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English Language Proficiency

Tests/Programs and Minimum Score
Test/Qualification ACE (Conditional) Admission Standard Direct Admission Standard
TOEFL Internet-based (iBT), including Paper and Home Editions 55 80
TOEFL Essentials 7 9
IELTS and IELTS Online 5 6.5
Duolingo English Test (DET) 75 110
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic and PTE Academic Online 44 53
Oxford English Language Level Test (ELLT) 5 7
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 500 550
ACT English 18 21
China GaoKao English Subject 115/150 or 95/120 125/150 or 100/120
Michigan English Test (MET) Not applicable 52
GCSE, IGCSE, or GCE O-level English Language (not English as a Second Language) Not applicable C
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) English Language Not applicable B or 4 (8 scale)
Singapore-Cambridge GCE O-level English Language Not applicable B
South Korea Suneung English Subject 75 80
Hong Kong Certificate of Education or Diploma of Secondary Education English Language Not applicable B or 4 (5 scale)
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) English Language Not applicable B-
iTEP 3.6 3.8
Ethiopia GCSE English Language Not applicable B
Tanzania Certificate of Secondary Education English Language Not applicable B
Uganda Certificate of Education English Language Not applicable 4
Zambia School Certificate English Language Not applicable 4
Zimbabwe GCE O-level English Language Not applicable B
Cameroon GCE O-level English Language Not applicable B
ELS Language Center Level 109 Certificate Level 112 Certificate
Study at a high school in the United State or Canada 3 years of continuous enrollment Not applicable

Exemptions:

  • English-speaking country of origin with native language of English1
  • Course equivalency of Miami's English composition requirement at another U.S. institution
  • Enrollment in AP English Language and Composition or AP English Literature
  • Enrollment in IB English A at either HL or SL as part of a full IB program

1 Anguilla, Antigua/Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Guyana, Canada (Except Quebec), Cayman Islands, Dominica, Eswatini, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Ghana, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica/other West Indies, Lesotho, Liberia, Montserrat, New Zealand, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, St. Helena, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, The Gambia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caico Islands, United Kingdom, and Virgin Islands

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