9 Academic Progress Chart You're guaranteed to advance one EF course level every six weeks.
Months of study Term 1 0
Term 2 3
Term 3 6
9
Language Ability After C2, you'll continue to learn new ways of performing at a native speaker level.
EF Intensive course
C2
Exam scores EF SET: 71+ Cambridge: CPE IELTS: 9 TOEFL: 119-120 TOEIC: 945+
EF General course
Upper Advanced Communicates almost as effectively as a native speaker.
C1
Exam scores EF SET: 61-70 Cambridge: CAE IELTS: 7-8 TOEFL: 110-118 TOEIC: 945+
Advanced Confident communicator, good comprehension of most texts.
B2
Exam scores EF SET: 51-60 Cambridge: FCE IELTS: 5.5-6.5 TOEFL: 87-109 TOEIC: 785-940
Upper Intermediate Interacts with a degree of fluency; limited range of style.
B1
Exam scores EF SET: 41-50 Cambridge: PET IELTS: 4-5 TOEFL: 57-86 TOEIC: 550-780
Intermediate Good situational comprehension; limited creative capacity.
A2
Learning Guarantee Learning Guarantee
You'll advance one course level every six weeks when you attend all your classes and complete every assignment. Our method will guarantee that you make maximum progress – otherwise, you'll study for free until you do.
How does it work? Our levels are linked to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), published by the Council of Europe. Each CEFR stage is divided into two or three EF course levels. The chart to the left shows the ideal progress you can expect to achieve, although your success depends on the intensity of your program and your personal motivation. Learning at higher levels continues through the C2 stage, where you can master new concepts and strategies to perform at native speaker level.
Exam scores EF SET: 31-40 Cambridge: KET IELTS: 2.5-3.5 TOEFL: 19-56 TOEIC: 225-545
Elementary Understands and uses familiar sentences and expressions.
A1
Exam scores EF SET: 1-30 IELTS: 1-2 TOEFL: 0-18 TOEIC: 120-220
Beginner Basic phrases or no previous exposure to the language. 0
3
6
9
This graph indicates the average rate of progress and is intended as a guide only.
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