TOEFL Home Edition: Booking and Equipment Checklist

Prepare for TOEFL Home Edition using the current ETS instructions for your appointment. Equipment and room requirements are operational rules, so an older device list should not be treated as permanent.

Check acceptance and eligibility

Confirm that the receiving institution accepts the delivery option and that it is available for your location. Read the identification rules before registration and ensure your account details match the documents required for the appointment.

Check your actual equipment

Use the computer, network, camera and microphone you intend to use on test day when completing the required checks. Review the current software and camera instructions directly with ETS. If something is incompatible, resolve it before booking or consider an eligible test-centre appointment.

Prepare the room

Follow the official room, desk and personal-item requirements. Arrange a quiet space where other people will not interrupt. Think through lighting, power and the camera view before the appointment, then perform the required check-in exactly as instructed.

Plan for communication problems

Read the provider’s troubleshooting instructions and how to contact support. Keep the appointment information accessible before check-in. If a problem occurs during the test, follow the proctor’s directions rather than improvising with another device or application.

The day-before review

Recheck your appointment time and time zone, identification, equipment, room and permitted note-taking materials. Avoid untested last-minute software or hardware changes. Where instructions conflict with an old guide, the current provider instructions control.

A useful readiness record

Write down when you completed each required check and any unresolved issue. A green result from an old setup is not evidence about a new computer or changed room. Use this record to decide whether you are ready, not as a replacement for the official checks.

Sources and further reading

Apply what you learned

Your equipment worked last year. Is that enough to confirm readiness for this appointment?

Show answer and explanation

No. Review current requirements and run the required checks on the equipment you will use.

Software, camera and room requirements may change. Resolve any mismatch before the appointment instead of assuming an older setup remains eligible.