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English Proficiency and ESL

English Proficiency and ESL

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 

Grenada 

New Zealand 

Australia 

Guyana 

St. Kitts & Nevis 

Bahamas 

Ireland 

St. Lucia 

Barbados 

Jamaica 

St. Vincent & the Grenadines 

Belize 

Kiribati 

Solomon Islands 

Bermuda 

Marshall Islands 

Trinidad & Tobago 

Canada (except Quebec) 

Mauritiana 

United Kingdom 

Fiji 

Micronesia 

 

 

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:

 

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.

Contact the Office of Global Education for more:

Christopher Callas
Associate Director, Office of Global Education
Chestnut Hill College
215-242-7989
Email: globaled@chc.edu 

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