Michigan Tech’s English Proficiency Test Score Requirements for J-1 Scholars

All international J-1 Scholars applicants are required to show proof of English language proficiency to be considered to bring J-1 visitor to campus. The following tests are all accepted, but you only need to submit one test score:

 Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).  International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

Online Scholar English Language Assessments test are available through the English Language Institute Office.

The Scholar English Language Assessment is designed to help ensure that scholars are able to use language at a level that would allow them to be self-sufficient in the community while conducting their research and personal business.

 This assessment must be requested through a department coordinator and paid for when scheduling: Request an Online Assessment

Submission of an English proficiency test score may be waived depending on country of origin and/or prior study or work in the U.S. Please see the list below of countries exempt from the English proficiency requirements.

Countries Exempt from English Proficiency

Requirement United States Gibraltar Palau American Samoa Grenada Philippines Anguilla Guam Pitcairn Antigua, Barbuda Guyana Puerto Rico Australia Ireland Saint Helena Bahamas Jamaica Saint Lucia Barbados Kenya Saint Vincent, Grenadines Belize Kiribati Seychelles Bermuda Lesotho Sierra Leone Botswana Liberia Singapore British Indian Ocean Territories Malawi Solomon Islands Cameroon Marshall Islands South Africa Canada Mauritius Sawziland Cayman Islands Micronesia, Federated States Trinidad, Tobago Christmas Island Montserrat Turks, Caicos Islands Cook Islands Namibia Uganda Dominica Nevis, Saint Kitts United Kingdom Falkland Islands/ Malvinas New Zealand Us Minor Outlying Islands Fiji Nigeria Virgin Islands, British Gambia Northfolk Island Virgin Islands, US Ghana Northern Mariana Islands Zambia Zimbabwe