English Proficiency Requirements

Requirements

English Proficiency Requirements

All English as Second Language (ESL) applicants are required to meet a minimum standard of English proficiency for admission. This requirement can be met if:

You have received or will receive a post-secondary degree in the United States.
You have received or will receive a post-secondary degree where English is the language (medium) of instruction.
You take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or another approved English proficiency test and receive a score that is equal to or higher than your program’s requirements. Tests must have been taken in the last two years.
You successfully complete an English language training program approved by UCCS.
Your program of choice has developed other approved criteria that you meet. Please contact your program to discuss alternative approved criteria.

Here is a summary of program requirements:

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Graduate Programs	Degrees	TOEFL iBT	IELTS
Accounting Phone: (719) 255-3408 Email: gsba@uccs.edu	MSA	85	6.5
Athletic Training Phone: (719) 255-4315 Email: aelder@uccs.edu	MSAT	90	6.5
Biology: Ecology & Evolution, Exercise Science or Molecular & Cellular Phone: (719) 255-3668 Email: jbono@uccs.edu	MSc	80	6.5
Business Administration Phone: (719) 255-3408 Email: gsba@uccs.edu	MBA	85	6.5
Business Administration: Executive Doctorate Phone: (719) 255-3408 Email: gsba@uccs.edu	DBA	85	6.5
Chemistry & Biochemistry Phone: (719) 255-3207 Email: jowens2@uccs.edu	MSc	100	7
Communication Phone: (719) 255-8193 Email: kyoon@uccs.edu	MA	80	6.5
Computer Science Phone: (719) 255-3544 Email: csinfo@uccs.edu	MS	80	6.5
Computer Science: Games and Media Integration Phone: (719) 255-3544 Email: csinfo@uccs.edu	MS	80	6.5
Computer Science (Engineering) Phone: (719) 255-3544 Email: csinfo@uccs.edu	PhD	80	6.5
Counseling and Human Services: Clinical Mental Health Counseling Phone: (719) 255-4996 Email: education@uccs.edu	MA	80	6.5
Counseling and Human Services: Counseling & Leadership (Air Force Officer Command) Phone: (719) 255-4096 Email: jsaunde3@uccs.edu	MA	80	6.5
Counseling and Human Services: School Counseling Phone: (719) 255-4996 Email: education@uccs.edu	MA	80	6.5
Criminal Justice Phone: (719) 255-4993 Email: spa@uccs.edu	MCJ	80	6.5
Curriculum and Instruction Programs Phone: (719) 255-4996 Email: education@uccs.edu	MA	80	6.5
Electrical Engineering Phone: (719) 255-3351 or 255-3548 Email: ewynhors@uccs.edu	MSEE	80	6.5
Electrical Engineering Phone: (719) 255-3351 or 255-3548 Email: ewynhors@uccs.edu	PhD	80	6.5
Engineering Management Phone: (719) 255-3246 Email: dhouse@uccs.edu	ME	80	6.5
Engineering: Software Engineering Phone: (719) 255-3544 Email: csinfo@uccs.edu	ME	80	6.5
Engineering: Cybersecurity Phone: (719) 255-3544 Email: csinfo@uccs.edu	ME	80	6.5
Engineering: Security Phone: (719) 255-3544 Email: csinfo@uccs.edu	PhD	80	6.5
Engineering Systems Phone: (719) 255-3246 Email: dhouse@uccs.edu	ME	80	6.5
Engineering: Space Operations Phone: (719) 255-3246 Email: dhouse@uccs.edu	ME	80	6.5
Geography: Applied Phone: (719) 255-5146 Email: bvogt@uccs.edu	MA	89	6.5
Health Promotion Phone: (719) 255-4421 Email: hhoch@uccs.edu	MSc	92	7
History Phone: (719) 255-4069 Email: ismith2@uccs.edu	MA	80	6.5
Leadership: Education & Principal Licensure Phone: (719) 255-4996 Email: education@uccs.edu	MA	80	6.5
Leadership: Educational Leadership, Research & Policy Phone: (719) 255-4996 Email: education@uccs.edu	PhD	80	6.5
Leadership: Student Affairs in Higher Education (SAHE) Phone: (719) 255-4996 Email: education@uccs.edu	MA	80	6.5
Mathematics Phone: (719) 255-3311 Email: schakrav@uccs.edu	MSc	92	7
Mathematics: Applied Phone: (719) 255-3311 Email: schakrav@uccs.edu	MS	92	7
Mathematics: Applied Science Phone: (719) 255-3311 Email: schakrav@uccs.edu	PhD	92	7
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Phone: (719) 255-3243 Email: mae@uccs.edu	PhD	80	6.5
Mechanical Engineering Phone: (719) 255-3243 Email: mae@uccs.edu	MS	80	6.5
Nursing: Nurse Practitioner or Nursing Education Phone: (719) 255-4424 Email: dschult3@uccs.edu	MSN	80	6.5
Doctorate of Nursing Practice Phone: (719) 255-3556 Email: dschult3@uccs.edu	DNP	80	6.5
Physics Phone: (719) 255-3556 Email: apinchuk@uccs.edu	MSc	80	6.5
Physics: Applied Science Phone: (719) 255-5116 Email: apinchuk@uccs.edu	PhD	80	6.5
Physiology: Applied Science Phone: (719) 255-8125 Email: sclark6@uccs.edu	MSc	92	7
Public Administration - Phone: (719) 255-4993 Email: spa@uccs.edu	MPA	80	6.5
Psychology: Clinical: Geropsychology or Trauma Emphasis Phone: (719) 255-4500 Email: ddubois@uccs.edu	PhD	80	6.5
Psychology: Clinical or Psychological Science Phone: (719) 255-4500 Email: ddubois@uccs.edu	MA	80	6.5
Science Education Phone: (719) 255-4996 Email: education@uccs.edu	MA	80	6.5
Science Teaching Phone: (719) 255-4996 Email: education@uccs.edu	MSc	80	6.5
Social Work Phone: (719) 255-4993 Email: spa@uccs.edu	MSW	80	6.5
Sociology Phone: (719) 255-4138 Email: jmontezd@uccs.edu	MA	100 (600 PBT)	7
Special Education Phone: (719) 255-4996 Email: education@uccs.edu	MA	80	6.5
Strength & Conditioning Phone: (719) 255-8125 Email: sclark6@uccs.edu	MS	92	7
Sports Nutrition Phone: (719) 255-8125 Email: sclark6@uccs.edu	MSc	92	7
Teaching English to Speakers Of Other Languages (TESOL) Phone: (719) 255-4996 Email: education@uccs.edu	MA	80	6.5