Education Information Center

Undergraduate Admissions Tests

Most US universities will require or recommend that undergraduate applicants take either
American College Testing Program (ACT) or
Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) I & II

Postgraduate Admissions Tests

Graduate Record Exam (GRE) - the examination often required for humanities, arts or sciences programs

Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) - the examination required by business or management-related programs

Law Schools Admission Test (LSAT) - the examination required as part of the application process to the Jurisdoctor Degree (JD), the professional American law degree

Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) - medical schools require that applicants take the MCAT as part of the application process to the MD program, the professional American medical degree

English Language Test

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - non-native English speakers are required to take the TOEFL as part of the application process into any undergraduate, postgraduate, or professional degree

Professional Licensure Exams

Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) - CGFNS exam is a part of the licensing requirements to work as a registered nurse in the US, so registered general nurses who were educated outside the US will usually have to take it

Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (USMLE) - USMLE exam is a part of the licensing requirements to conduct medical residency or fellowship in the US. Medical doctors or students who were educated outside the US will have to take it

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - The TOEFL is required of all medical doctors/students who were educated outside the U.S. It is also required of all registered general nurses who were educated outside English-speaking countries.

Test Preparation

It is recommended that you should spend some time familiarizing yourself with the tests. Computer-based test materials are available on CD at the Information Resource Center of the U.S. Consulate General in Krakow. For more information, please see AIRC page or call 12 424 51 40.