TOEFL & IELTS conversion
In order to enter a university in Holland a non - native speakers need to demonstrate their proficiency in English by a TOEFL or IELTS test score. These English proficiency tests will open more doors to study abroad:
- The TOEFL® Test - Test of English as a Foreign Language™. The TOEFL® test is the most widely accepted English-language test in the world. No matter where you want to study, the TOEFL test can help get you there.
- IELTS is the International English Language Testing System. It measures ability to communicate in English across all four language skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking – for people who intend to study or work where English is the language of communication.
Read more: Language and preparatory programmes and TOEFL & IELTS test centers in the Netherlands
Here you can see the several equivalency tables for TOEFL and IELTS scores.
| TOEFL Paper | TOEFL Computer | TOEFL iBT | IELTS Equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 625 - 680 | 263 - 300 | 113 - 120 | 7.5 - 9.0 |
| 600 | 250 | 100 | 7.0 |
| 575 | 232 | 90 - 91 | 6.5 |
| 550 | 213 | 79 - 80 | 6.0 |
| 525 | 196 | 69 - 70 | 5.5 |
| 500 | 173 | 59 - 60 | 5.0 |
| 475 | 152 | 49 - 50 | 4.5 |
| 450 | 133 | 39 - 40 | 4.0 |
| 425 | 113 | 29 -30 | 3.5 |
Source: English Language Center
This is another conversion table, where the levels proficiency in English are shown.
Source : Vancouver English Centre
Read more: Language and preparatory programmes and TOEFL & IELTS test centers
