Both CTEFL programs have the same courses: Teaching Language Skills, Classroom Assessment, and Teaching Practicum. The year-round CTEFL lasts two academic semesters – Fall and Spring, each lasting 15 weeks. The schedule and location of the Special CTEFL vary depending on the needs of the partner organization.

The dates and schedule of the Special CTEFL program change from year to year. Please come back early in 2023 to learn about the dates and schedule for this program.

The location of the Special CTEFL classes is arranged with the partner organisation. It may vary from Yerevan to other regions of Armenia or Artsakh and be complemented with online classes. For more information, come back in early 2023.

The language of instruction at AUA is English.

To be considered for admission, applicants must meet the AUA general graduate admission requirements and the TEFL-program requirements. For more information, please refer to the AUA Application Procedures

Yes.

a. Applicants can submit official exam results confirming English Language Proficiency either through TOEFL iBT or IELTS Academic exams.

b. Applicants to the Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (CTEFL) program may fulfill the English Language Proficiency Requirement through a specially designed in-house English proficiency test.

c. Some applicants may be eligible to receive a waiver of the English Language Proficiency Requirement. For more information, please read the English Language Proficiency waiver policy and application form here. 

By the Regular Enrollment Deadline , you should submit the complete:

1. An application form for CTEFL. The Application for Enrollment in Certificate Programs is currently available at im.aua.am. To start your application, first create and confirm your profile. Then, please follow the steps to complete and submit your applications. For any information regarding the application form, please contact the Office of Admissions (060) 612748.

Please make sure to specify in your Statement of Purpose whether you are interested in the Intensive Summer format taking place in June/July or the year long program with classes scheduled to begin in Fall. Visit https://tefl.aua.am/ctefl/ for more information. 

Applicants who would like to take the Summer CTEFL In-House test, please indicate it in your application form:

• Test Subject – English Proficiency Test 
• Test Name – Summer CTEFL In-House 
• Test Date – April 15(This is not the exact test date. We will contact you for more information regarding the date and the time for your test and the admission interview).

2. A Financial Aid Form. The tuition assistance application form can be found here and the list of the required documents (checklist) can be found here. Applicants need to fill in the corresponding application form and submit the hard copy of the TA application form together with the required documents to the Office of Financial Aid by the deadline.   

You may receive a waiver to the English Language Proficiency requirement if you studied at least two consecutive of the previous five years of full-time study at a recognized high school, college, or university where the primary language of instruction is English. Applicants may receive a waiver if they have completed at least two years of full-time study at a recognized high school, college, or university where the primary language of instruction was English. For more information, please refer to the English Language proficiency waiver policy at http://policies.aua.am/policy/143. To apply for the waiver, applicants should create a profile at http://im.aua.am and submit an English Language Proficiency Test Waiver form.

The TOEFL iBT and IETLS Academic target score requirements for admission at AUA are as follows.

• TOEFL iBT – 79 or higher
• IELTS Academic – 6.5 or higher

Applicants should note, however, that meeting the scores listed above is not a guarantee of admission. On the other hand, having scores lower does not result in automatic denial. Only those applicants with a 67 or lower on the TOEFL iBT or 5.5 or lower on the IELTS Academic will be automatically denied admission.

Yes. The deadline will be announced by November, 2022.

It is your responsibility to submit a complete application. If you forget to send a required document or do not report an official score to AUA, please immediately contact the Office of Admissions and make sure to send those missing documents by email to [email protected].

The Office of Admissions screens all submitted applications for technical eligibility. If your application is incomplete, please note that it will not be considered for further review by the Admissions Committee. Incomplete applications will be moved to the following deadline date. If you fail to complete your application by the rolling admissions deadline date, the Office of Admissions will update your application status to ineligible.

Your application fee may be paid online, via Easy Pay Cash Machine (Armenia only), or bank transfer We strongly encourage applicants to make payments online as it may take up to 10 business days for your account to reflect Easy Pay or Bank Transfer payments. Detailed instructions are available on the payment page in http://im.aua.am once you have submitted your application.