English Proficiency / TOEFL

International applicants whose native or birth language is not English are required to demonstrate their proficiency in English by submitting satisfactory Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores taken within two years of the date of application.

The minimum internet-based TOEFL score (iBT) is 85, with subscores of at least 22 in the speaking and listening sections, 20 in the writing/structure section, and 21 in the reading section.

The minimum score on the paper-based TOEFL (PBT) is 575, with subscores of at least 56 on each of its three sections. At least 4.5 is required for the TWE portion of the TOEFL (PBT).

Information about the TOEFL and TWE may be obtained from:

TOEFL
PO Box 6151
Princeton, NJ 08541-6151
USA

www.ets.org/toefl

The TOEFL institution code for Dallas Theological Seminary is 6156.