English Proficiency Requirements

At The Boston Conservatory, we believe that students must have adequate proficiency in English to fully benefit from the rigorous curriculum we offer. For this reason, we require non-native speakers of English to submit recent TOEFL or IELTS scores. The minimum scores required for admission are listed below. If you have attended an English-speaking secondary institution for at least two years, you may submit the SAT or ACT in lieu of the TOEFL or IELTS exam. All test scores must be received in The Boston Conservatory Admissions office by February 1.  The Boston Conservatory's score code for the TOEFL exam is 3084.  Information about the TOEFL and IELTS exams is available at www.toefl.org and www.ielts.org.

Information about the Conservatory's ESL Policy for accepted students can be found by clicking here.

The TOEFL and IELTS scores required for admissions consideration are:

* IELTS scores listed are guidelines based on overall band scores. Individual break-out scores in the four areas (Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking) will be evaluated to determine eligibility for admission to a particular program of study.