English Proficiency

Verification & Requirements

International students graduating from a U.S. high school and/or undergraduate transfer students from an accredited college or university in the U.S. are not required to submit English verification documents.*

All applicants with F-1 visas and/or foreign academic credentials whose first language is not English must demonstrate adequate English language proficiency in advance of admission.

*Completion of our University Pathways (ESL) Program fulfills the English proficiency requriement.

How to verify English proficiency:

1. The student has earned a degree from an English-speaking country, or
2. The student has taken a standardized test

Earned a Degree from English Speaking Country

In concordance with the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) recommendations, students with a high school diploma or university/college degree from the following countries may qualify for waiver of the English language proficiency requirement. If you do not have academic credentials from any of the countries listed below, you can submit documentation to prove that the language of instruction for the degree program was in English.

Standardized Test

All F1 visa applicants and/or foreign academic credentials whose first language is not English must demonstrate adequate English language proficiency in advance of admission. Greenville University accepts the results from the English language proficiency tests listed below:

• International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS) - Score: 6.5
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Score: Internet Based - 79, Essentials – 9
• Pearson Test in English (PTE) - Score: 53
• Duolingo English Test (DET) - Score: 110
• International Test of English Proficiency (ITEP) - Score: 3.9
• Gateway English Test: 465 minimum overall score

Undergraduate Only Examination

• ACT - 18*
• SAT - Prior to March 2016 – 430*
• SAT - After March 2016 - 470**

*For both the reading and writing sub-scores
**Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW)