International Students

In addition to the standard application materials listed above, International students and U.S. citizens educated abroad (except most international American schools) must provide the following:

  • High school transcripts and, if applicable, college or university transcripts must be evaluated by an evaluation agency as part of the application process. LDSBC accepts evaluations from World Education Services/ WES (www.wes.org) and International Education Research Foundation/IERF (www.ierf.org/byu-ces). IERF is preferred.
  • Financial Information. Please review the CES admission application for specific details.
  • Proof of English proficiency (TOEFL, IELTS, PTE or Cambridge): International and US Students not educated in an English language curriculum are required to demonstrate English language proficiency by meeting minimum scores on one of the exams listed below. In certain cases these exams may be required of students educated in an English language curriculum as well. Official TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE results are required of applicants from non-English speaking countries or U.S. citizens whose high school education was not in English. The minimum score requirements are as follows: (subject to change)
Subject Area/ Sub Scores
Reading Listening
Speaking
Writing
Composite
TOEFL (IBT) 17
16
16
17
66
IELTS
6.0
6.0
5.5
5.0
6.0
Pearson's PTE
47
45
45
47
46
Cambridge English -
Advanced Placement Test (CAE) or Proficiency Test (CPE)

169
169
162
154
169