No. Any test results older than two years can unfortunately not be accepted. Please make arrangements to re-take these tests.

If you are getting close to the application deadline, you may fax, phone or e-mail your scores as soon as you get the results, though you must also arrange to have the testing organization send the official results as soon as possible.

Indian Universities do not insist for the above scores. However, since the academic programmes are taught in English, proficiency in English is a must. You should have studied for qualifying examination in English or English should have been one of the subjects.

Yes, all applicants are required to take the GRE regardless of previous test taking. ETS will hold on to your GRE scores for up to five years, so if you have taken the GRE in the past five years, you may request that ETS send your scores to Georgetown. Yes. We usually award eight to 12 merit-based scholarships each year. The awards are renewed the second year only if a 3.9 or higher GPA is maintained. These scholarships are partial to full tuition scholarships only, not living expenses.

If the rest of your application is complete, you should submit it even if you have not taken the appropriate tests. But you must indicate on your application when you plan to take them. Although a final decision on your application cannot be made in the absence of your test scores, we can begin the application process. You may phone, fax or e-mail your scores as soon as you know your results, but the testing organization must send the official results as soon as possible.

These tests do help but are not mandatory as far as the admission into a university or college is concerned. However, the students, whose academic records are not good, they may take these tests to support their claim for admission.

All the documents required for the scholarship application file must be valid as of the date of application.

Initially, we advise an international applicant to attach photocopies of his/her score reports with the application, but official reports issued by ETS will be required before full processing of that application will take place. In some instances, the Graduate School will accept certified copies of these reports.

Admission to the programme is merit based. Each application is scrutinised by the University and successful candidates are intimated through mail. Applicants who have had English as their medium of instruction for over 16 years are normally exempted from the mandatory English language test. However, the University reserves the right to ask you to take these tests as proof of your proficiency of English.

For the TOEFL or GRE, contact the Prometric Test Center by telephone at (902) 422-8378 or by email at prometric@ns.aliantzinc.ca. They are located at 6440 Quinpool Road in Halifax.

Test dates vary by location and can be found on the Educational Testing Service website. This site is a great resource for anyone planning to attend Graduate School. A limited number of printed Information Bulletins are also available at the Graduate School reception desk in the Graduate Life Center or at the Cook Counseling Center in Room 240, McComas Hall.

The TOEFL is the Test of English as a Foreign Language. IELTS is the International English Language Testing System. Candidates for whom English is not their primary spoken language are required to take the TOEFL or IELTS. Students choosing to submit TOEFL results must achieve a minimum score of 213 (computer-based) or 550 (written) or 79 (Internet based). Students choosing to submit IELTS results must achieve a minimum score of 6.5.

The Cambridge Proficiency in English (CPE) and Cambridge in Advanced English (CAE) are also accepted by HSL. A grade C in all sections of the CPE is the minimum required by HSL. In the case of the CAE a grade B in all sections of the paper is the minimum requirement. For further information on these tests, registration, centres and dates see their website at www.cambridge-efl.org.

The TOEFL is a mandatory university requirement and will not be waived unless the student has graduated from a US university or any other University where English is the official language of the country. TOEFL could be substituted with one of the following: pass the IELTS test (International English Language Testing System) with a minimum score of 6.0 (www.ceii.

We do not set any absolute cut-off point for these tests. However, you might want to note that the median for our most recent intake was 695 for GMAT, 1343 for GRE (verbal & quantitative), 620 for TOEFL and 7.0 for IELTS.

Students applying for admission in US Universities are from a large number of institutions not only from USA but also from countries all over the world. It is impossible for the admission authorities in US Universities to have reliable and up-to-date information on the relative merits of the certificates/degrees/marks/grades awarded by these diverse universities.

Yes, the IELTS is accepted in lieu of the TOEFL. Please note that the minimum Overall Band Score for admission to the Department of Urban Planning is 8.0.

Copies of the GRE Information and Registration Bulletin and GRE General Test Descriptive Booklet, as well as the TOEFL Information Bulletin are available in 1255 Murphy Hall. Applicants may obtain more information at www.ets.org or by calling Educational Testing Service (ETS) at (609) 771-7670 for more information. Applicants may obtain more information on the IELTS at www.ielts.org or by calling Cambridge Examinations and IELTS International at (626) 564-2954.

We will review your application, but since you have not taken the Subject GRE the Admissions Committee will have less information on which to make a decision. top

Yes. If you submit different test results, we will consider and report your best overall performance based on the total score. If your scores are below average, we strongly recommend that you retake the test to increase your chances of admission.

You are highly recommended to take a TOEFL/IELTS test as early as possible because once you are selected to go on exchange, you are required to provide a proof of English proficiency along with your admission application to the host university. If you are unable to attach a proof of English proficiency to the application, you are at your own risk that your admission application to the host university will be rejected.

The GRE test date must be no more than 5 years old at the time of application, or ETS will not release them. The TOEFL/IELTS test date/s must be no more than 2 years old at the time of application.

Yes, it’s possible to hand it in later. Your definite admission will depend on these papers. They must be ready at least one month before you want to start the programme.

GRE or GMAT results are not required for our MPhil/PhD program. But if you have that, attach copy of scores with your application

Yes - if your mother tongue is not English and your degree (minimum two year duration) was not conducted exclusively in English or you have not lived or worked in an English speaking country for at least two years since graduation. Our TOEFL institution code is 0898.

Bulletins and information are available at the Educational Advising Centers. These booklets provide thorough information on the exams, i.e. where, when, how to register, scoring, fees, etc., and include sample tests as well. The TOEFL, GRE General and GMAT tests are computerized, and can be taken at the Budapest computer-based test center. Questions concerning test registration, payment and test preparation materials should be addressed to the Fulbright Educational Advising Center.

Through AMIDEAST, see address and contact information in Q 1.1, AUC’s Center for Adult and Continuing Education (CACE): tel: 202.797.6998, or private tutoring. The number of prerequisite courses is determined by the department depending on the deficiency in the student background. In some cases no prerequisite courses are specified with the provision that the student gets a B average in the first two graduate courses or the first semester. Yes. There is flexibility in graduate admission.

Applicants to the two-year programs must take the GRE or GMAT no later than December. Applicants to the Mid-Career MPA program must take the GRE or GMAT no later than April. Applicants that are required to take the TOEFL examination must register for the exam three months in advance of the application deadline.