Washington University in St. Louis
English Language Program

 

Fall 2012 Testing Schedule

Incoming undergraduate students: See the Writing 1 web site for information about the Washington University Writing Placement Exam.

Incoming graduate students: To ensure your success during your academic career at WUSTL, your department/school may request that you take one or more English language proficiency exams. A letter sent with your visa documents indicates which exam, if any, your school/department requires you to take. As a follow-up to the TOEFL or other standardized English proficiency tests you may already have taken, the ELP's English proficiency exams will determine whether you need further English language support in order to fully engage with your academic program and the university community. Your department/school may require you to follow any ELP course recommendations that result from your performance on the exam(s).

Please plan on taking your required exams as soon as possible after your arrival in St. Louis so that if ELP coursework is recommended for you, you can speak with your advisor about fitting that coursework into your schedule and get answers to any questions that you have about ELP course recommendations.

 

Graduate Composition Exam

Sign up online for one 90-minute session on one of the following dates:

Friday, August 3, 1-2:30 p.m.
Lab Sciences 250, Danforth Campus
Friday, August 17, 1-2:30 p.m.
Lab Sciences 250, Danforth Campus
Friday, August 10, 1-2:30 p.m.
Lab Sciences 250, Danforth Campus
Monday, August 20, 6-7:30 p.m.
Lab Sciences 250, Danforth Campus
Monday, August 13, 6-7:30 p.m.
Lab Sciences 250, Danforth Campus
Tuesday, August 21, 1-2:30 p.m.
Lab Sciences 250, Danforth Campus

The graduate composition exam is an essay exam. For more information about the Composition Exam, see the ELP's description of the exam.

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Graduate Listening & Speaking Exam

Sign up online for one 20-minute time slot on one of the following dates:

August 1-20:
  • Mondays 3-5 p.m.,
  • Tuesdays and Wednesdays 11 a.m.-1 p.m.,
  • Thursdays 8:30-10:30 a.m.
Location: Stix International House. To take your exam, please report to the OISS front desk (Stix International House, Room 100) a few minutes before your scheduled exam time.
Tuesday, August 21, 3-5:20 p.m.
Location: Eads Hall (various rooms). To take your exam, please report to Eads Hall 203 a few minutes before your scheduled exam time and check in with the OISS/ELP representative. The OISS/ELP representative will then direct you to a room for your exam.

For more information about the Listening & Speaking Exam, see the ELP's description of the exam.

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Questions?

If you have any questions about the testing process that the information on this web site does not address, please contact the ELP at 935-5910 or esl@artsci.wustl.edu. You may find the information that you need on this site's pages about the English Language Programs' Tests or Frequently Asked Questions about ELP Testing and Placement (pdf).

 

Institutional TOEFL

The Institutional TOEFL is not offered at WUSTL. See the TOEFL web site to find a testing center.

 

Additional exams administered by the WU ELP include:

ELP TA Exams (for prospective teaching assistants). Time and place are arranged by each department. See the complete ELP TA Exam information.