English Language Requirments

English Language Requirments (Compétences en Langue Anglaise et Programme de Cours Intensifs (Centre de Langues) - Version Française)

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

Undergraduate applicants are required to provide a TOEFL score of 530 (iBT: 71) in addition

to a minimum score of 4.5 (iBT: 19) in English Writing in order to be admitted to the regular programs, or a TOEFL score of 420 (iBT: 36) to be admitted to the AUI Language Center.

Graduate applicants are required to provide a TOEFL score of 550 (iBT: 79) with a score of 5.0 (iBT 20) in English Writing in order to be admitted to the regular programs, or a TOEFL score of 450 (iBT: 45) to be admitted to the Al Akhawayn University Language Center.

Applicants to the Master of Arts in International Studies and Diplomacy with a score between 500 and 547 (iBT: 61 and 77) may enroll in the Al Akhawayn University Language Center either on a full-time or a part-time basis.

International TOEFL

To learn more about the International TOEFL and register for a test, you can access the TOEFL website at: www.toefl.org. Applicants who intend to take the International TOEFL should make arrangements ahead of time and take into account AUI application deadlines. International TOEFL score reports should typically be received at the Office of Admissions before June 30th for the Fall semester and November 30th for the Spring semester. International TOEFL score reports usually take four to five weeks to arrive. TOEFL results must be sent directly from the testing agency to the University. (The Al Akhawayn TOEFL institutional code number: 0125).

Al Akhawayn Institutional TOEFL

Applicants who are unable to take the International TOEFL should make arrangements to take the Al Akhawayn Institutional TOEFL. In addition to the TOEFL examinations administered in Morocco and throughout the world, Al Akhawayn University administers an institutional TOEFL prior to the beginning of the Fall and/or the Spring semesters. The TOEFL is administered only to students who have applied for admission to Al Akhawayn University. These scores are valid only for admission to  Al Akhawayn University. They may not be valid for other purposes. In case of multiple valid TOEFL scores, the office of Admissions will consider the highest score.

IELTS: International English Language Testing System

Al AKhawayn university accepts a valid IETLS as an international English Language Testing System. It can replace the TOEFL to measure candidates’ proficiency of English language.

IELTS

TOEFL Paper

3.5

417 ( below the minimum required score)

4.0

420-477

5.0

480 – 527

5.5

530 (Under Grad. Regular)

6.5

550 (Grad. Regular)

Candidates with IELTS scores are required to take a writing placement test in English ( WPT)to measure their writing skills.

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