Last updated 1/16/14 1 Office of Graduate and Professional Studies Works with Departments on policy interpretations, approvals, and exceptions. Data and Research Services Testing – English Language Proficiency Examination English Language Institute Instruction in English Last updated 1/16/14 2 English Language Proficiency Verification Required of all TAMU international students for whom English is not the native language (as defined by the Office of Admissions) English Language Proficiency Certification Required of all TAMU international students who will serve as Graduate Assistant – Teaching or who have not achieved ELP Verification. Last updated 1/16/14 3 TOEFL Test Score Internet – 80 Paper – 550 IELTS Score – 6.0 GRE Verbal Score – 146 New Scale (was 400) GMAT Verbal Score – 22 Alternative verification through OGAPS Last updated 1/16/14 4 Alternative Verification methods (handled through OGAPS) ‣ ‣ ‣ Master’s degree from an accredited U.S. institution Departments initiate alternative verification requests The Department Head must sign the submitted Alternative Verification Form Last updated 1/16/14 5 Four Areas of Competence: Written Composition Listening Oral Skills Reading Can meet certification requirement with: Score of at least 80 on each section of English Language Proficiency Examination (Writing Skills, Listening Comprehension, Oral Skills, Reading Comprehension) Grade of A or B in an English Language Institute course at 300 level or higher (Composition, Listening, Oral Skills, Reading) Last updated 1/16/14 6 Alternative Certification methods (handled through OGAPS) Undergraduate degree following four years of study at an accredited U.S. institution. Completed an equivalent English Proficiency Program at another institution. Other requests require strong department justification and review in compliance with OGAPS policies and deadlines Departments initiate alternative certification requests. The Department Head must sign the submitted Alternative Certification Form Last updated 1/16/14 7 Emergency One-Semester Deferral ‣ ‣ On rare occasions, a department may need to hire as a Graduate Assistant-Teaching an international student who has not met the English Proficiency Certification requirements In such a case, the department may request from OGAPS a one-time, one-semester emergency deferral of: • One or more English Language Proficiency Exam (ELPE) sections OR • A retest of one or more ELPE sections ‣ ‣ Deferral request comes to OGAPS through the Graduate Operations Committee (GOC) Dean via a memo from the Department Head The level of justification for approving an emergency deferral is very high. See Graduate Advisor Handbook for examples of justifiable conditions Last updated 1/16/14 8 English Proficiency on Compass Last updated 1/16/14 9 Z1EL – Overall ELPE Status Z2G –Grammar (UGrad only) Z3C –Composition Z4R – Reading Z5L – Listening Z6V – Vocabulary (Ugrad only) Z7O – Oral Skills Last updated 1/16/14 10 SHANCRS Last updated 1/16/14 11 ZA – Certified by Alternate Means ZC – Certified ZE – Native English Speaker ZN – Not Verified ZP – Postponed ZV – Verified ZX - Excluded Last updated 1/16/14 12 Offered on a monthly basis. Students register at dars.tamu.edu Testing in August and January for new students handled with a priority system. Students must wait three months between exam administrations (except with written approval from OGAPS). Students without ELP Verification or enrolled in an ELI course must test between semesters. Last updated 1/16/14 13 First priority given to students who have not met ELP Verification. Next priority goes to departments using new, first-semester international graduate students as GATs. The department will send DARS a list of students identified as potential GATs. Remaining slots will fill on a first-come, space-available basis. Last updated 1/16/14 14 Written Composition 30 minute essay on a general topic. Scored by 2 or 3 readers using a structured rubric. Listening 90 question test delivered by recorded exam developed at the University of Michigan. Oral Skills Short oral reading passage. Brief lecture presentation based on content provided by the student’s department. Question and answer on a general topic chosen by the student. Reading 20 Question test using short passages, developed at University of Michigan. Last updated 1/16/14 15 Retesting within 3 months of most recent attempt requires OGAPS permission. Request comes from the Departmental Graduate Advisor Department Head must sign the submitted Request to Retake the English Language Proficiency Examination Form Eligibility requirements: ◦ The department needs the student to work as a Teaching Assistant ◦ The student has passed at least two sections of the ELPE ◦ The two ELPE areas lacking have a minimum score of 75 in each Students will be scheduled with DARS once OGAPS permission is granted. Last updated 1/16/14 16 Required of students not meeting ELP Verification or Certification requirements or departmental standards. Certain departments allow students to postpone English Verification requirements for their first enrolled semester ONLY at TAMU. ELI course placements are handled by the Departmental Graduate Advisor in consultation with OGAPS, DARS and the English Language Institute Last updated 1/16/14 17
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