International Applicants & Applicants with International Credentials

Leighton accepts applications from individuals whose native language is not English and who have not earned a degree from an appropriately accredited institution in which English is the primary language for instruction, must receive a minimum score of 500 on the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL PBT). For further information on TOEFL, visit the website:  www.ets.org/toefl. Acceptable also is a minimum score of 61 on the Internet-Based Test (iBT) also offered by ETS, or a 6.0 on the International English Language Test (IELTS). 

Academic transcripts not in English must be evaluated by an appropriate third party (such as the World Education Services, Inc. ) for all international transcripts.