TUM does not require official TOEFL results for the TUMexchange application process here in Munich. However, when the Host University requires TOEFL as a part of its application process, candidates will need to have their test results transferred directly from ETS to the university to which they are applying in time to meet that university’s deadline.

Many universities require international students to submit TOEFL scores to confirm that their English skills are at a high enough level to be able to follow lectures and successfully complete assignments in English. TOEFL scores are a prerequisite for admission rather than one of the criteria that are evaluated for selection into a particular program at a university. Universities are free to set their own minimum score for admission. If your score is lower than this, you may not be accepted at the partner university.

As a certified iBT TOEFL test center, the TUM International Office is allowed to run tests for TUM students on campus. Tests are administered in the “Schulungsraum” on the ground floor of Richard-Wagner-Str. 18. TUM is not listed as a testing center on the ETS homepage.

To register please fill out the TOEFL information form and send it to toefl@zv.tum.de as soon as possible (at least 3 weeks prior to your desired appointment). 

For obtaining your ETS ID number please register for an account on the ETS Registration Page. Once we have recieved 9 candidates for a test, the list will be submitted and you will receive confirmation from ETS. 

After this time, you will not be able to change your testing date or to cancel the test.

The fee for the test is the standard fee set by ETS (US$ 240). Once our candidate list has been processed by ETS, remember to enter your university receipients on the ETS Registration Page under "view orders" at least 48 hours before the test. You do not need to have an official TOEFL score sent to TUM International Office.

Upcoming on campus TOEFL testing dates are:

• 15 June 2012
• 06 July 2012
• 21 September 2012 

Testing will start at 10:15 a.m. Students may register from 9:15 a.m. For further information please contact toefl@zv.tum.de.

Test preparation materials are available from Educational Testing Services and other test preparation publishers and are sold in book stores here in Germany. One can also take a practice test in the Infothek at the Amerika Haus.