Admission to Faculty

All students entering GAU Foundation English School must be tested and placed according their level. Upon acceptance, all new Foundation English School students write a placement exam which will determine their initial level. On successfully achieving a passing score on exams, students will be promoted to the next level and then into faculty.

Placement tests are administered to all students entering the GAU Foundation English School to determine the appropriate level for students. Students scoring 60% or higher are allowed to enter their departments in faculty (with the exception of ELT teacher training, translation and post graduate programs which require a score of 80%).

IELTS and TOEFL

Students with the following IELTS and TOEFL scores will be allowed to enter their departments directly without having to go through Foundation English courses or placement exam:

IELTS: 5.0 FOR most departments 6.0 for ELT, Translation and post graduate programs.

TOEFL (paper based exam): 500 for most departments and 550 for ELT, Translation and post graduate programs.

TOEFL (computer based exam): 173 for most departments and 213 for ELT, Translation and post graduate programs.

Students are admitted to their departments once they have reached level requirements and have successfully passed a proficiency exam. The passing grade for proficiency exams is 60% for most courses and 80% for English Language Teaching and graduate courses.

INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATION AND EQUIVALENCIES FOR EXEMPTION FROM GAU FOUNDATION ENGLISH SCHOOL

• TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language.
• IELTS:International English Language Testing System.
• FCE:First Certificate in English Faculty Administration.
• CAE:Certificate in Advanced English.
• CPE: Certificate of Proficiency in English