Undergraduate English Proficiency Requirements

English proficiency exams are not required for undergraduate admission. All international students are required to take an English proficiency test when they arrive on campus unless they meet one of the exceptions below. 

Students who do not meet the English proficiency requirements of their program of study will be placed in the Ohio Program of Intensive English (OPIE) for further English language preparation.

Students may waive this requirement if they fulfill one of the following conditions:

• Have sufficient TOEFL or IELTS results to begin directly in academic study.
  

TOEFL/IELTS requirements for full-time academic study

	TOEFL Paper	TOEFL Internet (IBT)	IELTS
College of Business	580 no sub-score below 52	92 no sub-score below 17	6.5 no sub-score below 6.0
All  other colleges	550 no sub-score below 52	80 no sub-score below 17	6.5 no sub-score below 6.0

TOEFL and IELTS results must be sent directly to Ohio University Office of Undergraduate Admissions from the testing agency. Ohio University's TOEFL institution code is 1593; IELTS results must be sent by paper.

OR

• Have recently completed at least three years in a U.S. high school including three years of high school English (not ESL) courses with a grade of B or better.
  
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• Submitted an ACT composite score of 21 and English score of 21
  
  OR
  
  
• Submitted an SAT composite score of 990 (Math and Critical Reading sections only) with a score of 540 in Critical Reading.
  
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• Have completed the equivalent of Ohio University's English 151: Writing and Rhetoric (Freshman Composition) with a grade of C or better. Course equivalency will be determined during the application process.