PROOF OF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
DIRECTIONS: Please check whether you have or do not have proof of English proficiency. If yes, then please also check which source. Then, sign and date this form. Then, submit this form and the required documentation.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- English proficiency is NOT required for admission to PCC, but you may be exempted from the ESOL placement testing and ESOL program if you are able to show proof of English proficiency in one of the ways listed below.
- You may have to take the college placement testing, Accuplacer Reading and ALEKS Math.
- If you acquire proof of English proficiency after you have submitted your application, please email international@pcc.edu immediately.
NO, I DO NOT HAVE PROOF OF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY.
YES, I HAVE PROOF OF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AS INDICATED BELOW:
SOURCE VALIDITY SCORE / LEVEL REQUIRED
REQUIRED
DOCUMENTATION
NOTES
TOEFL iBT 2 years score 61 or higher
copy of official test results
PCC school code: 4617
TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition accepted
IELTS (Academic) 2 years overall score 5.5 or higher (no band below 5.0) IELTS Indicator accepted
DUOLINGO 2 years score 95 or higher (no sub-score lower than 75)
GTEC 2 years score 1076 or higher
EIKEN 2 years pre-1 or higher
iTEP (Academic) 2 years score 4.0 or higher
Pearson PTE 2 years score 45 or higher
Trinity College London ISE II 2 years pass Integrated Skills in English (ISE) II or higher
Michigan English Test (MET) 2 years score 54 or higher
Cambridge B2 First 7 years score 160 or higher
Cambridge C1 Advanced 7 years score 160 or higher
Cambridge C2 Proficiency 7 years score 160 or higher
AP - Advanced Placement
English Language & Composition
7 years score 3+ or higher
IB - International Baccalaureate
Language A1 English
7 years
earn SL points: 5 or higher
score HL 4 or higher
ACT English 2 years score 18 or higher
SAT
evidence-based Reading and Writing
2 years score 480 or higher
US high school diploma no limit n/a unofficial transcript
PCC ESOL Program no limit pass level 8 courses with 2.0 GPA or higher PCC unofficial transcript
PSU IELP no limit pass level 4 with 2.0 GPA or higher unofficial transcript
AEI (American English Institute) at UofO 2 years pass level 6 with 70% or higher unofficial transcript
ELCI (English Language & Culture Institute) 2 years pass level 6 or higher unofficial transcript
ELS Language Centers 2 years pass level 109 or higher unofficial transcript
PIA (Pacific International Academy) 2 years pass level 4 or higher unofficial transcript
PELA (Portland English Language Academy) 2 years pass level 5 or higher unofficial transcript
accredited US college / university // pass course equivalent to WR115 with 2.0 GPA or higher unofficial transcript
Unofficial transcripts are sufficient for admission, but an official
transcript will be required to transfer college credit to PCC.
Native-speakers of English from the following
countries:
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Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Christmas Island
Cook Islands
Curacao
Dominica
Falkland Islands
Fiji
Ghana
Gibraltar
Grenada
Guam
Guyana
Ireland
Isle of Man
Jamaica
Jersey
Kenya
Liberia
Malta
Montserrat
Namibia
Nauru
New Zealand
Nigeria
Niue
Norfolk Island
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
St. Helena, Ascension
& Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts & Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent
& the Grenadines
Singapore
Saint Martin
South Africa
Tonga
Trinidad & Tobago
Turks & Caicos Islands
Tuvalu
United Kingdom
Virgin Islands
The International Admissions
Team will request any necessary
documentation on an individual
basis.
English-speakers from the following countries: //
Botswana
Canada
Cameroon
Gambia
Lesotho
Malawi
Mauritius
Papua New Guinea
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
South Sudan
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe