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Required English Language Proficiency

To demonstrate your English Language Proficiency, you need to meet one of the following criteria. See the options below to determine which one applies to you.

  • Test Scores

    • TOEFL 79

    • IELTS 6.5

    • DuoLingo 110

    • PTEA 53

    • ACT Reading 19 and ACT English 17

    • SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 490

    • CLT Verbal Reasoning and Grammar/Writing 38

    • College Board Advanced Placement – International English Language (AP-IEL) score 3

  • The following criteria for assessing English Language Proficiency may be considered:
    • A U.S. high school diploma (must be a resident for at least two years of high school instruction).
    • An American diploma from a U.S. accredited overseas international school where the primary language of instruction is English.
    • An International Baccalaureate from a U.S. accredited overseas international school where the primary language of instruction is English.
    • Either An A.A. degree from an approved accredited U.S. institution or a transfer of 60 or more credit hours (as evaluated by Enrollment Services Processing). Transferring credit hours must include a full year of full-time academic attendance (at least 12 credit hours each term) at an approved accredited U.S. institution immediately preceding the semester for which admission is sought.
    • A lower-level transfer student application from an approved accredited U.S. institution with 30 or more transferable credit hours (as evaluated by Enrollment Services Processing). Credit hours must include a grade of C or higher in ENC 1101 or English Composition equivalent at an approved accredited institution in the U.S. immediately preceding the semester for which admission is sought.
    • Student is from an English-speaking country. See below for a list of countries!
    • Student graduated from a high school taught in English (documented on the school website, transcript or Medium of Instruction (MOI) certificate).
    • A Masters or Baccalaureate degree from an approved accredited U.S. institution; or
    • A Certificate of completion of level Pre-University in the UNF English Language Program with a minimum average grade of 3.0.
  • Test Scores

    • TOEFL 79

    • IELTS 6.5

    • DuoLingo 110

    • PTEA 53

  • The following criteria for assessing English Language Proficiency may be considered:
    • GRE Verbal 152.
    • Student graduated from a college taught in English (documented on the school website, transcript, or Medium of Instruction (MOI) certificate).
    • Student earned a master's or baccalaureate degree from an approved accredited U.S. institution.
    • Student earned a certificate of completion of level Pre-University in the UNF English Language Program with a minimum average grade of 3.0.

    *Graduate applicants who would like one of the other criteria to be considered must email their Graduate Program Director with official proof to request consideration. The Graduate Program Director must email the Graduate School stating their approval and the documentation if they would like to accept the indicator as demonstration of English Language Proficiency. 

  • Not required to submit TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo scores

    If you are from an English-speaking country, you are not required to submit TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo scores.

    • Antigua
    • Australia
    • Bahamas
    • Barbados
    • Barbuda
    • Belize
    • Bermuda
    • Botswana
    • Canada, except Quebec (French)
    • Cayman Islands
    • Commonwealth Caribbean
    • Dominica
    • England (UK)
    • Fiji
    • Gambia
    • Ghana
    • Grenada
    • Guyana
    • Ireland (UK)
    • Irish Republic
    • Jamaica, Republic of
    • Kenya
    • Lesotho
    • Liberia
    • Malawi
    • New Zealand
    • Nigeria
    • Northern Ireland (UK)
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Rwanda (if secondary school completed after 2009)
    • Scotland (UK)
    • Sierra Leone
    • Singapore
    • South Africa (if Afrikaans is not listed as native language)
    • St. Kitts & Nevis
    • St. Lucia
    • St. Vincent & the Grenadines
    • Swaziland
    • Tanzania
    • Trinidad
    • Tobago
    • Uganda (UK)
    • United Kingdom
    • United States, except Puerto Rico
    • Virgin Islands
    • Wales (UK)
    • Zambia
    • Zimbabwe