Undergraduate English Language Proficiency

If you are not a native speaker of English, you must prove an adequate level of English language proficiency, even if you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident and regardless of how long you have resided or been educated in the U.S.

You must fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in one of the ways described below before admission will be granted.

Testing Information

Accepted English language proficiency exams are the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), and Duolingo English Test. Applicants only need to take one of these test options. You may take any of the exams more than once, but only your most recent score will be considered. Scores must be no more than 2 years old You should complete an assessment well in advance of your intended starting term. Test scores may take 2-8 weeks to arrive at UM-Dearborn depending on the location and test-taking method.

You should complete an assessment well in advance of your intended starting term. Test scores may take 2-8 weeks to arrive at UM-Dearborn depending on the location and test-taking method.

Proficiency Test

Admission IELTS Internet-Based
TOEFL
Computer-Based 
TOEFL
Paper-Based 
TOEFL
DuoLingo
Minimum Score
for Full Academic Admission
6.5 79 213 550 105

 

For testing information and registration materials, please contact:

IELTS
100 East Corson Street, Suite 200
Pasadena, CA  91103, U.S.A.
Telephone: 626-564-2954
[email protected]

TOEFL
P.O. Box 6151
Princeton, NJ, 08541,U.S.A. 
Telephone: 609-771-7600
[email protected]

DuoLingo
5900 Penn Ave, Second FL
Pittsburgh, PA 15206, U.S.A. 
Telephone: 412-567-6602
duolingo.com

Office of Undergraduate Admissions

1145 - James C. Renick University Center
4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, MI 48128
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Phone: 313-593-5100
Fax: 313-436-9167