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These pages cover how international students apply, meet requirements, send documents, and confirm enrollment.
English Language Proficiency Requirements
If your native language is not English, you must prove English proficiency. The chart below shows the English proficiency test scores required for each type of admission:
FULL ADMISSION: Full admission with no additional language requirements.
AEIS ADMISSION: Students are fully admitted to the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø and receive academic English support through . Students begin regular UO courses after they meet the required English language proficiency level.
| Test | Full | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| TOEFL (taken after January, 2026) | 4.5+ | 3.6–4.0 | <= 3.5 |
| TOEFL (taken before January, 2026) | 80–120 | 61–79 | < 61 |
| IELTS* | 6.5–9.0 | 5.5–6.0 | < 5.5 |
| DET | 110–130 | 100–109 | < 100 |
| SAT | 520 EBRW | 490–510 EBRW | < 490 EBRW |
| ACT | 40 English+Reading | 19 English | < 19 English |
- Test scores must be dated within two years of enrollment at the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø.
- Meeting score requirements does not guarantee admission.
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Your test scores will help us determine your admission status to the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø.
Exceptions to English Proficiency Requirements
The ÌÇÐĹÙÍø does not require examination results demonstrating English proficiency from applicants for undergraduate admission who are citizens of the following countries:
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Canada (English-speaking provinces only)
- Cayman Islands
- Dominica
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Montserrat
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- South Africa
- St. Kits and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos
- United Kingdom
Additionally, international applicants who demonstrate academic achievement through completion of one of the following may have the English language proficiency requirement waived, subject to review by the Office of Admissions:
- A verifiable result of C or higher on an International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) English examination. Official test results must be directly submitted by the testing agency to the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø.
- Completion of two non-remedial/sheltered (typically 100 level or above) college-level writing or English composition courses at a regionally accredited post-secondary institution located in the US with a grade of C- or better.
- Completion of three years of non-remedial/sheltered, college preparatory language arts coursework at a regionally accredited high school located in the US, with a grade of B- or better in each course to be counted toward the waiver. Students who fall just short of this threshold but whose language arts course selection clearly demonstrates an extra degree of rigor, such as those earning a C+ in an AP English course, may be eligible to qualify for a waiver on a case-by-case basis.
- Completion of three or more years in a secondary school in UK, New Zealand or Australia in nonremedial/sheltered English classes, earning a B- or better in all terms.
Students who meet our English proficiency requirements through IGCSE scores or by having completed three years or more of qualifying coursework at a regionally-accredited US high school must complete the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø’s Accuplacer English placement test prior to enrollment. The ÌÇÐĹÙÍø reserves the right to require proof of English language proficiency from any applicant regardless of their citizenship, if deemed necessary by a university official.
Conditional Admission and UO Global Welcome
The , all new international students take an English proficiency test.
If you do not have the qualifying scores listed above, you will be considered for conditional admission. If you are offered conditional admission to the ÌÇÐĹÙÍø, you will be enrolled in