Is the IELTS or TOEFL required for international students even if they attended college in the US?
Yes. HST places a high premium on both written and spoken communication skills, and requires any candidate whose native language is not English to submit proof of language proficiency, even if the candidate received an undergraduate or masters degree from a U.S. institution. This requirement is waived for candidates whose secondary (high school) education was conducted in English. The IELTS exam is preferred, but HST will continue to accept TOEFL scores as proof of English language proficiency in the 2010-2011 admissions cycle. Applicants are required to have an IELTS score of at least 7 or a TOEFL score of at least 600 (paper-based), 250 (computer-based) or 100 (internet-based). When submitting TOEFL scores, use codes 3514 (institutional code) and 99 (departmental code). For IELTS score reports, no code system is used; only the name of the department (Health Sciences and Technology) is required.
