International applicants must submit official test results from the ACT or SAT (SAT Subject Tests are optional) and either the TOEFL or IELTS exam.

Because we do not offer ESL courses, you must demonstrate English language ability by scoring at least:

• 100 on the Internet-based TOEFL (IBT),*
• 600 on the paper-based TOEFL,* or
• 7.0 on the IELTS exam

*Some international applicants may be required to have a Skype interview. If English is not your first language, and you have a TOEFL score in which any section falls below 25 (IBT) or below 150 (paper-based), we may contact you in February or March to schedule an interview.

You may be exempt from taking the TOEFL or IELTS if:

• your native or first language is English
• your high school's primary language of instruction is English and you have attended the school for more than three years
• you scored 600 or higher on the Critical Reading portion of the SAT

Test results must be sent to Occidental directly from the testing agency or your high school. If the score report is a photocopy, an official of the testing agency or school must sign and send it directly to us in a sealed envelope. Any results submitted by the student, a translator, or notary—even if “certified”—will not be considered official.

If you wish to request a TOEFL/IELTS exemption or have questions about submitting test results, please contact our international admission coordinator, Laura Tokuza Arenstein, at tokuza@oxy.edu.

 

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