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Eligibility

This program is only available to applicants fully or majority funded by their employers. Other students who want to launch a career in interpretation should apply to our translation and interpretation master’s programs.

Deadlines

To help you prepare, please review the following information and our application deadlines.

How-To Videos

 on how to apply and how to finance your education.

Application Checklist

• , which includes the following:
  • Essay
  • Résumé or curriculum vitae
  • Personal scholarship statements
• $65 application fee
• Undergraduate transcripts
• One letter of recommendation (two preferred)
• Interview in person or online (if needed)
• GRE or GMAT scores (optional)
• TOEFL, IELTS, or Cambridge scores (required if English is not your first language)
• Second language proficiency (not required)

Application Instructions

Visit our main Application Instructions page for information on each checklist item. 

Program-specific details are listed below.

TOEFL, IELTS, or Cambridge

If English is not your first language, you must provide evidence of English proficiency from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examinations, or Cambridge (B2 First, C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency). 

• TOEFL preferred minimum: 100
  • Sub-score minimum for Reading and Listening: 25
  • Sub-score minimum for Speaking: 23
  • Sub-score minimum for Writing: 27
• IELTS preferred minimum: 7.0
  • Sub-score minimum for Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing: 7.0
• Cambridge (B2 First, C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency) preferred minimum: 185
  • Sub-score minimum for Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing: 185

TOEFL and IELTS scores are valid for two years after the test date. Cambridge scores do not expire.

If necessary, you may have the opportunity to improve your English language skills through our English Preparation for Graduate Studies program, for which scholarships are available. 

Based on our review of your scores, English may be required as your language of study.

TOEFL/IELTS/Cambridge exemptions are automatically granted to applicants who have completed a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in the United States, Australia, Canada (except Quebec), Ireland, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, or Singapore. Please contact your enrollment advisor if you have any questions.

You can submit your online application without your TOEFL, IELTS, or Cambridge scores and provide them later via enroll@middlebury.edu.

Language Proficiency

• You will work bi-directionally between your A and B languages.
• You will submit a Language and Skills Test (LST) to demonstrate proficiency in each of your languages of study.
• We highly recommend that you have more than six months of in-country experience using each of your languages of study.