Admission Standards & English Proficiency
If English is not your native language, you must submit an acceptable score on either the IELTS (International English Language Testing System), TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), DET (Duolingo English Test) or CAE (Cambridge English: Advanced) or qualify for an exemption.
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Testing Requirements
To be competitive for admission students should submit one of the following scores:
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): A TOEFL score of 80 or higher with no subscore below 18. The DU TOEFL code is 4842.
- IELTS (International English Language Testing System): An IELTS score of 6.5 or higher with no band score below 5.5.
- Duolingo English Test: A DET score of 115 or higher, with no subscores below 105 for Literacy, Comprehension, and Conversation or below 95 for Production.
- CAE (Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English): A grade of C or higher on the CAE.
Please note: all score and subscore requirements must be met in a single test. We do not super score or accept test superscores (such as TOEFL MyBest Score).
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Exemptions
We will consider you for an exemption from our English testing requirements if you meet one of the following:
- You complete the final two years and graduate from a high school/secondary school where English is the language of instruction.
- You are a transfer student applying from another university where English is the universal language of instruction and have completed at least 30 transferable semester credits prior to your application OR have completed both English Composition I and English Composition II.
Please note that exemptions are not guaranteed - we consider you for exemption at the time of admission and consider many factors when making decisions on English proficiency.
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Optional Interview
An interview is not required to apply to DU, but we encourage you to complete an interview to help our staff get to know you as well as help us evaluate your English proficiency. Our staff will evaluate each interview individually. Click here to schedule an information interview with your admission counselor.