TOEFL Essentials
Writing
18
8
Speaking
18
8
Listening
14
8
Reading
19
8
Minimum Overall Required for Admission
80
8
Note: Some graduate programs require higher minimum scores than those listed above. Please review the English proficiency requirements for your specific program of interest here .
To be valid for admission, TOEFL test scores must be no more than two years old at the time the recommendation for admission is received at the OGSPS.
Purdue University must receive official TOEFL scores directly from Educational Testing Service (ETS). For more information about transmitting test scores, visit www.toefl.org .
Your application must be submitted and paid for official test scores to match to your application. Score reports are sent to Purdue University electronically, approximately 10 to 15 days after your test date. Once your score report has been sent, it may take an additional 2 to 3 weeks or longer for your application checklist to update and show received.
† Essentials Test: The TOEFL Essentials requirements of the OGSPS are not accepted by all graduate programs. Please review the English proficiency requirements for your specific program of interest here .
‡ iBT (Test Center and Home Edition): In addition to required iBT minimum scores for writing, speaking, listening, and reading, the OGSPS also requires a minimum overall iBT score that is higher than the minimums for the four area tests combined. Applicants must meet or exceed each of the five scores for admission to the OGSPS.
The Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars (OGSPS) accepts IELTS (Academic Module) English proficiency test scores. For more information about these testing options, visit www.IELTS.org
| IELTS | |
Reading | 6.5 | |
Listening | 6.0 | |
Speaking | 6.0 | |
Writing | 5.5 | |
Minimum Overall Required for Admission | 6.5 |
To be valid for admission, IELTS test scores must be no more than two years old at the time the recommendation for admission is received at the OGSPS.
Official IELTS test scores can be uploaded to your applicant status portal after application submission under IELTS Score Report, sent electronically to the Purdue University Office of International Admissions, or the hard copy score report can be mailed directly to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
The Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars (OGSPS) accepts the Duolingo English test. To learn more about this test option visit https://englishtest.duolingo.com/applicants.
Minimum Duolingo English Test Score Required by the OGSPS for Admission is a total score of 115 and 115 on each subscore.
To be valid for admission, Duolingo test scores must be no more than two years old at the time the recommendation for admission is received by the OGSPS.
Please request to have your results submitted to: Purdue University Graduate Office .
The Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars (OGSPS) accepts results showing that a student has satisfied the English proficiency exit requirements of one of the intensive English language programs listed below.
Program | Exit Requirement |
| Achieve a minimum of 80% (Level 4 examination) and pass an Exit Test (consisting of speaking and writing components). |
| Pass all classes with grades of at least B (82%) and pass the PIE Proficiency Exit Test at the Level 7 prior to July 1, 2024. |
| Complete 12 weeks of study using curricular materials written at the native speaker level (~360 hours classroom instruction in speaking, listening, reading, writing); complete extensive research paper using standard research protocols in a monitored setting; pass Michigan English Language Institute College English Test (MELICET) and Listening Comprehension Test (LCT) standards; pass speaking and writing evaluation. |
Successful completion of the intensive English language program must be certified, in writing, by the intensive English program faculty to the Office of Graduate Admissions at West Lafayette or the equivalent office at the regional campuses before applicants using this method of establishing English proficiency may be admitted to the OGSPS.
The certificate of completion can be uploaded to the online application status portal (after submission) under Miscellaneous Supporting Documents, sent electronically to the Office of International Education, or the hard copy certificate can be mailed directly to the Purdue Fort Wayne Office of Graduate Studies.
The Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars will routinely waive the English Proficiency testing requirements for applicants who have received a baccalaureate degree or graduate or professional degree, within the last 36 months prior to the time of recommendation for admission , from a school where English is the primary language of instruction in a country/location where English is the native language. Note: Some graduate programs may still require a test of English proficiency for admission; please confirm the acceptance of this waiver with your department.
If you are admitted under this waiver and are still finishing your degree, you must satisfactorily complete your degree and submit a final official transcript showing that this degree has been awarded BEFORE the Office of International Students and Scholars (ISS) can produce your US immigration document (I-20 or DS-2019) or before you can enroll in courses at Purdue University.
Official English-speaking countries/locations, in addition to the U.S., include:
Routine waivers of English proficiency requirements are granted to current Purdue University undergraduate degree, graduate degree, certificate, non-degree, and teacher license students. In order to obtain the English Proficiency waiver, the student must have:
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Education | map: lake fire in santa barbara county grows to biggest of the wildfire season, education | new graduation requirements coming for california seniors, the class of 2031 will have to pass a personal finance class, an ethnic studies course and, in many cases, a health class discussing the dangers of fentanyl use in order to graduate.
In addition to existing requirements like English, math and science, the class of 2031 will have to pass a personal finance class, an ethnic studies course and, in many cases, a health class discussing the dangers of fentanyl use.
