Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Professional Licensing › Public Health Code › Public Health Code - General Rules › Section R. 338.7002b - Minimum English language standard

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2b.
(1) Under
				  section 16174(1)(d) of the code, MCL
				  333.16174, an applicant seeking
				  licensure, registration, relicensure, if lapsed for more than 3 years, or
				  reregistration, if lapsed for more than 3 years, shall demonstrate a working
				  knowledge of the English language under the minimum standards established by
				  the department.
(2) To demonstrate
				  a working knowledge of the English language, the applicant shall establish that
				  the applicant meets 1 of the following:
(a)
				  The applicant's health professional educational program was taught in
				  English.
(b) The applicant supplies
				  transcripts establishing that the applicant earned not less than 60 college
				  level credits from an English-speaking undergraduate or graduate
				  school.
(c) The applicant's
				  credentials and English proficiency have been evaluated and determined to be
				  equivalent to the credentials required in this state by a board-approved
				  credentialing agency.
(d) The
				  applicant obtained an overall score of not less than 176 overall and 185
				  speaking on the Cambridge English (B2 First, C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency)
				  Examination.
(e) The applicant
				  obtained a passing score of 650 or higher on the Examination for the
				  Certificate of Competency in English (ECCE) test developed by Michigan Language
				  Assessment, as demonstrated by a certificate of competency or certificate of
				  competency with honors.
(f) The
				  applicant obtained a passing score of 650 or higher on the Examination for the
				  Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) test developed by Michigan
				  Language Assessment, as demonstrated by a certificate of proficiency or
				  certificate of proficiency with honors.
(g) The applicant obtained a total score of
				  not less than 6.5 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
				  Academic test within 2 years of the date of application.
(h) The applicant obtained an overall score
				  of not less than 55 on the 4-skill Michigan English Test (MET) developed by
				  Michigan Language Assessment.
(i)
				  The applicant obtained an overall score of not less than 300 on the
				  Occupational English Test (OET).
(j) The applicant obtained an overall score
				  of not less than 55 and not less than 50 on any section of the Pearson PTE
				  Academic Examination.
(k) The
				  applicant obtained a total score of not less than 80 on the Test of English as
				  a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test (TOEFL-IBT) administered by the
				  Educational Testing Service within 2 years of the date of
				  application.
(l) The applicant
				  obtained a score of not less than 725 on the reading and listening section, not
				  less than 150 on the writing section, and not less than 160 on the speaking
				  section of the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) within 2
				  years of the date of application.