TOEFL Information

(1) In evaluating applicants for admission whose first language is not English the Department of Philosophy looks for a minimum Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 23 on all part scores and 4.0 on the essay. (2) In evaluating applicants for Graduate Teaching Assistantships, the Department of Philosophy must comply with the following University regulation: All applicants whose first language is not English must submit a score on the Test of Spoken English, administered by the Educational Testing Service at TOEFL centers. The minimum score for an offer of an assistantship is 50 points. APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT ATTAIN THAT SCORE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR AN ASSISTANTSHIP, but they may enroll in a special English course offered by the Applied English Center for international graduate teaching assistants at the University of Kansas. Upon successful completion of that course, or attainment of a minimum of 50 on the TSE, a student may reapply for an assistantship.

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