NOVA TOEFL requirement

[RIShrat]

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I was completing the supplemental application for NOVA when I realized I would have to write the TOEFL exam. I have been living in Canada for 14 years and took two university level English courses that fills the requirement for optometry. I don't understand why they still require the TOEFL exam to be written. All the other school I have applied to have no problems. Why does NOVA require this? I have contacted them and they told me to send them official reports. Has anyone else had problems with this?

 

[sheepz]

canada is exempt or should be. Same situation here. If they want toefl, I'm not applying

 

[RIShrat]

I thought that too. Looking back at all the websites now, some don't mention Canada being exempt. Only NECO makes it clear that Canadian students do not require the TOEFL. I don't know what to do...my application is submitted and if the schools don't let me separately write the exam and send it in, i guess my application will just be thrown out. Waste of money and time 🙁

 

[sheepz]

I was in disbelief so I had to check for myself.

I found

Canadian students who have graduated from a Canadian high school where English is the teaching language will also be exempt from TOEFL.

on other websites I remember some say that you need your courses checked out if you go to school outside of the US or CA

 

[sheepz]

Applicants from countries in which English is not the official language are required to submit the computer version of Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores.

^Nova

I can't see why you have to take toefl unless they can make a point that Quebec isn't english first language

 

[RIShrat]

Applicants from countries in which English is not the official language are required to submit the computer version of Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores.

^Nova

I can't see why you have to take toefl unless they can make a point that Quebec isn't english first language

Can you please link me to that page because they made it clear by email that's hey will not make any exceptions. Thank you.

 

[02201992]

http://optometry.nova.edu/cvr/admissions/procedures.html. #5

 

[RIShrat]

http://optometry.nova.edu/cvr/admissions/procedures.html. #5

Thank you! I wonder why the guy would want to give me a heart attack by telling me I needed to write the exam.

 

[02201992]

Ya I'm not sure. You said you have been living in Canada for 14 years , are you originally from a different country that doesn't speak English? Maybe that matters to them :/

 

[RIShrat]

Ya I'm not sure. You said you have been living in Canada for 14 years , are you originally from a different country that doesn't speak English? Maybe that matters to them :/

Ya the link you sent is not for the optometry program.