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English as a
Second Language (ESL) Instruction
All international student applicants whose native language
is not English are required to submit TOEFL or IELTS test
results with their applications to Oberlin College. New
international students at Oberlin are also asked to
take a brief ESL placement test during the International
Student Orientation in August.
International students in
the College of Arts and Sciences are not expected to
need additional ESL instruction (exceptions can be
made for visiting students). International
students in the College of Arts and Sciences are urged
to take a writing-for-college course as early as possible
in their Oberlin career. For details and current course
offerings, review the Rhetoric and Composition Department
information in the Course
Catalog.
Conservatory of Music students whose
native language is not English are required to submit results
of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) prior
to matriculation. Students must submit a minimum TOEFL score
of 80 on the internet-based test (213 on the computer-based
test) to be admitted to the Bachelor of Music degree program.
Students accepted to the Conservatory without the minimum
TOEFL score of 80 on the internet-based test (213 on computer-based
test) are admitted to the Performance Diploma program and
are eligible only for a two-year I-20 Form from Oberlin.
All entering international undergraduate students for whom
English is a second language are required to take Oberlin’s
ESL placement test, regardless of their TOEFL scores. Performance
Diploma students may request transfer to the Bachelor of
Music degree program upon the successful completion of the
following requirements:
1. LRNS 112 (ESL III) and
2. Minimum TOEFL score of 80 on internet-based tests (or 213 on computer-based
tests)
To be eligible to transfer to the Bachelor of Music program,
students must fulfill both requirements before May 15 of
the second year in residence. Performance Diploma students
who have not satisfied the requirements listed above by the
end of the third semester in residence will be required to
meet with the Associate Dean for Student Academic Affairs
and the major advisor to plan the completion of the performance
diploma program. Performance Diploma students who have successfully
completed LRNS 111 (ESL II) are permitted to enroll in selected
conservatory courses (e.g. theory, aural skills, etc).
If you have questions
about the ESL courses at Oberlin, please contact Dean
Grim.
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