Applicants, for whom English is not their first language, are required to demonstrate evidence of mastery of the English language for graduate study. The standard for this is through the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Admission to the M.Div., M.A. (other than the M.A. in Counseling or MFT), D.Min., and D.Miss., Graduate Studies Certificate, and Graduate Studies Diploma programs requires a minimum score of 20 on each of the four section tests of the TOEFL-iBT (550 on the paper-based exam or 213 on the computer-based exam and a 3.5 writing score).

Admission to the M.A. in Counseling or M.A. in Marital and Family Therapy programs requires scores of 20 (each) on the reading and writing sections and 25 (each) on the speaking and listening sections of the TOEFL-iBT.

Admission to the Th.M. program requires a minimum score of 25 on each of the four section tests of the TOEFL-iBT (600 on the paper-based exam or 250 on the computer-based exam and a 4.5 writing score).

Because the TOEFL exam is given only a limited number of times each year, the applicant should allow sufficient time for the results to be included in the seminary admissions process.

The institution code of Western Seminary, to be written on the test paper, is 4968.