Last week, California became the 26th state to require high school students to take a stand-alone, one-semester financial literacy course when Gov. Gavin Newsom approved Democratic Assemblymember Kevin McCarty’s bill, AB 2927.
The personal finance course will teach students a range of topics, including banking, budgeting, loans, insurance, investing and credit.
Schools will be required to offer the course by the 2027-28 school year, and the course will be a graduation requirement for the class of 2030-31.
“We need to help Californians prepare for their financial futures as early as possible,” Newsom said in a recent statement. “Saving for the future, making investments and spending wisely are lifelong skills that young adults need to learn before they start their careers, not after.”
McCarty, who represents the Sacramento area, said offering high school students a finance class can help them make smart money decisions that will benefit them throughout their adult life. He said his teenage children took a financial literacy course last summer and are learning the difference between a credit card and a debit card or a loan and a grant.
“It’s such an important life skill,” he said. “The stressors that young people face today — especially student loans, renting, buying a house, credit cards — all those things are so critically important and if you fall behind. The consequences have a serious impact later in life.”
Tuesday night, Newsom approved AB 2429 by Assemblymember David Alvarez (D-San Diego). Alvarez’s bill requires school health classes to include curriculum on the dangers of fentanyl use no later than the 2026-27 school year. The bill passed unanimously in the Senate last month.
While health education is required in California schools, districts can determine whether the course is a graduation requirement. If a school does require high schoolers to take a health class to graduate, AB 2429 will mandate students learn about the risks of fentanyl.
The bill aims to ensure students learn the differences between opioids and other drugs, variations of fentanyl, the lethal dose of fentanyl and how often fentanyl is put into illegal drugs without a user’s knowledge. The curriculum mandate will also require students to learn how to detect fentanyl in drugs and how to potentially save a person from an overdose.
Alvarez said California has been “disproportionately hit hard” by the fentanyl epidemic. According to the state’s health department, opioid related deaths spiked 121% between 2019 and 2021.
“I think it’s important… that we share facts with young people, especially these days as they rely more and more on social media with misinformation,” Alvarez said. “There’s still no better trusted source than our schools for students and for families to receive the information that they need in order to make better decisions and better choices.”
Alvarez said the newly enacted bill marks the first mandated fentanyl education in California schools.
Additionally, California high school students will have to take a one-semester ethnic studies course beginning in 2025-26, and the class of 2030 will have to pass it in order to graduate.
Alvarez said the curriculum changes coming to the state are reflective of a changing society.
“The world is changing very rapidly. And if we cannot respond as quickly as the world is changing, then we’re going to create more problems for our students and for California,” he said. “If the legislature doesn’t respond to those changing dynamics, then we’re not doing our job.”
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What you need to know: California is ensuring that all high school students are taught personal financial literacy before graduating after an agreement between state leadership and NGPF Mission 2030, an affiliate of Next Gen Personal Finance was reached.
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-North Coast), Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas), and a national financial literacy non-profit — NGPF Mission 2030, an affiliate of Next Gen Personal Finance — today announced an agreement to make financial literacy required content to graduate high school.
“We need to help Californians prepare for their financial futures as early as possible. Saving for the future, making investments, and spending wisely are lifelong skills that young adults need to learn before they start their careers, not after.” Governor Gavin Newsom
Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire (D-North Coast) : “Financial literacy is a critical tool that pays dividends for a lifetime. There’s a wealth of data about the benefits of learning these valuable lessons in high school, from improving credit scores and reducing default rates to increasing the likelihood that our future generations will maintain three months of savings for emergencies and have at least one kind of retirement account.”
Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) : “Ensuring our students have the skills and knowledge to thrive is paramount to California’s continued success, and financial literacy is a key part of that educational mission. Our agreement is the culmination of many robust and productive conversations with stakeholders across the state on how best to implement financial literacy into every student’s high school curriculum.”
Tim Ranzetta, co-founder of NGPF and lead proponent of the Californians for Financial Education initiative campaign: “We commend Governor Newsom, Senate President pro Tem McGuire, Speaker Rivas, and the bill’s authors and supporters for their leadership and commitment to guaranteeing access to one semester personal finance education for every California student. We look forward to supporting the implementation of this essential course.”
This agreement is reflected in AB 2927, sponsored by NGPF Mission 2030, which the Governor will sign. The legislation will require a semester-long personal finance education course available for all California high school students by the 2027-28 school year and make personal finance a graduation requirement starting with the 2030-31 graduating class.
Once the Legislature passes this legislation, proponents of the California Personal Finance Education Act initiative eligible for the November 2024 ballot have agreed to withdraw their measure.
The financial literacy bill aligns with state efforts to prepare students early on for a healthier financial future. California’s CalKIDS program invests $1.9 billion into accounts for low-income school-age children in grades 1-12 and for newborn children born on or after July 1, 2022 – indicating the need for early financial literacy. All families of low-income public school students – 3.4 million across the state – are able to access college savings accounts created in their children’s names.
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