What is the ALP and do I have to take the test?
Admitted M.S. and professional degree students who are required to submit official TOEFL results must attain level 8 on the English Placement Test (EPT) offered by Columbia’s American Language Program (ALP). Admitted Ph.D. and Eng.Sc.D. students who are required to submit official TOEFL results must attain level 10 on the EPT. Students will not be cleared for graduation unless they satisfy this requirement. The EPT must be taken at Orientation (the fee for this administration of the exam will be covered by SEAS). A student who misses this administration of the EPT must take the exam at his or her own expense at the beginning of the first semester enrolled and submit the official score to the SEAS Graduate Student Services Office. CVN students are exempt from the EPT. A student who does not pass the EPT at the required level of proficiency must retake it at his or her own expense until the required level of proficiency is achieved. The ALP may regulate how often the examination is taken
