Roger Williams University offers three types of admission for non-native English speaking students.

• RWU Undergraduate Degree Program
• RWU English as a Second Language Bridge Program
• ELS Language Center at RWU

RWU Undergraduate Degree Program -
Direct Entry

Non-native English speaking students may enter the Roger Williams University undergraduate degree program directly, with no additional ESL courses, by submitting evidence of one of the following:

• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) greater than or equal to 550 Paper/213 Computer/79 Internet
  
  
• IELTS (International English Language Testing System) greater than or equal to 6.0
  
  
• TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) greater than or equal to 750
  
  
• SAT Verbal greater than or equal to 500
  
  
• Completion of level 112 at an ELS Language Center
  
  
• Completion of the RWU ESL Bridge Program

RWU English as a Second Language (ESL) Bridge Program -
Admission through the ESL Bridge Program

The RWU ESL Bridge Program offers advanced-level ESL students appropriate ESL courses in addition to their academic courses, along with special ESL tutoring in preparation for taking a full-time academic course load.

Non-native English speaking students that submit evidence of one of the following may be offered admission to RWU's undergraduate program through the RWU ESL Bridge Program:

• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) greater than or equal to 500 Paper/173 Computer/61 Internet AND less than 550/213/79
  
  
• IELTS (International English Language Testing System) greater than or equal to 5.0 AND less than 6.0
  
  
• TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) greater than or equal to 650 AND less than 750
  
  
• SAT Verbal greater than or equal to 420 AND less than 500
  
  
• Completion of level 109 at an ELS Language Center

ELS Language Center at RWU  -
Conditional Admission

The ELS Language Center offers an Intensive English Program to beginner and intermediate level English as a Second Language (ESL) students whose test scores do not qualify them for admission to Roger Williams University.  ELS Language Center students attend classes on campus and may live in the residence halls. For more information, contact the Center at: bri@els.edu or 401-254-5300.

Non-native English speaking students who do not submit evidence of English proficiency or have one of the following may be offered conditional admission to RWU. These students will be directed to the ELS Language Center for ESL education before beginning their undergraduate degree program:

• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) less than 500 Paper/173  Computer
• IELTS (International English Language Testing System) less than 5.0
• TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) less than 650
• SAT Verbal less than 420
• Less than completion of Level 109 at an ELS Language Center

Please note: RWU does NOT Require the TOEFL for admission.

• Students without a TOEFL score OR without one of the other test scores mentioned above may be admitted conditionally and directed to the ELS Language Center at RWU.
  
  
• We strongly recommend that students who have taken one of the above tests submit scores for review in order to receive the best placement for their English level.