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English Language Proficiency

To study at Miami University, you must be able to understand lectures in English from the first day of classes. Because of this expectation, if your native language is not English, you are required to submit scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or provide alternative evidence of English language proficiency. Miami University does not offer an intensive English as a Second Language (ESL) training program.

To be considered for direct admission into an undergraduate (bachelor's) degree program at Miami University, international students whose native language is not English should have earned the following minimum scores:

To register for the TOEFL online, visit www.toefl.org. Please note that you must take the international TOEFL. Institutional TOEFL scores are not acceptable. To register for the IELTS online, visit www.ielts.org.

Students who do not meet Miami's minimum English proficiency score requirement may be considered for Conditional Admission. Typically, students receiving an offer of Conditional Admission have a strong academic record, with a TOEFL or IELTS score falling just below our minimum score requirement. Students receiving an offer of Conditional Admission will receive an official offer of admission for the next available semester AFTER meeting Miami's minimum English language proficiency requirement.

Alternatives to TOEFL or IELTS

While a valid TOEFL or IELTS score can satisfy Miami's English language proficiency requirement, this requirement can also be met through the following alternatives:

• Your country of origin is also an English-speaking country and English is your native language
  TOEFL scores are not required of applicants from the following countries:
  
  

  Australia		Ireland
  Belize		Liberia
  British Carribean/British West Indies		New Zealand
  Canada (except Quebec)		South Africa
  Fiji		United Kingdom
  Guyana

  
  
• You have earned at least one of the following:
  
  
  • An associate's or bachelor's degree from a U.S. institution of higher education
  • Course equivalency of Miami's first-year (freshman) sequence, English 111 and 112, at another U.S. university or community college (not English as a Second Language courses). You must provide an official transcript showing a minimum grade of C or better on BOTH subjects.
  • Graduation from a U.S. high school following three years of continuous enrollment. (Remember to send your official SAT/ACT scores.)
    
    
• You have earned a minimum score from one of the following tests:
  
  
  

  Test/Program	Minimum score
  SAT Critical Reading (send official test score to Miami)	500
  ACT English (send official test score to Miami)	21
  Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)	80
  ELS Language Centers	Completion of Level 112
  Certificate in Advanced English	C
  Certificate of Proficiency in English	C
  *General Certificate of Education (GCE) O-Level  —or— *General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)	B in English language
  *International General Certificate of Secondary   Education (IGCSE) O-Level	C in English language (not English as a Second Language)
  *West African Examinations Council (WAEC)	B or 4 in English language
  *Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)	B- in English language
  * Arrange to send the official examination result directly from the examination council to Miami University in a sealed envelope. Or, the official document may be attested and verified by the high school principal, headmaster, or an administrator at the U.S. Education Centers in your country (www.educationusa.state.gov). Unattested photocopies or documents that have been faxed or scanned are not acceptable.