Admission Requirements
Prerequisites
- Applicants must have a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution with at least a 3.0 baccalaureate or master's grade-point average on a 4.0 scale. Candidates with a GPA of 2.5-2.99 may be considered for provisional admission. A strong background in English, linguistics, or education is recommended, but not required.
- Nonnative speakers of English must score 600 or above on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or at least 250 on the computer-based TOEFL, and must pass a test of written English. Applicants who score between 550 and 600 (213-249 on the computer-based TOEFL) may be granted conditional admission, but will be required to complete TESL 500 English for Internationals (3 units) during their first semester of graduate work.
Admission Procedures
University graduate and program admission requirements must be met before an application is complete. (See "Graduate Admission to the University.")
- Submit a completed graduate application for admission. An online application is available. (International students should request application materials from the Office of International Student Services.)
- Remit the $45 nonrefundable application fee ($65 for international students).
- Request official copies of transcripts (form provided*) to be sent directly to Azusa Pacific University.
- Request three letters of recommendation (form provided*) as indicated in the graduate admissions materials. At least one must be from a professor or teacher acquainted with the applicant's academic work.
- Submit a statement of purpose describing educational and professional goals, including reasons for studying TESOL at APU.
- For nonnative speakers of English: Request official TOEFL scores to be sent directly to Azusa Pacific University.
All materials should be submitted to:
Graduate Center: Admissions
Azusa Pacific University
PO Box 7000
Azusa, CA 91702-7000
Located At:
Azusa Pacific University
568 E. Foothill Blvd.
Azusa, CA 91702-7000
(626) 815-4570
Fax: (626) 815-4545 • (626) 815-4571
graduatecenter@apu.edu
International applicants send forms to:
Office of International Student Services
Azusa Pacific University
PO Box 7000
Azusa, CA 91702-7000 USA
(626) 812-3055
Fax (626) 815-3801
Email ISS
Once all admission materials have been received by the appropriate office, the Graduate Admissions and TESOL faculty review the applicant's file. The applicant is then notified of the committee's decision.
*The downloadable version of this document is provided in a Portable Document Format (PDF). To learn more about PDFs or to install Adobe Acrobat Reader, follow this link.
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Note: This information is current for the 2008-09 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
