Test Score Table
| Official Test Score Reports Required for Admission to TN Tech | |||||||
| Test, Exam, or Course | Students Must Score at Least | ||||||
| TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language | 500 - Paper based TOEFL (PBT) | ||||||
| 173 - Computer based TOEFL (CBT) | |||||||
| 61 - Internet based TOEFL (iBT) | |||||||
| 61 - Home Test (iBT Special Home Edition) | |||||||
| TOEFL Essential | 7 to 12 | ||||||
| VTEST |
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| IELTS – International English Language Testing System | As of October 1st, 2020, all IELTS scores will be verified by the IELTS site, if the
scores cannot be verified, they cannot be used for admissions. Test older than 3 years
will no longer be accepted.
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| score of 301 or above (B2, C1, C2) | |||||||
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College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) 대학수학능력시험 |
Rank 3 or 4 in English section with TOEFL or IELTS or Rank 1 or 2 in English section, no other test needed |
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Oxford ELLT – English Language Level Test |
Level 6 or higher or |
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score of 425-700 CEFR Level B2, C1, and C2 Use this DISCOUNT CODE to claim a 25% discount: TENNKRS25 |
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| Pearson PTE | 52 | ||||||
| TOEIC- Test of English for International Communication | 580 or higher | ||||||
| Michigan Test (MET) | 80 / 100 | ||||||
| ITEPS | 3.5 or higher, student will be required to take additional ESL or language support | ||||||
| ACT (Tennessee Tech is test optional) | Composite of 17 or higher | ||||||
| ≥15 ACT sub-scores | |||||||
| completion of a college-preparatory high school curriculum | |||||||
| SAT (Tennessee Tech is test optional) | Composite of 930 or higher | ||||||
| ≥460 SAT sub-scores | |||||||
| Students interested in scholarships should submit a score of 600 or more in each sub-score | |||||||
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CEFR -Common European Framework of Reference for Languages |
Levels B1, B2, C1, C2 | ||||||
| LanguageCert ESOL Proficiency Test | ESOL B2 | ||||||
| Cambridge Assessment English Exams | Cambridge Scale Score of 162 or Above | ||||||
| SLEP from high school | 53 | ||||||
| ELTIS | 227 | ||||||
| IB Credits Language | IB Diploma: Language A - Language and Literature (SL or HL) with a minimum score of 4, 5, 6, or 7 | ||||||
| Duolingo English Test (home test) | 85 (30 if taken before July 2019) | ||||||
| AP - Advanced Placement- English L& C | minimum score of 3 | ||||||
| Cambridge IGCSE or GCSE English Language includes AS-Level, Cambridge O Level, Cambridge IGCSE or GCSE in ESL | Equivalent to a C or better | ||||||
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Cambridge ESOL (before 2016) |
CPE - C (Cert of Proficiency in English)CAE - C (Cert in Advanced English)FCE - C (First Cert of English) | ||||||
| Scottish Advanced Higher or Higher English | C or better | ||||||
| Irish Leaving Certificate | pre 2017= C or post 2017 =O4/H4 | ||||||
| GATEWAY English Test | 375 or higher (50% off by entering the code 202450) | ||||||
| India National Board Standard XII | 70% or greater | ||||||
| WASSCE or NECO in Africa | C6 in English | ||||||
| Hong Kong HKDSE | Grade 4 + | ||||||
| AST -Aptitude Scholastic Test | English Score of 180 or higher | ||||||
| CET in China | Level 6 | ||||||
| GTEC English Proficiency Exam in Japan | 1075 + | ||||||
| SEPT (Sakae English Proficiency Test) in Japan | 490 for Undergraduate Students Only | ||||||
| EIKEN in Japan | 2 A grade (College or Junior College Level) | ||||||
| 英検2級（Aレベルで合格） | |||||||
Country-specific qualifications
| Austria |
Matura / Reifeprüfung Grade 2 or better |
| Brunei | GCE/O-level 1120 Syllabus grade of C or better |
| Bulgaria | Diploma za sredno Obrazovani Grade of 5 |
| Cameroon | GCE O-Level English C or better |
| China, Peoples Republic of | Gaokao (GaoKao English subject scores of 105-124/150 or 90-99/120 will be considered for Conditional Admissions) |
| Denmark | Bevis for Studentereksamen Grade 7 and 10 |
| Finland | Ylioppilastutkinto Grade 5 |
| France | Baccalauréat L’option International English Grade 12 |
| France | Baccalauréat General grade 14 |
| Germany | Abitur- English Grade 12 |
| Iceland | Stúdentspróf, Compulsory English Grade 8 |
| Luxembourg | Diplome de Fin d’Etudes Secondaires 45 (Bien) |
| Malaysia | English Language GCE-O (Syllabus 1119 grade of C or better |
| Malta | Matriculation Certificate, English C or better |
| Mauritius | Cambridge Overseas Schools (COS), English C or better |
| Namibia | HIGCSE grade of C or better |
| the Netherlands/ Holland | VWO, English grade of 7 or better |
| Norway | Vitnemål Grade of 5 |
| Poland | Matura, Extended Level English language 70% |
| Sri Lanka | O level in English for Credit or Distinction |
| Sweden | Fullständigt från Gymnasieskolan, English grade of C or VG or better |
| Switzerland | Maturità grade of 5 |
