English Language Proficiency Requirements

  • Three or more consecutive semesters at a high school in the United States.

  • Take either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or Duolingo English Test. 

  • Graduate students only - Provide documentation that your Bachelors or first Masters degree medium of instruction was conducted in English.

Countries not required to submit TOEFL or IELTS scores include Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Barbuda, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands Canada (except Quebec), Dominica, England (Great Britain), Eritrea, Fiji, Ghana, Cayman Islands, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Israel, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Montserrat, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & Grenadines, Scotland, South Africa, Trinidad & Tobago, The Turks & Caicos, US Virgin Islands, Wales, and Zimbabwe. 

TOEFL scores required:

  • Minimum total score: 79

  • There are no minimum subsection scores for undergraduate students.

  • Graduate students must receive a minimum of a 20 on all subsection scores with the exception of speaking which must receive a minimum score of 22.

IELTS scores required:

  • Overall Score – 6.5

  • Minimum subsection scores – 5.5

  • Skype interview required if any subsection score is below –6.0

Duolingo scores required:

  • Undergraduate students must achieve a minimum overall score of 105.

  • Graduate students must achieve a minimum overall score of 110.

  • Undergraduate and graduate students must achieve a minimum score of 95 for each subsection score.