English Language Proficiency

Your application cannot be considered unless you can give evidence of a command of both written and spoken English, adequate for the profitable pursuit of University courses conducted entirely in English. The following list contains the tests and programs the University of St. Thomas accepts as evidence for English proficiency:

• TOEFL (must submit official score report)
  Test of English as a Foreign Language-minimum score of 550 Paper Based TOEFL (PBT),  213 for the computer-based test or a total score of 80 for the internet based test (iBT) with a minimum score of 20 for both the writing and speaking sections of the test. The St. Thomas TOEFL code is 6110. Test scores must be current within two years.
  
  
• MELAB (must submit official score report)
  (Michigan English Language Assessment Battery-minimum score 80). Test scores must be current within two years and must be accompanied by an official letter from the testing coordinator. 
  
  
• IELTS (must submit official score report)
  Minimum score 6.5.  Test scores must be current within two years. 
  
  
• Previous undergraduate or graduate degree
  Applicants that have successfully completed a previous undergraduate or graduate degree at a college or university and can verify that the curriculum was taught in English may be exempt from the English Proficiency testing requirement. 
  

• If you feel that you are unable to obtain the minimum score on any of the tests required, you may choose to apply directly to the ELS Language Center, located on the St. Thomas campus.  Upon completion of ELS, graduate applicants must provide proof of one of the above English proficiency requirements.
  
  
• Only Graduate Software applicants may satisfy the English proficiency requirement by providing proof of Level 112 completion with the recommendation of the academic director.
   

Deadlines

Please schedule your TOEFL, IELTS, or MELAB test date before January 1 if you are applying to a spring term.

Please schedule your TOEFL, IELTS, or MELAB test date before August 1 if you are applying to a fall term.