English Language Proficiency

You are exempt from the English Language Proficiency requirement if you meet one of the following criteria:

• Completion of a U.S. high school diploma.
• Completion of at least 20 credits from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university.
• Completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited college or university in the U.S., English-speaking Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, or New Zealand.
• If English is your native language and your country of origin is included in the following list:

• • Anguilla
  • Antigua/Barbuda
  • Australia
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • British Guyana
  • Canada (Except Quebec)
  • Cayman Islands
  • Dominica
  • Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
  • Ghana
  • Grenada
  • Guam
  • Guyana
  • Ireland
  • Jamaica/other West Indies
  • Kenya
  • Liberia
  • Montserrat
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • South Africa
  • St. Helena
  • St. Kitts & Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Turks & Caico Isle
  • United Kingdom
  • Virgin Islands

An IELTS, PTE or TOEFL must have been taken within two years of submission of your application to CSP. Applicants who have scores that are more than two years old (or will be more than two years old at the time of enrollment) may be requested to submit updated test scores or demonstrate English proficiency through one of the other listed options.

Test of English as a Foreign Language | TOEFL
Score of at least 59 (iBT). CSP’s institutional code is 6114. CSP only accepts electronic copies of the TOEFL score report.

International English Language Testing Systems | IELTS
Overall band score of the academic test of at least 5.5 or higher. General training exam not accepted. No institutional code is needed.

Pearson English Language Test | PTE
Minimum score of 46

Duolingo Language Test
Minimum score of 90

ACT or SAT
Minimum ACT or SAT requirements to the University

International Test of Language Proficiency | iTEP
Minimum score of 3.5

Atlanta English Institute | AEI
Completion of Level Seven

Spring International Language Center | SILC
Completion of Level Six

English Language Schools | ELS
Completion of Level 109 and an IELTS test score of 5.5 or TOEFL iBT of 59 or completion of Level 112

Minnesota English Language Program | MELP
Completion of Level 3: Advanced ESL classes in the Intensive English Program with an S grade

West African Examination Council | WAEC
Students applying from West African countries may send their West African Senior Secondary School Certificate results. Results must be requested and sent directly to Concordia University, St. Paul by WAEC. A minimum score of C4 is required.

You are exempt from the English Language Proficiency requirement if you meet one of the following criteria:

• Successful completion of 6 or more undergraduate or graduate credits of coursework from an accredited US institution (Please note this does not include credits from college readiness or academic success courses).
• If English is your native language and your country of origin is included in the following list:
• • Anguilla
  • Antigua/Barbuda
  • Australia
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • British Guyana
  • Canada (Except Quebec)
  • Cayman Islands
  • Dominica
  • Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
  • Ghana
  • Grenada
  • Guam
  • Guyana
  • Ireland
  • Jamaica/other West Indies
  • Kenya
  • Liberia
  • Montserrat
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • St. Helena
  • St. Kitts & Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Turks & Caico Isle
  • United Kingdom
  • Virgin Islands

An IELTS, PTE or TOEFL must have been taken no longer than two years prior to the student’s start date at CSP. Applicants who have scores that are more than two years old (or will be more than two years old at the time of enrollment) may be requested to submit updated test scores or demonstrate English proficiency through one of the other listed options.

Test of English as a Foreign Language | TOEFL
Score of at least 78 (iBT). CSP’s institutional code is 6114. CSP only accepts electronic copies of the TOEFL score report.

International English Language Testing Systems | IELTS
Overall band score of the academic test of at least 6 or higher. General training exam not accepted. No institutional code is needed.

Pearson English Language Test | PTE
Minimum score of 52

Duolingo Language Test
Minimum score of 100

International Test of Language Proficiency | iTEP
Minimum score of 3.7

Spring International Language Center | SILC
Completion of Level Six

English Language Schools | ELS
Completion of Level 112

Minnesota English Language Program | MELP
Completion of Level 3: Advanced ESL classes in the Intensive English Program with an S grade

An IELTS or TOEFL must have been taken no longer than two years prior to the student’s start date at CSP. Applicants who have scores that are more than two years old (or will be more than two years old at the time of enrollment) may be requested to submit updated test scores or demonstrate English proficiency through one of the other listed options.

Test of English as a Foreign Language | TOEFL
Score of at least 78 (iBT). CSP’s institutional code is 6114. CSP only accepts electronic copies of the TOEFL score report.

International English Language Testing Systems | IELTS
Overall band score of the academic test of at least 6 or higher. General training exam not accepted. No institutional code is needed.

Duolingo Language Test
Minimum score of 100.

The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy requires minimum passing scores on the Internet-based TOEFL for foreign-trained physical therapists seeking US state licensure and have broken it down by individual test scores:

• Writing: 24
• Speaking: 26
• Reading: 21
• Listening: 18
• TOTAL: 89