English Language Proficiency

Last Updated on Thursday, 30 July 2009 13:28

All applicants to UNT must show proof of English language proficiency. For International students, this is most commonly demonstrated through TOEFL. However, we accept more methods of English proficiency than most other 4-year universities in the U.S. because of the international experience of our employees and their knowledge of international curriculums.

See the list of acceptable measures below.
1. English study at IELI:

Completion of Level 6 of the IELI, this qualifies you to apply for:
- All undergraduate degree programs
- All graduate degree programs except English literature, which requires TOEFL scores:
  - MA: 577 paper/233 computer
  - PhD: 630 paper/267 computer

2. Completion of a program:

U.S. High School:
- Official transcript showing graduation from accredited U.S. high school or U.S. Department of Defense School overseas—attended for at least 3 years. Remember! Send your SAT or ACT scores!
U.S. Degree:
- Official transcript of U.S. Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s of Doctoral degree—Degree must be posted!
High School in English speaking country:
- Graduation with a degree (High School- attended for a least 3 years, Associate’s, BA, MA, Doctorate) from an accredited school in a recognized English speaking country

Anguilla	Antigua/Barbuda	Australia	Bahamas	Barbados
Belize	Bermuda	British Guyana	Canada (except Quebec)	Cayman Islands
Dominica	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Grenada	Guam	Guyana
Ireland	Jamaica/other West Indies	Liberia	Montserrat	New Zealand
South Africa	St. Helena	St. Kitts & Nevis	St. Lucia	St. Vincent
Trinidad & Tobago	Turks & Caico Isle	United Kingdom	Virgin Islands

3. English language proficiency tests accepted by UNT: Arrange to have official test scores sent to UNT,

UNT test score reporting code (TOEFL, SAT, GRE/GMAT): 6481

TEST	SCORE
CAE	B or higher
CPE	C or higher
GCE, GCSE, IGCSE www.cie.org.uk	C or higher in English Language
IELTS www.ielts.org	Overall band 6.5 or higher
TOEFL www.ets.org *scores must be less than 2 years old. Student may provide a certified older score if student has been continuously studying at a U.S. college/university*	Internet-Based (IBT): 79 Paper-Based: 550 Computer-Based: 213 Save
WASC, KCSE, SSCE or equivalent national exams	B or higher in English Language
SATI (critical reading and writing sections)	500 or higher on both sections
MELAB (official version)	80 or higher
AP English Language & Composition Exams	3.0 or higher on both sections

4. Courses/degrees/diplomas:

IB (international Baccalaureate)
- Grade 5 or higher
English Composition 1 & 2: Must be passed at a U.S. institution, which counts as transfer credit to UNT (*not ESL courses*)
- B or higher
Articulation Partners, as pre-arranged.