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), Duolingo, 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.
  • Exempt Countries:

    • Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Canada (except Quebec), Cayman Islands, Dominica, England, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland (Northern), Ireland (Republic of), Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Montserrat, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Seychelles,  Sierra Leone,St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Kingdom, Vanuatu, Wales, Zambia, Zimbabwe 

Summary of Program Requirements:

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Graduate Programs Degrees TOEFL iBT IELTS

DUOLINGO
for
2023 terms

DUOLINGO
for 2024 terms and beyond 

Accounting MSA 85 6.5 105 115
Athletic Training MSAT 90 6.5 110 120
Biology: Ecology & Evolution, Exercise Science or Molecular & Cellular MSc 80 6.5 105 115
Business Administration, Campus or Online MBA 85 6.5 105 120
Business Administration: Executive Doctorate DBA 85 6.5 105 120
Chemistry & Biochemistry MSc 100 7 120 130
Communication - Online Only MA 80 6.5 105 115
Computer Science MS 80 6.5 105 115
Computer Science PhD 80 6.5 105 115
Computer Science: Games and Media Integration  MS 80 6.5 105 115
Counseling and Human Services: Clinical Mental Health Counseling MA 80 6.5 105 115
Counseling and Human Services: Counseling & Leadership (Air Force Officer Command) MA 80 6.5 105 115
Counseling and Human Services: School Counseling MA 80 6.5 105 115
Criminal Justice MCJ 80 6.5 105 115
Curriculum and Instruction Programs - On Campus and Online MA 80 6.5 105 115
Electrical Engineering MSEE 80 6.5 105 115
Electrical Engineering PhD 80 6.5 105 115
Engineering Management - Online Only ME 80 6.5 105 115
Engineering Systems- Online Only ME 80 6.5 105 115
Engineering: Cybersecurity ME 80 6.5 105 115
Engineering: Software Engineering ME 80 6.5 105 115
Engineering: Space Operations- Online Only ME 80 6.5 105 115
Geography: Applied MA 89 6.5 110 120
Health Promotion MSc 92 7 115 125
History MA 80 6.5 105 115
Leadership: Education & Principal Licensure- On Campus and Online MA 80 6.5 105 115
Leadership: Educational Leadership, Research & Policy PhD 80 6.5 105 115
Leadership: Student Affairs in Higher Education (SAHE) MA 80 6.5 105 115
Mathematics MSc 80 6.5 105 115
Mathematics: Applied Science PhD 80 6.5 105 115
Mathematics: Applied  MS 80 6.5 105 115
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering PhD 80 6.5 105 115
Mechanical Engineering MS 80 6.5 105 115
Nursing: Doctorate of Nursing Practice - Online Only DNP 80 6.5 105 115
Nursing: Nurse Practitioner or Nursing Education - Online only MSN 80 6.5 105 115
Nutrition and Dietetics MSc 92 7 115 115
Physics MSc 80 6.5 105 115
Physics: Applied Science PhD 80 6.5 105 115
Physiology: Applied Science MSc 92 7 110 125
Psychology: Clinical (PhD): Geropsychology or Trauma Emphasis PhD 80 6.5 105 115
Psychology: Clinical or Psychological Science MA 80 6.5 105 115
Public Administration - Online and On Campus MPA 80 6.5 105 115
Science Education  MA 80 6.5 105 115
Science Teaching  MSc 80 6.5 105 115
Security PhD 80 6.5 105 115
Social Work MSW 80 6.5 105 115
Sociology MA 100 (600 PBT) 7 120 125
Special Education  MA 80 6.5 105 115
Sports Nutrition MSc 92 7 115 125
Teaching English to Speakers Of Other Languages (TESOL)  MA 80 6.5 105 115