Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Professional Licensing
Public Health Code
Public Health Code - General Rules
Section R. 338.7002b - Minimum English language standard
Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 338.7002b
Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024
Rule 2b.
(1) Under section 16174(1)(d) of the code, MCL 333.16174, an applicant seeking licensure, registration, relicensure, if lapsed for more than 3 years, or reregistration, if lapsed for more than 3 years, shall demonstrate a working knowledge of the English language under the minimum standards established by the department.
(2) To demonstrate a working knowledge of the English language, the applicant shall establish that the applicant meets 1 of the following:
(a)
The applicant's health professional educational program was taught in
English.
(b) The applicant supplies
transcripts establishing that the applicant earned not less than 60 college
level credits from an English-speaking undergraduate or graduate
school.
(c) The applicant's
credentials and English proficiency have been evaluated and determined to be
equivalent to the credentials required in this state by a board-approved
credentialing agency.
(d) The
applicant obtained an overall score of not less than 176 overall and 185
speaking on the Cambridge English (B2 First, C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency)
Examination.
(e) The applicant
obtained a passing score of 650 or higher on the Examination for the
Certificate of Competency in English (ECCE) test developed by Michigan Language
Assessment, as demonstrated by a certificate of competency or certificate of
competency with honors.
(f) The
applicant obtained a passing score of 650 or higher on the Examination for the
Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) test developed by Michigan
Language Assessment, as demonstrated by a certificate of proficiency or
certificate of proficiency with honors.
(g) The applicant obtained a total score of
not less than 6.5 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
Academic test within 2 years of the date of application.
(h) The applicant obtained an overall score
of not less than 55 on the 4-skill Michigan English Test (MET) developed by
Michigan Language Assessment.
(i)
The applicant obtained an overall score of not less than 300 on the
Occupational English Test (OET).
(j) The applicant obtained an overall score
of not less than 55 and not less than 50 on any section of the Pearson PTE
Academic Examination.
(k) The
applicant obtained a total score of not less than 80 on the Test of English as
a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test (TOEFL-IBT) administered by the
Educational Testing Service within 2 years of the date of
application.
(l) The applicant
obtained a score of not less than 725 on the reading and listening section, not
less than 150 on the writing section, and not less than 160 on the speaking
section of the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) within 2
years of the date of application.
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