School of Education: Standardized Tests

In accordance with New York State law, most School of Education programs excluding Counseling and Educational Pyschology require the GRE for admission. Applicants to Foreign Language programs (Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish) are required to take the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) from Language Testing International and achieve a minimum proficiency standard of Advanced Low.

International applicants whose education was completed in a country where English was not the native language must take the TOEFL and achieve the following minimum scores:

• Overall: Paper Based Test: 575 or Computer Administered Test: 233 or IBT: 68 (less speaking component)
• Writing: Paper Based Test: 4.5 or IBT Writing Section: 22 (TWE)
• Speaking: Paper Based Test: 45 or IBT Speaking Section: 23 (TSE)

Exception - International applicants whose native language is not English, and who have completed all or part of their post-secondary education in a country where English is not the native language, and who are seeking admission to a Hunter College School of Education graduate program; are exempt from the requirement to submit TOEFL or IELTS scores, if they have completed a master’s or doctoral degree from a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting association in the United States, or the international equivalent degree from a university of recognized standing in a country in which all instruction is provided in English.