About the TOEFL

The TOEFL is an important part of an international student's journey to study in an English-speaking country. In addition to the test, the ETS TOEFL Program provides tools and guides to help students prepare for the test and improve English-language skills. The TOEFL test measures a student's ability to use and understand English at the university level by evaluating how well a student combines his or her listening, reading, speaking and writing skills to perform academic tasks.

There are two formats for the TOEFL test. The format you take depends on the location of the test center. Most test takers take the TOEFL iBT test. Test centers that do not have Internet access offer the Paper-based Test (PBT).

Institutional TOEFL

The Intensive English Program offers the TOEFL twice a year, in November and April. Current IEP students who wish to take this test must register with the Intensive English Program and pre-pay. There is a $30 fee for the test. The Institutional TOEFL is an in-house test and therefore not accepted for admission to universities outside the University of Dayton.

The test has three parts: (1) Listening, (2) Structure, and (3) Reading. It has a score range of 0-677.

NOTE: Persons who arrive late for the test will not be seated. Neither late arrivals nor students who fail to arrive will have their test fees refunded.

Internet-based TOEFL (TOEFL iBT)

The internet-based TOEFL is offered throughout most regions of the world by ETS (Educational Testing Service) and the score is accepted internationally. The test has four parts: 1) Reading; 2) Listening, 3) Speaking and 4) Writing. Test scores range between 0-120.

Students can find more details about the iBT online at http://www.toefl.org. To schedule an appointment for the Internet-based TOEFL, call 1-800-468-6335 (in the U.S.) or find a Regional Registration Center. Students may also register online. The University of Dayton is now a test site for the TOEFL iBT. See below for testing dates.

The Internet-based test is replacing the computer-based and paper-based TOEFL beginning in 2006. The computer-based and paper-based versions of the test will be given at certain locations until the Internet-based TOEFL is implemented in that area.

TOEFL iBT at the University of Dayton

The University of Dayton is now a test site for the TOEFL iBT. To schedule an appointment for the Internet-based TOEFL at UD, call 1-800-468-6335 (in the U.S.) or register online.

TOEFL iBT testing dates at the University of Dayton

Saturday, January 21, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Saturday, May 5, 2012

The TOEFL iBT is held at 10 a.m. on UD's campus in Chaminade Hall, room 201. For a map of campus, go to http://map.udayton.edu/.

Questions about the TOEFL at the University of Dayton should be directed to Anita Middleton at amiddleton1@udayton.edu or (937) 229-3330.