To confirm the offer of admission to IM Global Experience, IM CEMS MIM, Finance Global Experience or IM Asia — DD Bocconi-Essec, you will need to provide a valid English language certificate by July 25, 2025.
For these programs, proficiency in the English language at level C1 is required. The fulfillment of this requirement can be achieved through the methods listed in this table.
| English certificates | Test Administrator | Minimum score required for CEMS MIM | Minimum score required for ESSEC, IM Global Experience and Finance Global Experience |
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TOEFL IBT * Test of English as a foreign language - internet-based test |
(ETS) Educational Testing Service | 100/120 | 100/120 |
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IELTS Academic International English Language Testing System |
Cambridge English Language Assessment | 7/9 | 7/9 |
|
CAE Certificate in Advanced English |
Cambridge English Language Assessment | B | B |
|
BEC Higher Business English Certificate Higher |
Cambridge English Language Assessment | B | B |
|
CPE Certificate of Proficiency in English |
Cambridge English Language Assessment | C | C |
|
Bachelor diploma entirely taught in English |
// | accepted if issued in an English speaking Country or by a CEMS institution or in an EQUIS/AACSB accredited institution | accepted |
* The following online tests are accepted for the IM CEMS MIM program:
- TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition test: a minimum score of 100 is required in the Internet-based TOEFL (iBT) with a score of at least 20 in each section;
- TOEFL ITP® Plus for China Solution: a minimum score of 627 is required (Listening 64, Structure and Written 64, Reading 63).
Please note that CEMS does not accept TOEFL MyBest Scores, but results from specific test dates.
CEMS MIM: additional info on language requirements
- All the applicants must be fluent in two foreign languages on top of their mother tongue/s. Please consider that knowledge of a second language (other than English/ mother tongue) will be not required as compulsory during the application period, but it will be positively evaluated for selection purposes;
- For non-English natives, English must be the 1st foreign language, proved by one of the certificates listed above.
- We invite applicants to read carefully the Language Graduation Requirements, the Language possible combinations, and the Language assessment on this webpage.
- Specific language requirements for the University of Sydney Business School: Students doing a term abroad at the University of Sydney Business School may have to present a valid IELTS, CAE, or TOEFL exam when applying for a visa. Please see here the MIM factsheet of the school