International Graduate English Language Proficiency

All international applicants are required to provide official proof of proficiency in the English language by submitting one of the following:

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) School Code: 6914
  • TOEFL scores are valid for three years.
  • A minimum score of 78 (iBT) or 550 (pBT) is required.
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
  • IELTS scores are valid for three years.
  • 6.5 band score with 6.0 in each subsection
• Duolingo English Test scores are valid for two years.
  • A minimum score of 100 is required.
• GTEC Scores
  • GTEC scores are valid for two years.
  • A minimum score of 1051 is required on the GTEC CBT.
  • A minimum score of 1067 is required on the unified GTEC.
• Cambridge ESOL- C1 Advanced, formerly known as Certificate in Advanced English
  • Scores are valid for two years.
  • A grade of C or better is required.
• Cambridge ESOL- B2 First, formerly known as Cambridge English: First (FCE)
  • Scores are valid for two years.
  • A grade of C or better is required.

• English is the native language of the applicant’s country of citizenship. International applicants are exempt only if they are from a country where English is the sole official language and the primary conversational language of the country.  In some countries, English is but one of the officially recognized languages or it is not the primary language used to communicate outside of the classroom These countries include America Samoa, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada (except Quebec), Dominica, Grenada, Grand Cayman, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Liberia, New Zealand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom, U.S. Pacific Trust. 
• The applicant has been conferred a Bachelor’s degree from a United States accredited, four-year college or university, which is confirmed by an official transcript, or 
• The applicant has taken at least one full semester of English composition (not developmental or remedial) at a United States college or university and received a grade of “C” or better, which is confirmed by an official transcript submitted directly form the issuing institution to UTPB graduate studies office.