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read by the International Admissions staff, the
admissions process is delayed and, as a
result, so is the acceptance/Form I-20 process.
All documents must be sent to
Johnson & Wales University
International Admissions
8 Abbott Park Place
Providence, RI 02903 USA
Telephone: 401-598-1074
Fax: 401-598-4641
E-mail:
[email protected]
English Language Proficiency
Applicants whose native language is not English
must provide proof of English proficiency.
English language proficiency is required for
admission to all programs of study at Johnson
& Wales University, regardless of country of
citizenship or residency.
Students who need to develop English
proficiency are accepted into the English as a
Second Language program (ESL) at Johnson &
Wales University’s English Language Institute
prior to beginning regular degree studies.
Johnson & Wales University’s English as a
Second Language (ESL) program allows stu-
dents to focus on the areas where they need
the most improvement, and some advanced-
level ESL students may take a regular under-
graduate degree class in place of an ESL
class which has been exempted because of
proficiency in a particular area. This flexibility
provides students with the most efficient
transition into college.
English Language Placement testing for new
ESL students will be given before the begin-
ning of each term. JWU uses the students’
scores from this testing to place students into
the appropriate level of ESL. The Institutional
TOEFL will be also offered to students who
score at a high level in their ESL placement
tests, to be determined by the English
Language Institute’s departmental policy.
TOEFL Requirements
Johnson & Wales University recognizes
the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign
Language) as proof of English proficiency.
TOEFL scores must be received as official
ETS scores. The Johnson & Wales University
Designated Institution (D.I.) code is: 3465.
This code should be used on your TOEFL
registration form so that your scores will be
sent to us directly.
Minimum TOEFL requirements (all levels,
undergraduate and graduate) are as follows:
TOEFL score of 80 (Internet-based or IBT)
TOEFL score of 550 (pen/paper or PPT)
Individual section scores must also meet
minimum score requirements.
Acceptable proof of English proficiency may
also include one of the following comparable
English proficiency examinations:
•IELTS (Cambridge), Band 6.5
•ELS Level 112 Certificate of Completion
and Academic Report
•City & Guilds Pitman ESOL Examinations –
Higher Intermediate or Expert Level
•The London Tests of English LTE, Level 4
(Advanced)
•MELAB (Michigan English Language Battery)
– 77
•S.T.E.P. Eiken – (Society for Testing English
Proficiency) – Grade 1
Other English language examination results
will also be considered, and experience
studying in the English language, as
documented through school transcripts,
will be taken into consideration.
To meet English proficiency requirements,
all English language examination results must
be submitted on an official test transcript
which is no more than two years old.
Students may be exempted from individual
ESL classes based on their individual TOEFL
Test (or equivalent test) section scores.
Individual section scores and total scores
must also meet minimum score require-
ments; Johnson & Wales University also
reserves the right to require ESL classes
to increase proficiency in a particular area,
regardless of total TOEFL or other test scores.
Students who do not submit one of the above
tests at the required level of proficiency will be
enrolled in the English as a Second Language
program (see “English Language Proficiency”
on this page) and registered for ESL classes.