iBT TOEFL Timeline

The Next Generation TOEFL Test—TOEFL iBT
Timeline
The new TOEFL test is a breakthrough in testing because it measures all four language skills, emphasizes the ability to communicate, and will be delivered via the Internet.

In order to maintain test and score integrity and ensure a quality administration for test takers, ETS will introduce the new test in phases.

September 2005: UNITED STATES
The new test will first be administered in the United States. The current computer-based test will end in mid September, and the Internet-based test will begin on September 24.

October 2005: CANADA, FRANCE, GERMANY, AND ITALY
The last paper-based TOEFL test in these countries will be administered on October 15 and computer-based testing will end in mid-October. The new Internet-based test will begin on October 22.

NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 2005
TOEFL iBT testing in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and the United States.

SCHEDULE FOR 2006
By November 1, 2005, ETS will announce the 2006 launch schedule on this Web site, through advising offices, and in our publications.

ETS will continue to administer the current computer-based and paper-based versions of the test until the new Internet-based test is implemented.