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TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

For TOEFL testing in Egypt, contact AMIDEAST at:
23 Musadek Street, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
Phone: (2-02) 337-8277 and (2-02) 337-8265
Fax: (2-02) 795-2946
For further information, visit http://www.toefl.org

Official TOEFL with TWE scores must be sent directly from Educational Testing Services to:

Admissions Office
The American University in Cairo
113 Kasr El Aini Street/PO Box 2511
Cairo, 11511, Egypt

AUC's code number is 0903. TOEFL with TWE scores are valid for one year only; applicants for the fall semester must have taken the TOEFL with TWE in September or later during the previous year. Official TOEFL with TWE scores must be received by the admissions office no later than July 1st.

TOEFL Cut-off Scores for Undergraduate Students

Internet- Based Test (iBT) TOEFL Score	Internet- Based Test (iBT) Writing	Paper & Pencil Test (PPT) TOEFL Score	Computer-Based Test (CBT) TOEFL Score	TWE Score (Both PPT & CBT )	English Placement
103 or above	25 or above	612 or above	255 or above	5.5 or above	RHET 102 / RHET 103 Exemption Exam
83 – 102	22 – 24	557 or above	220 - 254*	4.5 or above	RHET 101 / 102 Essay Exam
76 – 82	20 – 21	540 - 556	205 - 219	4.0 or above	ENGL 100
62 – 75	17 – 19	503 - 539	177 - 204	3.5 or above	AUC Eng. Language Institute / Upper (ELIN 99)
48 - 61	14 – 16	460 - 502	140 - 176	3.0 or above	AUC Eng. Language Institute / Interm. (ELIN 98 )
Below 48	Below 14	Below 460	Below 140	Below 3.0	Not eligible for admission

TOEFL placement is based on achieving the cut-offs of the TWO scores: total score and iBT writing. If one score is lower, then placement is based on the lower score.

*All students will sit for the AUC EWAT (English Writing Ability Test) and will then be placed in either RHET 101 or RHET 102.