Do international applicants have additional test requirements?
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required of international applicants whose native language is not English. The School of Business has a minimum TOEFL requirement of 250 CBT, 100 IBT, or 600 PBT. Applicants may request a waiver of the TOEFL requirement if they have studied for four or more semesters in an institution where English is the language of instruction. If you meet this criteria, please include a brief letter with your supplemental materials stating the name and location of the university and the dates that you attended. We will verify the information, and grant the waiver if all information is correct and applicable to this waiver. Any applicant may be required to undergo an English as a Second Language Assessment Test (ESLAT) prior to beginning the PhD Program and those individuals will be required to complete any course work mandated by the ESL Department as a result of the ESLAT. Your TOEFL must be less than 2 years old when you begin the program, not 2
• TOEFL Mastery of and fluency in the English language are necessary for success in the doctoral program at the Wisconsin School of Business. Doctoral students must be able to understand rapid, idiomatic English spoken with varying accents. Furthermore, students from non-English-speaking countries must be able to communicate quickly and clearly in spoken and written English and be able to read it with ease. The Wisconsin School of Business uses two methods to assess a student’s potential to meet this requirement: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) All applicants whose first language is not English must submit an official TOEFL score from a test administered within two years of the date of matriculation (more or less September 1 of the academic year of entry). Individuals who have completed a four-year bachelor’s degree in a country where the official language is English are not required to submit TOEFL scores. Individuals who will complete such a degree by June prior to matr
