4729-5-34 Successful completion of the "Test of Spoken English".

Successful completion of the “Test of Spoken English (TSE),” pursuant to rules 4729-3-02, 4729-3-03, 4729-3-04, 4729-5-31, and 4729-5-32 of the Administrative Code, shall be a score of fifty or higher. A board approved equivalent of the TSE is the “Test of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-based test” (TOEFL iBT). No other administered form of TOEFL will be accepted as a board approved equivalent to TSE. Successful completion of TOEFL iBT shall be the following minimum scores or higher:

(A) Writing: Twenty-four;

(B) Speaking: Twenty-six;

(C) Listening: Eighteen; and

(D) Reading: Twenty-one.

Effective: 01/01/2006

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 10/05/2005 and 12/31/2010

Promulgated Under: 119.03

Statutory Authority: 4729.26

Rule Amplifies: 4729.08

Prior Effective Dates: 03/21/1988, 01/10/1996