International Undergraduate Admission Requirements
For application requirements and instructions on how to apply, please visit www.usu.edu/admissions/international/.
English Proficiency Requirement
To provide a foundation for academic success, USU requires all undergraduate international students to demonstrate a high level of English language proficiency. The English language proficiency may be demonstrated by meeting one of the following. Students must ask the testing agency to send official exam scores to Utah State University (USU).
- TOEFL internet-based (iBT) exam score of at least 71. The institution school code for USU is 4857.*
- IELTS overall band score of at least 6.0 with a minimum of 5.0 on each subscale.* (USU will not accept IELTS General Training test scores.)
- MET score of 52.
- Cambridge B2 First, C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency score of 169.
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) score of 500 or SAT Reading score of at least 27 on exams first administered March 2016. The institution code for USU is 4857*
- ACT English score of at least 18. The institution school code for USU is 4276.
- USU Intensive English Language Institute (IELI) Placement Exam score of at least 146 and a passing score of at least 31 on the IELI Writing Exam.**
- Completion of at least 24 credits of post-secondary/university coursework taught in the U.S. in English, excluding English as a second language courses. Courses must have been taken at an accredited college/university to be considered for direct admission.
- Passing 3 or more years of mainstream English classes at a U.S. high school with a grade of C or higher (excluding English as a second language classes)
*Scores that are more than two years old at the time the application is complete are not accepted.
**Visit the IELI Placement Exam schedule webpage to learn more.
Intensive English Programs
Students who do not demonstrate the required English proficiency scores, but are academically qualified, may be considered for admission to the Intensive English Language Institute (IELI) on the Logan campus. If admitted, students complete required English language courses before beginning their academic coursework.
Undergraduate students who believe they demonstrate English language proficiency should complete the English Language Proficiency Appeal form.
Applicants from Australia, Canada (except Quebec Province), New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States whose first language is English are exempt from the English proficiency requirement. Applicants who completed three years of high school or a minimum of two years of college in one of the countries listed above is considered to be proficient in the English language and will not be required to provide additional evidence of English proficiency.
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