How to Apply: TESOL
To apply, visit our online application portal and follow the on-screen instructions to sign in.
Deadlines
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Application Checklist
- Online application, which includes the following:
- Essay
- Résumé or curriculum vitae
- $65 application fee
- Undergraduate transcripts
- One letter of recommendation (two preferred)
- Interview in person or online (if needed)
- GRE or GMAT scores (optional)
- TOEFL, IELTS, or Cambridge scores (required if English is not your first language)
- Second language proficiency (optional)
Application Instructions
Visit our main Application Instructions page for information on each checklist item.
Program-specific details are listed below.
TOEFL, IELTS, or Cambridge
If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence of English proficiency from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examinations, or Cambridge (B2 First, C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency).
TOEFL and IELTS scores are valid for two years after the test date. Cambridge scores do not expire.
If necessary, you may have the opportunity to improve your English language skills through our English Preparation for Graduate Studies program, for which scholarships are available.
Based on our review of your scores, English may be required as your language of study (in-person programs only).
TOEFL/IELTS/Cambridge exemptions are automatically granted to applicants who have completed a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in the United States, Australia, Canada (except Quebec), Ireland, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, or Singapore. Please contact your enrollment advisor if you have any questions.
You can submit your online application without your TOEFL or IELTS scores and provide them later via enroll@middlebury.edu.
Required scores:
- TOEFL preferred minimum: 100
- Sub-score minimum for Reading and Listening: 25
- Sub-score minimum for Speaking: 23
- Sub-score minimum for Writing: 27
- IELTS preferred minimum: 7.0
- Sub-score minimum for Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing: 7.0
- Cambridge (B2 First, C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency) preferred minimum: 185
- Sub-score minimum for Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing: 185