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English Language Proficiency Requirements

How to Demonstrate Proof of English Language Proficiency (ELP)

All international applicants must show proof of English language proficiency in one of the following ways:

Test Scores

Test Score Requirements

Exam

Minimum Score Required

Documentation Needed

TOEFL Internet Based Total 71 Submit scores electronically through the testing service
TOEFL Computer Based Total 197 Submit scores electronically through the testing service
TOEFL Paper-Based Total 527 Submit scores electronically through the testing service
IELTS Total 6.0 Submit scores electronically through the testing service
Duolingo 95
Submit scores electronically through Duolingo
Pearson Test of English 53 Submit scores electronically through Pearson

English Waiver Criteria

English requirements will be waived for students who:

  • Are from an English waiver country
  • Have completed 48 credits of secondary/post-secondary school from an English waiver country
  • Have completed 48 credits of secondary/post-secondary school, taught in English
  • Have completed a level 112 of Intensive English at a U.S. institution
  • Have completed English Composition I and II, or the equivalent, from an accredited US institution with a grade of "B" or better on a 4.0 scale.

 

Qualifying Countries or Entities

American Samoa
Anguilla
Antigua & Barbuda
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Botswana
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Canada (except Quebec)
Cayman Islands
Dominica
Falkland Islands
Fiji
Gambia
Ghana
The Grenadines
Gilbraltar
Grenada
Guam
Guernsey
Guyana
Ireland (Republic of)
Isle of Man
Jamaica
Jersey
Kenya
Lagos
Liberia
Malawi
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Montserrat
Namibia
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norfolk Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
Papua New Guinea
Pitcairn Islands
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Marteen
Solomon Islands
South Africa
South Sudan
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Uganda
United Kingdom
U.S. Virgin Islands
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Cameroon*
Lesotho*
Kiribati*

*These Countries will be reviewed based on territory or region for determination of Language Proficiency Waiver. (Exemption not guaranteed)