English Proficiency Requirements

The table below outlines the minimum score required for Graduate & Undergraduate applicants with instructions for score submission based on the English proficiency test taken. 

  

 

 

 

 

  

Exceptions to the English Proficiency Test Requirements

Completion of four years of US high school with a 2.5 GPA or better.

ACT English score of 19 or better (test not REQUIRED for admission).

SAT Evidence-Based Reading/Writing (post-March 2016) score of 500 or SAT Verbal score (pre-March 2016) of 480 or better (test not REQUIRED for admission).

Completion of two semesters of freshman English composition (English 110 and 120 equivalent) with a grade of C or higher at a regionally- accredited U.S. college or university.  (These courses must be completed on an A-F grade scale.)

Attention: All Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering Applicants must provide an English proficiency score from an approved testing service (English Proficiency Requirements :: International Admissions | The University of New Mexico (unm.edu)). Freshman English composition (English 110 and 120 equivalent) grades cannot be submitted in place of the proficiency score for the aforementioned majors.

Bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited US college or university or a recognized institution in English-Speaking Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, or New Zealand.

Attendance in the Center for English Language and American Culture (CELAC)program at UNM with successful completion of full-time studies in the Academic Bridge level of English instruction (2.5 GPA or better) and good standing.

If you are from one of the following English Speaking Countries.