English Proficiency Test

If the international applicant's native language is not English, or the applicant is from a country in which the primary language is not English, he or she must take one of the following tests before consideration of admission. Official results of these exams must be submitted to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions directly from the testing agency. Not all the exams are available in the U.S. and most are offered on a fixed schedule. Contact the testing agencies directly for scheduling information.

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) www.ets.org
• International English Language Test System (IELTS) www.ielts.org
• Michigan English Language Assesment Battery (MELAB) – (Available only to current students in the UWF Intensive English Program) www.lsa.umich.edu

Minimum scores required by the University are listed below:

 Paper–based TOEFL: 550
 Listening/Comprehension Sub Score: 53

 Computer–based TOEFL: 213
 Listening/Comprehension Sub Score: 20

 Internet–based TOEFL: 79/80
 Listening/Comprehension Sub Score: 19

 Undergraduate IELTS: 5.5, Graduate: 6.5
 Undergraduate Listening/Comprehension Sub Score: 6, Graduate: 7

 MELAB: 78

Exemptions from Proof of English Proficiency

• Non–degree undergraduate students are not required to provide documentation of English proficiency if they are attending the University of West Florida under a formal international exchange agreement; however, graduate applicants are required to submit documentation of English proficiency.


• UWF Intensive English Program (IEP) students who successfully complete the advanced level with an average of B+ (88) and score 78 or higher on the IEP exit test (MELICET) are eligible for admission to the University of West Florida if they meet other requirements of the university.


• Undergraduate students who will transfer 60 or more credit hours (as evaluated by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions), which includes a full year of full-time academic attendance at a regionally accredited institution in the U.S. immediately preceding the semester for which admission is sought, are not required to provide documentation of English proficiency. Intensive English course work will not be included in your admission evaluation.