Programs and Language Requirements


* Students from Japan should confirm language requirements with staff at the international office of their institution.

Programs and Language Requirements for Exchange Students

  1. Fall 2026

Students planning to take courses taught in Chinese
You must submit one of the documents below if you'll be taking a course taught in Chinese:

  1. Documents demonstrating Chinese proficiency equivalent to TOCFL Level 3 or New HSK Level 5 or Proof of Study (480 to 960 study hours of Mandarin in Taiwan or 960 to 1,920 study hours of Mandarin in another country. Students must have a vocabulary of 5,000 words.)
  2. MA Program in Translation and Interpretation Studies: proofs equivalent to CEFR C2
  3. Native Chinese speakers are exempt

Students planning to take courses taught in English
You must submit one of the documents below if you'll be taking a course taught in English:

  1. Documents demonstrating English proficiency equivalent to TOEIC 750 or TOEFL iBT 79 or  TOEFL ITP 550 or IELTS 6.0
  2. MBA Program in International Management:  TOEIC 750 or TOEFL iBT 79 or  TOEFL ITP 550 or IELTS 6.0
  3. BA program, Dept. of English Language and Literature: TOEFL iBT 79 or IELTS 6.0
  4. MA Program, Dept. of English Language and Literature: TOEFL iBT 100 or IELTS 7.0
  5. MA Program in Translation and Interpretation Studies: proofs equivalent to CEFR C2
  6. Native English speakers are exempt

Students applying to programs at the College of Foreign Languages and Literatures

  1. An international language proficiency test for Japanese, French, German, Spanish or Italian
  2. Native speakers are exempt