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.

• Students who are citizens or have achieved a degree from the following countries are not required to submit English proficiency scores: America Samoa, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada (except Quebec), Dominica, Grenada, Grand Cayman, Ghana, Guyana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Liberia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Singapore, 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.