# Required English Proficiency for the Student Exchange Program

**Source**: https://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/exchange/english-requirement-for-exchange-program/
**Parent**: https://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/exchange/

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Applicants seeking admission to English-Based exchange program (JYPE/COLABS/IPLA) whose native language is not English are required to prove English proficiency through one of the following ways.

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| **Qualification** | **Minimum Requirement** |
| IELTS (International English Language Testing System) | Overall Band - 6.0  (The online version of IELTS is also acceptable.) |
| TOEFL®Test  - Option 1: TOEFL iBT®  - Option 2: TOEFL PBT® | Score - 79 (option1)  Score - 550 (option2) |
| TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) | Score - 730 |
| CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)\*2 | B2 or equivalent |
| IB (International Baccalaureate) |  |
| English A1 or A2 (Higher or Standard Level) | Grade 4 |
| English A: Language and Literature (Higher or Standard Level) | Grade 4 |
| English A: Literature (Higher or Standard Level) | Grade 4 |
| English Literature and Performance (Standard Level) | Grade 4 |
| English B (Higher Level) | Grade 4 |
| English B (Standard Level) | Grade 5 |
| Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) | Grade C |
| Cambridge English: First (FCE) | B2 |
| French Baccalauréat (OIB-British, American Options) English subject | Score: 12 |
| DAAD Scholarships | Qualified Applicant (B2 or equivalent) |
| CET(China) - 4 | Score - 530 |
| CET(China) - 6 | Score - 500 |

\*1 A required certificate has to be within its validity period\
\*2 EF-SET(https://www.efset.org/) Certificate is unacceptable

\*3 TOEFL is a registered trademark of ETS. This (publication/ product/ website) is not endorsed or approved by ETS.

\*4 Duolingo English Test certificate is not available.

\*5 TOEFL®-ITP is not available.

English requirement will be waived if a student satisfy one of the following conditions:\
- students who are currently enrolled in the universities in one of the following countries\
- students completed high school or university degree earned from one of the following countries.

Australia\
Canada\
New Zealand\
South Africa\
Singapore\
United Kingdom\
United States

If applicants enroll in a course generally instructed in English, a [CERTIFICATE](https://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Certificate-for-English-proficiency.docx) issued by their home university which verifies their enrollment will be validated as a language certificate.