Recommended Language Exams

Official Site: http://www.memphis.edu/sph/mph/interpreter.php
Note: If the Language Admission Requirement is not met, applicants
will need to take one of the following exams.
Language Admission Exams
Recommended Language Exams:
1.
For English: ANY of the following exams will be accepted as a language requirement.
*OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview) offered by Language Testing International (LTI)
Minimum level accepted: Advanced Mid
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): 570+ on paper; 230+ computer version; 90+ on iBT.
ELPT (English Language Proficiency Test): 950+
MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery) 80+
ECPE (Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English): PASS
FCE (First Certificate in English, Level 3): A
CAE (Certificate in Advanced English, Level 4): B
CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English, Level 5): B
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 7.0+
ACTFL Oral Exams (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages): Advanced Mid Level* (see
www.actfl.org)
*Note: The OPI is offered at the University of Memphis Testing Center for English or/and any other
language offered by Language Testing International. Please visit www.LTI.com for additional details.
Testing Center Phone: 901 678 2428
Emails: [email protected]
[email protected] (Ms Trenda Smith, Manager, Testing Center)
2. For Spanish or any other foreign language
OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview) offered by Language Testing International (LTI)
Level required: Advanced-Mid (based on the ACTFL= American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages Oral Proficiency Guidelines)
Note: If you need to take any of the exams listed above, please take it at least four weeks before
class begins.

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