English Proficiency 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:
Graduate Programs |
Degrees |
TOEFL iBT |
IELTS |
Accounting |
MSA |
85 |
6.5 |
Athletic Training |
MSAT |
90 |
6.5 |
Biology: Ecology & Evolution, Exercise Science or Molecular & Cellular |
MSc |
80 |
6.5 |
Business Administration |
MBA |
85 |
6.5 |
Business Administration: Executive Doctorate |
DBA |
85 |
6.5 |
Chemistry & Biochemistry |
MSc |
100 |
7 |
Communication |
MA |
80 |
6.5 |
Computer Science |
MS |
80 |
6.5 |
Computer Science: Games and Media Integration |
MS |
80 |
6.5 |
Computer Science (Engineering) |
PhD |
80 |
6.5 |
Counseling and Human Services: Clinical Mental Health Counseling |
MA |
80 |
6.5 |
Counseling and Human Services: Counseling & Leadership (Air Force Officer Command) |
MA |
80 |
6.5 |
Counseling and Human Services: School Counseling |
MA |
80 |
6.5 |
Criminal Justice |
MCJ |
80 |
6.5 |
Curriculum and Instruction Programs |
MA |
80 |
6.5 |
Electrical Engineering |
MSEE |
80 |
6.5 |
Electrical Engineering |
PhD |
80 |
6.5 |
Engineering Management |
ME |
80 |
6.5 |
Engineering: Software Engineering |
ME |
80 |
6.5 |
Engineering: Cybersecurity |
ME |
80 |
6.5 |
Engineering: Security |
PhD |
80 |
6.5 |
Engineering Systems |
ME |
80 |
6.5 |
Engineering: Space Operations |
ME |
80 |
6.5 |
Geography: Applied |
MA |
89 |
6.5 |
Health Promotion |
MSc |
92 |
7 |
History |
MA |
80 |
6.5 |
Leadership: Education & Principal Licensure |
MA |
80 |
6.5 |
Leadership: Educational Leadership, Research & Policy |
PhD |
80 |
6.5 |
Leadership: Student Affairs in Higher Education (SAHE) |
MA |
80 |
6.5 |
Mathematics |
MSc |
92 |
7 |
Mathematics: Applied |
MS |
92 |
7 |
Mathematics: Applied Science |
PhD |
92 |
7 |
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering |
PhD |
80 |
6.5 |
Mechanical Engineering |
MS |
80 |
6.5 |
Nursing: Nurse Practitioner or Nursing Education |
MSN |
80 |
6.5 |
Doctorate of Nursing Practice |
DNP |
80 |
6.5 |
Physics |
MSc |
80 |
6.5 |
Physics: Applied Science |
PhD |
80 |
6.5 |
Physiology: Applied Science |
MSc |
92 |
7 |
Public Administration - |
MPA |
80 |
6.5 |
Psychology: Clinical: Geropsychology or Trauma Emphasis |
PhD |
80 |
6.5 |
Psychology: Clinical or Psychological Science |
MA |
80 |
6.5 |
Science Education |
MA |
80 |
6.5 |
Science Teaching |
MSc |
80 |
6.5 |
Social Work |
MSW |
80 |
6.5 |
Sociology |
MA |
100 (600 PBT) |
7 |
Special Education |
MA |
80 |
6.5 |
Strength & Conditioning |
MS |
92 |
7 |
Sports Nutrition |
MSc |
92 |
7 |
Teaching English to Speakers Of Other Languages (TESOL) |
MA |
80 |
6.5 |