Check your eligibility

The minimum TOEFL score required for all applicants to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is

• 90 for the internet-based exam (with minimum component scores of 22 [reading, listening] and 21 [writing, speaking]) or
• 55 each for reading, listening, and writing in the paper-based test, with 4.0 on the Test of Written English (TWE).

Some programs require a higher score.

Important:

• TOEFL ibT Home is accepted for admission to UBC-Vancouver.
• TOEFL ITP and TOEFL Essentials are not accepted for admission.
• TOEFL MyBest composite scores are not accepted for applications to UBC-Vancouver.
• Minimum scores must be achieved in a single sitting of the test (i.e. scores from multiple test-taking instances may not be used to satisfy minimum component requirements.)

Score submission

UBC requires an official score to be sent to us electronically directly from the test centre/ETS.

On the TOEFL score request form you will be asked to specify the receiving institutions where you would like the results being sent to. To ensure UBC receives your results correctly, you have to use the following details:

• In the electronic score request form in your ETS manager, use institution code 0965 and pick "Graduate Organization" in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
• If you use a paper request form, use institution code 0965 and institution name "University of British Columbia".
• Both electronic and paper form ask for a department name/code. Either pick the value of an appropriate fit to your study area or 99 for other.
• If you are asked to give a reason for taking the TOEFL test then select/enter: "to enter a college or university as a graduate student"