{"id":2917,"date":"2016-03-07T09:30:57","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T17:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/?p=2917"},"modified":"2020-12-10T13:44:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:44:01","slug":"boston-university-toefl-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/boston-university-toefl-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston University TOEFL Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So you want to go to Boston University? Find out BU&#8217;s TOEFL requirements and TOEFL code in this post.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2918\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/files\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-23-at-2.41.37-PM-600x308.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-02-23 at 2.41.37 PM\" width=\"600\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/files\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-23-at-2.41.37-PM-600x308.png 600w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/files\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-23-at-2.41.37-PM-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/files\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-23-at-2.41.37-PM-768x394.png 768w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/files\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-23-at-2.41.37-PM.png 1267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Photo by\u00a0<a title=\"User:Hsuc\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boston_University#\/media\/File:Marsh_Chapel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Brian Chang-Yun Hsu<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>TOEFL Requirements for Boston University Undergraduates<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re applying to BU as an undergraduate,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/apply\/international\/application-instructions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">you will have to take the TOEFL if<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>your first language is not English<\/li>\n<li>the primary language spoken in your home is not English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>IELTS is also accepted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>TOEFL Requirements for Boston University&#8217;s Graduate Schools<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re an international student applying to BU for a master&#8217;s or PhD, you will have to prove your English language proficiency. Different graduate schools have different requirements, so it&#8217;s important to confirm the requirements for the school you&#8217;re applying to on that school&#8217;s site. Here are requirements from a few of the most popular schools.<\/p>\n<h3>Graduate College of Engineering<\/h3>\n<p>The engineering grad school requires its applicants to take the TOEFL if they have not:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>studied in the United States at an accredited college or university for at least 2 years<\/li>\n<li>earned a degree in the US at an accredited college or university, or expect to earn one prior to starting at BU<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>IELTS is accepted, however, BU has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/admissions\/grad\/international\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">preference for the TOEFL<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>If the TOEFL is not available, we will accept scores from the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Graduate School of Arts &amp; Sciences<\/h3>\n<p>If you are not a citizen of the United States or do not hold US Permanent Residency Status, you&#8217;ll need to take the TOEFL or IELTS to be admitted to the Graduate School of Arts &amp; Sciences. However, this requirement can be waived in certain circumstances. Here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/prospective-students\/graduate-admissions\/international-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">what BU says<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>This requirement is waived only if you have received, or expect to receive, an undergraduate or graduate degree from a college or university in any of the following countries prior to enrollment in GRS: the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, or Ireland.\u00a0\u00a0This waiver does not include undergraduate or graduate degrees earned from an institution in a country listed above while enrolled in a \u201cdual degree\u201d program with an institution in another country.\u00a0\u00a0Studying in the medium of English in a country other than the ones previously listed or studying as an exchange student in an English-speaking country without completing a degree program is not sufficient to waive the English proficiency requirement.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>What are Boston University&#8217;s TOEFL score requirements?<\/h2>\n<p>Requirements vary from school to school for graduate programs, so be sure to check out the requirements listed on your school&#8217;s site.<\/p>\n<p>The undergraduate program requires a composite score of at least <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/admissions\/apply\/international\/application-instructions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">90-100<\/a>, and a minimum score of 20 in each section.<\/p>\n<p>The College of Engineering requires a minimum overall <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/eng\/admissions\/grad\/international\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">score of 84<\/a>, with the following minimum scores for each section:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reading: 21<\/li>\n<li>Listening: 18<\/li>\n<li>Speaking: 23<\/li>\n<li>Writing: 22<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that if you want to be a teaching assistant, research assistant, or teaching fellow, you will need an overall score of at least 100.<\/p>\n<p>The Graduate School of Arts &amp; Sciences requires the following <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/prospective-students\/graduate-admissions\/international-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">minimum scores for admission<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reading: 21<\/li>\n<li>Listening: 18<\/li>\n<li>Speaking: 23<\/li>\n<li>Writing: 22<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Be sure to also confirm these minimum scores on the websites of the major you plan to study.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>BU&#8217;s TOEFL Code<\/h2>\n<p>The TOEFL code for Boston University is 3087. But remember, <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/should-you-memorize-toefl-university-codes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">you don&#8217;t need to memorize this code before your test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So you want to go to Boston University? 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