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How to Apply: Translation and Localization Management

To apply, visit our online application portal and follow the on-screen instructions to sign in.

To help you prepare, please review the following information and our application deadlines.

How-To Videos

Watch our videos on how to apply and how to finance your education. We also include customized instructions for international students.

Application Checklist

  • Online application, which includes the following:
    • Essay
    • Résumé or curriculum vitae
    • Personal scholarship statements
  • $65 application fee
  • Undergraduate transcripts
  • One letter of recommendation (two preferred)
  • Interview in person or online (if needed)
  • GRE or GMAT scores (not required)
  • TOEFL or IELTS scores (required only for nonnative English speakers)
  • Second language proficiency
    • Language and Skills Test (required if you are taking translation courses to fulfill the language requirement)
    • In-country experience (only if you are taking translation courses to fulfill the language requirement)

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 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

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.

TOEFL/IELTS 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.

Second Language Proficiency

If you are pursuing translation courses to satisfy the language requirement:

  • Requires native or near-native abilities in each of your languages of study.
  • You will submit a Language and Skills Test (LST) to demonstrate proficiency in your first and second languages.
  • If you wish to take courses in a third language (using electives), you will need to take an additional LST for this “C” language.
  • We highly recommend that you have more than six months of in-country experience using each of your languages of study. 

If you are pursuing language studies courses to satisfy the language requirement:

  • Requires at least intermediate-high level of proficiency in a second language.
  • If your second language is Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, or Spanish, you will take an online test of your proficiency. You will receive access to the online test within a few days of submitting your online application.
  • If your second language is English, you will need to submit TOEFL or IELTS scores.
  • If your second language is Russian or another language not mentioned above, you will submit a writing sample as part of your online application and complete a phone interview after you submit your application. Our language faculty will contact you by phone or email to arrange the interview.

Accelerated Entry and Advanced Entry

You may be eligible to complete the degree in a shorter time, if you meet the relevant requirements. Click on the links below for more information.

  • Accelerated Entry: complete your degree in three semesters if you have taken relevant localization coursework
  • Advanced Entry: complete your degree in two semesters if you have relevant work experience.