TISUS
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TISUS is an official exam of proficiency in the Swedish language
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...

 required for students applying to study at Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 universities.

The test consists of three components: reading, writing, and speaking. The reading and writing components are written while the speaking component consists of an interview.

Two scores are given: pass (godkänd) and fail (underkänd). A candidate must pass all three components to receive a passing grade. If one component is failed, it can be repeated within a year.

The TISUS exam is equivalent of level C1 (Effective Operational Proficiency or advanced) on the Common European Framework
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment, abbreviated as CEFR, is a guideline used to describe achievements of learners of foreign languages across Europe and, increasingly, in other countries...

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