English Proficiency Documentation Options for Admission
If English is not your native language, you must demonstrate proficiency in English prior to admission to both undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Click here to view the list of countries from which IUSB recognizes English as the native language.
Please note:
In addition to meeting the English language proficiency requirement for admission, all first-time international undergraduate students and transfer students must take placement exams in English and Mathematics upon arrival, unless otherwise exempt. Additional details about the placement tests and exemptions can be found on the English Placement Test page.
Most non-native English speaking graduate students will also be required to take English placement tests upon arrival, unless otherwise exempt. Additional details about the placement tests and exemptions can be found on the English Placement Test page.
Some graduate programs may require a higher level of English proficiency than listed here. Please review the admission requirements for the program to which you will apply.
Non-degree students may be admitted without demonstrating English language proficiency at the discretion of the admitting academic unit.
Students may sit for the IU South Bend Interim Placement Examination in order to document English language proficiency. However, this must be approved and arranged through our English as a Second Language program. Please contact the Office of International Student Services for more information.
Testing Options
Assessment Method | Undergraduate Requirements | Graduate Requirements |
|---|---|---|
71 or higher | 79 or higher | |
6.0 or higher | 6.5 or higher | |
Jitsuyō Eigo Ginō Kentei(Test in Practical English Proficiency) "EIKEN" | Pre-1 or higher | 1 |
48 or higher | 53 or higher | |
530 | N/A | |
WAEC's Senior Secondary Certficate of Examinations (SSCE) | A or B | A or B |
Ordinary Level Certificate | A or B | A or B |
Cambridge IGCSE and GCCE Exams or GCE O Level | C or higher | C or higher |
Cambridge English | B2 | B2 |
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) | A or B | A or B |
DuoLingo | 100 | 105 |
Our TOEFL test center code is 1339. Students taking the TOEFL while in India or Korea may be eligible for the TOEFL Scholarship.
*Please note that all test results must be sent to IUSB directly from the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Indiana University South Bend does not accept hand-carried score reports.
Study Options
Study Method | Undergraduate Requirements | Graduate Requirements |
|---|---|---|
Successful completion of Level 9 | Successful completion of Level 9, plus 3 sessions of Advanced Proficiency Level Work | |
Successful completion of Level 109 | Successful completion of Level 112 | |
Indiana University Bloomington, Center for English Language Training | Successful completion of Level 7 | Successful completion of Level 7 |
Accredited U.S. High School, University or College (or a recognized | Complete 3 years of a U.S. High School, or 24 transferable semester-credit hours, an associate's, bachelor's or higher degree or the equivalent of English W-131. | Complete 3 years of a U.S. high school, or 24 transferable semester-credit hours, or an associate's, bachelor's or higher degree or the equivalent of English W-131. |
By recommendation of the Director of Admissions. Students must be able to travel to IU South Bend for the assessment. | By recommendation of the Director of Admissions. Students must be able to travel to IU South Bend. | |
IUPUI Program of Intensive English (PIE) | Successful completion of Level 5 | Successful completion of Level 7 |