code on your registration form will allow us to receive an official copy of your scores directly.