Entrance Tests

Entrance Tests

English Language Proficiency: An applicant who is not a native speaker of English may fulfill this requirement by achieving a satisfactory score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), IELTS or University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations. The minimum satisfactory scores are listed in the table below. The TOEFL/IELTS must have been taken within two years of the proposed term of entry.

Paper based TOEFL iBT - Internet based TOEFL IELTS ESOL - University of Cambridge Examinations

550 80 6 CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English) > C

The TOEFL is administered several times each year at many locations throughout the world. To make arrangements to take the test, contact the ETS representative office in your country or write directly to the Educational Testing Service, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, New Jersey 08541, USA, www.ets.org. The AUBG institutional code number for receiving official SAT and TOEFL scores is 2451. The internet-based (iBT) TOEFL is offered at the English Language Institute (ELI) of the American University in Bulgaria in Blagoevgrad. For more information, contact ELI at +359 (0)73 – 888555, 888556, by email at eli@aubg.bg or online at www.aubg.bg/eli

To order official score reports for IELTS please visit www.britishcouncil.org and for ESOL – www.cambridgeesol.org

The SAT Reasoning Test or ACT is required of all first year and transfer applicants. High school students should preferably take the test in their junior year, but no later than January of the senior year in school. Complete information about the SAT and a registration bulletin can be obtained from the Admissions Office of the American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad 2700 or from: College Board SAT Program, P.O. Box 6200, Princeton, NJ 08541-6200, USA, www.collegeboard.com. The SAT Reasoning Test is offered in Blagoevgrad at the American University in Bulgaria. For more information, contact the Admissions Office at (359 73) 888 235, or by email at admissions@aubg.bg

To order official score report for the ACT please visit www.act.org/aap

Personal test scores and photocopies are not accepted. Applicants who have already taken the TOEFL and SAT should have the Educational Testing Service (for TOEFL and SAT) send their official scores to the AUBG Admissions Office. The AUBG institutional code for receiving test scores is 2451. For IELTS, ESOL and ACT official test scores you should refer to the organizations administering the tests.

If you are a gold or silver medalist or a valedictorian, you will be exempt from the SAT and ACT exams.