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Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, ETS has responded with the Special Home Edition of the TOEFL ibt.

Here are some important links:

ETS' Guide to the At-home test: https://www.ets.org/s/cv/toefl/at-home/ets-account/

At-home solution press release: https://news.ets.org/press-releases/ets-introduces-at-home-solution-for-toefl-ibt-test-and-gre-general-test-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/

ETS' Testing updates and cancellations due to COVID-19: https://www.ets.org/s/cv/important-update/?WT.ac=toefl_cv_important_update_200301

Interview Transcript and more information about the home edition of the TOEFL iBT: https://tstprep.com/toefl-at-home-during-the-coronavirus/

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, ETS has responded with the Special Home Edition of the TOEFL ibt. As of March 23rd, 2020, the at-home version of the TOEFL test will be available for any TOEFL taker residing in the United States, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Hong Kong, and Macau.

In order to get a better understanding of the situation, Josh MacPherson, head instructor at TST Prep, sat down with Srikant Gopal, Executive Director of the TOEFL Program at ETS to discuss the new Special Home Edition of the TOEFL ibt. By the end of this short interview, students will have a better understanding of:

- what is the Special Home Edition of the TOEFL ibt test
- how this test is different from the regular TOEFL ibt
- how long the home edition of the test will be offered
- how the test will be proctored at-home
- what equipment you need to take the test at home
...and more!

Email [email protected] if you have any questions about TOEFL preparation classes.
Email [email protected] if you have any questions about registering.

Stay safe TOEFL takers :)

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UPDATE: April 23, 2020

The at-home test can now also be taken on a Mac computer if Windows is installed and the test taker is using a Chrome or Firefox browser. More details can be found in the “Equipment and Environment Checklist”. - https://www.ets.org/s/cv/toefl/at-home/equipment/


ETS is committed to serving test takers with disabilities and health-related needs by providing services and reasonable accommodations that are appropriate given the purpose of the test. These accommodations can now be requested in the test taker’s ETS account:

Extended time
Extra breaks
Screen magnification
Selectable colors

Many other accommodations can be requested through ETS Disability Services, provided that the test taker can supply the approved device, such as an IntelliKeys keyboard or diabetic instruments.
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