English Language Requirements

All Otago MBA papers are taught and examined in English. If your first language is not English you must provide evidence of a satisfactory level of English language proficiency.

During the admissions process for the Otago MBA we will be evaluating your English language proficiency (both oral and written) and it is at our discretion as to whether we request official certified statement of results from an accepted English language test that has been taken within two years of the commencement of the MBA programme. For all English language test results, original copies must be supplied.

If we do request this the minimum requirements are;

• University of Otago English for Otago with a grade of C or higher
• IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of 6.5 in the academic module (with no individual band below 6.0)
• Paper-based TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 587 with TWE (Test of Written English) 4.5
• Internet-based TOEFL score of 95 with a minimum writing score of 22
• Computer-based TOEFL score of 280 (Essay 4.5)
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) – Grade B