| Test | Undergraduate | Graduate | code |
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| TOEFL iBT | 61 | 79 | Contact test provider with code 1787. |
| TOEFL Essentials | 7.5 | 8.5 | Request electronic copy of score sent to UIS |
| Duolingo English Test | 90 | 105 | Request electronic copy of score sent to UIS |
| IELTS Academic | 5.0 | 6.0 | Request electronic copy of score sent to UIS |
| ELS | Level 112 | Level 112 | Request Electronic copy of ELS transcript sent to UIS |
| PTE | 50 | 50 | Request electronic copy of score sent to UIS |
| iTEP | 3.8 | 3.8 | Request electronic copy of score sent to UIS |
| Michigan Language Assessment - MET (4 skill test) | B2 (53-63) | B2 (53-63) | Request electronic copy of score sent to UIS |
| Michigan Language Assessment - ECCE | B2 | B2 | Request electronic copy of score sent to UIS |
| Cambridge | B2 First | B2 First | Request electronic copy of score sent to UIS |
| SAT (Verbal subscore) | 570 | N/A | Request electronic copy of score sent to UIS |
| ACT (English subscore) | 24 | N/A | Request electronic copy of score sent to UIS |
| AP English | 4+ | N/A | Request electronic copy of score sent to UIS |
| IB English A | 5+ | N/A | Request electronic copy of score sent to UIS |
| English Language Program | Equivalent to CEFR B2 | Equivalent to CEFR B2 | Request electronic copy of transcripts sent to UIS |
| Academic Program | English Proficiency Requirement |
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| Communication (BA) | TOEFL iBT - 95; TOEFL Essentials - 9.5; IELTS - 7; PTE - 65; iTEP - 4.4; Duolingo English Test - 120; Cambridge English Test - C1 Advanced; Michigan English Test - C1 (64 - 80) |
| Communication (MA) | TOEFL iBT - 95; TOEFL Essentials - 9.5; IELTS - 7; PTE - 65; iTEP - 4.4; Duolingo English Test - 120; Cambridge English Test - C1 Advanced; Michigan English Test - C1 (64 - 80) |
| Education - Teaching English Graduate Certificate | TOEFL iBT - 95; TOEFL Essentials - 9.5; IELTS - 7; PTE - 65; iTEP - 4.4; Duolingo English Test - 120; Cambridge English Test - C1 Advanced; Michigan English Test - C1 (64 - 80 |
| Legal Studies (MA) | TOEFL iBT - 88 |
If you are a citizen of one of the countries listed below, you do not have to provide proof of English proficiency. This requirement will be automatically waived on your admissions checklist.
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If you are a citizen of or earned a degree in one of the countries below, you are eligible for an exemption. If you studied in one of the countries, you must submit official copies of your transcripts to verify the completion of your degree.
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This will depend on the level of study you completed. To be eligible for an exemption you must have one of the following:
Please submit official copies of your transcripts to verify the completion of your coursework or degree.
Yes. If you do not meet any of the exceptions for English proficiency, you must provide results from one of the approved exams. Academic English is different from conversational English. We want to ensure that you will be successful in your program once you arrive.
Yes. There is a petition process to waive the English Proficiency Requirement. You must meet one of the criteria below. If, after review, you do not meet the requirement to petition, you will be asked to submit one of the approved English Proficiency tests.
To petition, complete the English Proficiency Exemption Request form and submit supporting documentation
Applicants who have a minimum of two years of full-time professional employment experience in the U.S. or one of the listed English-speaking countries within five years of the proposed term of initial enrollment. Your employer(s) must submit confirmation of employment on company letterhead as part of the petition process. (Remote work where either the applicant or the company/organization is physically located in a non-qualifying country does not apply.)
To petition, complete the English Proficiency Exemption Request form and submit supporting documentation
Applicants who have successfully completed with a “B” or higher Composition 1 and 2 and a Speaking course at an accredited college or university in the U.S., or one of the listed English-speaking countries are eligible to petition.
Alternatively, applicants who transfer with 60 credits and a GPA of 2.00 or better on a 4.00 scale from an accredited college or university in the U.S. or one of the listed English-speaking countries are eligible to petition.
Please submit official copies of your transcripts to verify the completion of your undergraduate coursework.
Yes. Applicants who completed their high school or secondary coursework entirely in an English-speaking country are eligible to petition.
If an applicant completed at least three years of high school in the US or at a U.S. Department of Defense School, you are eligible to petition.
Please submit official copies of your transcripts to verify the completion of your high school or secondary coursework.
Yes. Applicants who have completed a master's degree or higher in the US or another English-speaking country are eligible to petition.
Please submit official copies of your transcripts to verify the completion of your degree.
No. In order to be eligible to an English proficiency requirement waiver, you must complete either 60 undergraduate credits in an English-speaking country or a masters or doctoral degree in an English-speaking country.
