International admission requirements

Even if you don't meet these requirements, we still want you to apply for conditional admission.

Undergraduate
  • Graduation from the equivalent of US high school 
  • GPA equivalency of a 2.0 on a 4.0 scale
  • Proof of English language proficiency: Minimum score of 90 on Duolingo, 61 on TOEFL, or 6.0 on IELTS (students without these scores can still apply for conditional admission) Learn more below...
Graduate
  • Graduation from a an accredited undergraduate program
  • GPA equivalency of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
  • Proof of English language proficiency: Minimum score of 90 on Duolingo, 79 on TOEFL or 6.5 on IELTS (students without these scores can still apply for conditional admission) Learn more below...
  • GRE and GMAT is not required
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Students not meeting the English requirement will be granted conditional admission pending completion of English at our partner institution Michigan Language Center.

English proficiency scores

  • Students do not need to submit an English proficiency score to be admitted
  • If a student from a non-test exempt country applies without an English score, they will be offered conditional admission (the acceptance letter will show that they are admitted with ESL prior to academic study)
  • We do not have minimum sub-score requirements
  • English results can always be scanned & e-mailed
Undergraduate

Minimum English test scores for direct undergraduate academic admission:

Pearson English Language Test (PTE): 55
Duolingo: 90
International English Language Testing System (IELTS): 6
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 61

Other requirements:

  • Submission of ACT/SAT test
  • Completion of IB Curriculum, British O or A levels
  • Home country that is test exempt
  • Previously studied for at least 1 year in an English test exempt country
  • Completed a bachelor’s degree in an English Test Exempt country
  • Completed ESL coursework from our partners (MLC, WESLI, ELS)
Graduate

Minimum English test scores for direct graduate academic admission:

Pearson English Language Test (PTE): 60
Duolingo: 100
International English Language Testing System (IELTS): 6.5
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 79

Other requirements:

  • Home country that is test exempt
  • Previously studied for at least 1 year in an English Test Exempt country
  • Completed a bachelors/masters degree in an English Test Exempt country
  • Completed ESL coursework from our partners (MLC, WESLI, ELS)
Countries that are English test exempt
  • Antigua & Barbuda
  • Australia
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Botswana
  • Burundi
  • Canada
  • Dominica
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Grenada
  • Guinea
  • Guyana
  • Ireland
  • Jamaica
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Malawi
  • Marshall Islands
  • Micronesia
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • US Virgin Islands
  • Tanzania
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Uganda
  • United Kingdom

Note: India is not English test exempt