English Proficiency

The English proficiency admissions requirement may be waived if you meet one of the criteria listed below:

  • You are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (Green card holder)
  • You are a citizen of one of the countries listed below

Undergraduate Advanced Standing Students (Transfer, Second Degree)

  • Students who graduated form a high school in the U.S., U.S. territory or any of the countries listed below
  • Students who have satisfactorily completed at least 24 credit hours (not including ESL classes) at an accredited college or university in the U.S., U.S. territory or one of the countries listed below
  • Students who have satisfactorily completed the equivalent of English Composition I and English Composition II with a grade of “C” or better at an accredited college or university in the U.S. or U.S. territory

    Please note that proof of English as the medium of instruction (MOI) is reviewed on a case-by-case basis. MOI letters must indicate that instruction occurred within the previous five (5) years to be eligible for consideration.

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      List of Countries for English Proficiency Waivers

      Anguilla Botswana New Zealand
      Antigua & Barbuda British Virgin Islands (BVI) Nigeria
      Australia Canada (all but Quebec) Norfolk Island
      Bahamas Cayman Islands Palau
      Barbados Channel Islands Philippines
      Belize Christmas Island Pitcairn Island
      Bermuda Cook Islands Seychelles
      Dominica Falkland Islands/Malvinas Sierra Leone
      Fiji Federated States of Micronesia Singapore
      Gambia Gibraltar Solomon Islands
      Grenada Ghana Guyana
      Ireland Jamaica Kenya
      Kiribati Lesotho Liberia
      Malawi Mauritius Montserrat
      Namibia Nepal Zambia
      Norfolk Island Palau Philippines
      Pitcairn Island Saint Helena Seychelles
      St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & The Grenadines
      Swaziland Tanzania Trinidad & Tobago
      Turks & Caicos Uganda United Kingdom & No. Ireland
      Zambia Zimbabwe