ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
The University of Tulsa Graduate School
1. The minimal TOEFL and IELTS scores accepted by The University of Tulsa for international applicants is 80 on the internet-based test, 213 on the computer-based test, and 550 on the paper TOEFL exam, or 6.0 on the IELTS, for graduate programs in Engineering & Natural Sciences and 90 on the internet-based test, 232 on the computer-based test, and 575 on the paper TOEFL exam, or 6.5 on the IELTS, for graduate programs in Business and all other graduate programs.
2. An applicant who presents a TOEFL score between (70) 195 and (80) 213, or an IELTS score between 5.5 and 6.0, for programs in the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences and a TOEFL score between (80) 213 and (90) 232, or an IELTS score between 6.0 and 6.5, for all other programs, must take CDSP 2013, "Essentials of Spoken English for the International Student" and/or enroll in the English Institute for International Students (EIIS). The student may take up to three (3) credit hours of course work in his or her degree program while fulfilling this requirement. Additional enrollment in undergraduate prerequisites, or in EIIS, will be necessary in order to maintain full-time enrollment status. He or she must take the TOEFL and raise the score to the required minimal level before any future enrollment for graduate credit.
3. Any student whose TOEFL score is below (70) 195, or an IELTS score below 5.5, for the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences and a TOEFL score below (80) 213, or an IELTS score below 6.0, for all other programs, must enroll in the EIIS full-time until he or she achieves the required score on the TOEFL.
4. TOEFL or IELTS scores must be received prior to arrival at The University of Tulsa, preferably with the student's application form. The University of Tulsa will not accept institutional TOEFL scores to satisfy English proficiency requirements with the exception of its own institutional TOEFL.
5. If the student has received his or her degree from a country in which English is the primary language of instruction, the TOEFL may be waived, upon petition, at the discretion of the Graduate Dean.