<p>English Language Testing Requirements for Non-Native English Speakers:</p>
<p>Non-native English speaking applicants to our campus in New York are required to submit TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), IELTS (International English Language Testing System), or PTE Academic (Pearsons Test of English Academic) results, which have been issued within the past two years. Read More.
Exemption from English language proficiency testing will be given:
If your native language is English;
If you have been studying in a school or college/university where the language of instruction is English for at least three years AND you submit SAT, ACT, AP, or IB testing; or
If your education has been completed entirely in schools/colleges/universities where the language of instruction is English.
Even if you are exempt from taking the TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE exam, or if you are applying to our campuses in Abu Dhabi and/or Shanghai, you may still submit your scores to demonstrate your English proficiency. You should take one of these examinations regardless of any other test scores you submit to NYU if you do not qualify for an exemption. Your TOEFL/IELTS/PTE Academic score will be used in conjunction with, not in lieu of, other required standardized testing. Please also be aware:
We do not have any minimum test score requirements, but our most competitive applicants score above 100 on the TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) and 7.5 or above on the IELTS. Information about the TOEFL may be secured by visiting the TOEFL website and information on the IELTS is available on the IELTS website. The TOEFL code for NYU undergraduate admissions is 2562.
If you want to improve your English language skills prior to applying to an undergraduate program at NYU, you are welcome to investigate the American Language Institute, housed at NYU.
All students will be further tested upon arrival at NYU. If your ability to speak and write in English is not deemed to be of a sufficiently high level to register for academic study, you will have to register for noncredit English courses that will entail additional expense and extend the time normally required to complete your degree.
Non-native English speakers taking a curriculum that is heavily focused on math and science are encouraged to submit English language test results, even if they are exempt from this requirement.
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<p>I think they will count me as a non native, although i was born in new york but educate in Hong Kong.</p>
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