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Office of Admissions | Knight Hall 150
1000 E. University Avenue
Department 3435
Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307) 766-5160
Toll-Free: (800) 342-5996
Fax: (307) 766-4042
Email: admissions@uwyo.edu

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International Students

Options for Satisfying the English Proficiency Requirements


An applicant whose native language is English and is a citizen of one of the following countries or has earned a university level degree from a school in one of the following countries may be exempt from providing additional proof of English proficiency: Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Canada (all provinces except Quebec), Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia Dominica, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom, and the United States.Though TOEFL, IELTS, and Duolingo are the most popular English proficiency exams received, we accept all of the following English proficiency exams listed below based upon applicant type.

All scores/marks must be official


Language Proficiency Exam Name

Undergraduate Requirement

Graduate Requirement

iBT/TOEFL

MyBest scores

TOEFL Home Edition

 

 

71 

 

 

76

IELTS

IELTS Indicator

 

6.0 

 

6.5

Cambridge

B2 First 

B2 First

Duolingo

100

110

iTEP Academic Plus

4.0

4.5

ACT English section score

20

Not applicable

SAT Evidence Based Reading and Writing (ERW)

460

Not applicable

IB English

4 or above on HL exam

Not applicable

AP Language and Composition

4 or above

Not applicable

AP Literature and Composition

4 or above

Not applicable

IGCSE/GCE O & A levels

C or above in English

Not applicable

GTEC CBT

1140

 

PTE

50

56

EIKEN

Pre-1

1

TOEIC

675

695

HKDSE

4

Not applicable

ILSC*

Adv 1

Adv 1

OHLA*

Adv 1

Adv 1

Gaokao

120 (94-Jiangsu & Shanghai)

Not Applicable

CEFR

C1-B2

C1

*80% pass rate required for OHLA and ILSC

 
Contact Us

Office of Admissions | Knight Hall 150
1000 E. University Avenue
Department 3435
Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: (307) 766-5160
Toll-Free: (800) 342-5996
Fax: (307) 766-4042
Email: admissions@uwyo.edu

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