English Proficiency

Proving your proficiency in English

If your native language is not English, you must submit proof of English proficiency when you apply to IU Fort Wayne.

Find out if you’re exempt

Note for transfer students

Proof of English proficiency is required for transfer students whose native language is not English and who have not completed a college-level English composition course with a grade of C or above.

How to demonstrate English proficiency

The most common way of demonstrating English proficiency is through standardized exams, such as:

  • Certificate of completion of the ELS Language Center program level 112.
  • TOEFL (school code: 6907).
  • IELTS. A scanned copy of your score report is acceptable.
  • PTE Academic.
  • SAT (school code: 6907) or ACT (school code: 1764). Although you are not required to take the ACT or SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) as an international student, taking one of these exams will enhance your chances of securing admission.
  • STEP/EIKEN results.
  • British Ordinary Level English Language Exam (GCE/GCSE/IGCSE). Submit the original or a certified true copy of your certificate.

If you have copies of your exam results, you may email them to fwiadmit@iufw.edu. Or you can have the results sent to us directly from the testing service using the school codes provided above.

Minimum score requirements

  • TOEFL Paper: 550
  • TOEFL Internet: 79
  • IELTS Overall Band Score: 6.5+
  • PTE Academic: 58
  • STEP/EIKEN: Grade Pre-1
  • O Level: Grade of C or above in First-Language English
  • ELS Language Center: Completion of level 112
  • SAT (new): 25 on Reading
  • SAT (old): 450 on Critical Reading
  • ACT: 20

Are you exempt from proving your English proficiency?

If you’re coming from a country where English is the official first language, you are not required to submit proof of English proficiency. If you’re from one of the countries in the following list, you may take the self-placement exam that is required of domestic students.

  • Anguilla*
  • Antigua and Barbuda*
  • Australia
  • Bahamas*
  • Barbados*
  • Belize*
  • Bermuda
  • British Indian Ocean Territory
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Canada (Except Quebec)
  • Cayman Islands
  • Dominica*
  • Falkland Islands
  • Fiji
  • Gibraltar
  • Grenada
  • Guyana*
  • Guinea (British)
  • Ireland
  • Jamaica

*With CXC or CAPE examination

  • Marshall Islands
  • Mauritius
  • Micronesia
  • Montserrat
  • Nauru
  • New Zealand
  • Palau
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
  • St. Kitts and Nevis*
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines*
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago*
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Tuvalu
  • United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales)
  • US Virgin Islands
  • Vanuatu
  • Western Samoa

*With CXC or CAPE examination

Contact us

Do you have questions about the international application or credit transfer process? Contact IU Fort Wayne’s International Admissions Processing Center in Indianapolis.

Office of International Affairs
Education and Social Work Building, Rm. 2126
902 W. New York Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA
  • Phone: 317-274-7000
  • Fax: 317-278-2213
  • Email: fwiadmit@iufw.edu

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