In order to be admissible, applicants are required to demonstrate English language proficiency by meeting one of the following criteria:
Test | Score |
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TOEFL iBT | 80 (no part score under 17) Send viaETSusing institution code 6681 and leave department code blank |
TOEFL iBT Home Edition | 80 (no part score under 17) Send viaETSusing institution code 6681 and leave department code blank |
TOEFL Essentials | 9 Send viaETSusing institution code 6681 and leave department code blank |
IELTS | 6.5 (no part score under 6.0) Send through yourIELTS Testing Center |
DuoLingo (DET) | 110 or higher Send viaDuoLingo English Test |
ACT | English section score of 21 Send viaACTusing institution code is 1356 |
SAT | Reading score of 29 or an EBRW score of 540 Send viaCollege Boardusing institution code is 6681 |
Advanced Placement Exams: English and Composition | Mark of 4 or higher Send viaCollege Boardusing institution code is 6681 |
Advanced Placement Exams: Literature and Composition | Mark of 4 or higher Send viaCollege Boardusing institution code is 6681 |
Cambridge International Exams: English Literature A Level | Grade C or higher Upload a copy of your GCE Exam Certificate in yourAdmissions Profile in MyUIafter you apply |
Cambridge International Exams: English Literature AS Level | Grade C or higher Upload a copy of your GCE Exam Certificate in yourAdmissions Profile in MyUIafter you apply |
Cambridge GCSE and IGCSE Exams: English or English First Language | Grade C or higher Upload a copy of your GCSE/IGCSE Exam Certificate in yourAdmissions Profile in MyUIafter you apply |
International Baccalaureate: HL English A: Literature | Mark of 5 or higher Send an IB Certificate or Diploma viaInternational Baccalaureate |
International Baccalaureate: HL English A: Language and Literature | Mark of 5 or higher Send an IB Certificate or Diploma viaInternational Baccalaureate |
Other Ways to Show English Proficiency
Citizen of a Country in which English is the Official Languagereflected on your application.
(Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, St. Christopher & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
Attend a U.S. high school (located within the U.S.) for a minimum of 3 years and will graduate from a U.S. high school.
Upload a copy of your transcript from your U.S. high school in yourAdmission Profile in MyUIafter you apply.
Successful completion ofIowa Intensive English Programin either the high intermediate (Level E2) or advanced (Level P).
The University of Iowa Intensive English Program (IIEP) provides intensive English instruction and a cultural, social, and academic orientation to the United States.
Transfer students who complete 30 s.h. of transferable credit with a minimum 2.50 GPA from a U.S. institution.
Have official transcripts sent from every U.S. college and university you have attended.
American Degree Transfer Program (ADTP) transfer students who complete 30 s.h. of transferable credit with a minimum 2.50 GPA.
Upload a copy of your transcript for every college and university you have attended outside of the U.S. in yourAdmissions Profile in MyUIafter you apply.
Transfer students who complete the equivalent of the University of Iowa's Composition I and Composition II at a U.S. institution.
Have official transcripts sent from every U.S. college and university you have attended.
Please be advised, an applicant may still be held to the on campusEnglish Placement Exam(EPE) depending on which criteria is used to meet the English Proficiency Requirement. More information regarding criteria to waive the EPE is listed in the following section.
English Placement Evaluation (EPE)
The on-campusEnglish Placement Evaluation (EPE)is an exam taken prior to course enrollment. All students will be held to this EPEunless an applicant meets one of the following criteria:
- Citizenship in a Country in which English is the Official Language and your first language is English.
- Attend a U.S. high school (located within the U.S.) for a minimum of 3 years and will graduate from a U.S. high school.
- Transfer students who complete 30 s.h. of transferable credit with a minimum 2.50 GPA from a U.S. institution.
- American Degree Transfer Program (ADTP) transfer students who complete 30 s.h. of transferable credit with a minimum 2.50 GPA.
- Transfer students who complete the equivalent of the University of Iowa’s Composition I and Composition II at a U.S. institution.
Test | Score |
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TOEFL iBT | 100 |
TOEFL iBT Home Edition | 100 |
IELTS | 8.0 |
ACT | English section score of 24 |
SAT | EBRW score of 600 |
Cambridge GCSE and IGCSE Exams: English First Language | Grade C or higher Upload a copy of your GCSE/IGCSE Exam Certificate in your Admissions Profile inMyUIafter you apply |