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.
Test
| Undergraduate | Graduate | How To Submit |
|---|---|---|---|
Duolingo English Test | 95 | 105 | Send score to UNM through the Duolingo website |
IELTS | 6.0 | 6.5 | |
TOEFL | 68 | 79 | Through ETS - our code is 4845 |
TOEFL Essentials | B2 | C1 | Through ETS- our code is 4845 |
SAT Reading/Writing | 500 | n/a | Through The College Board |
Pearson Test of English (PTE) | 47 | 53 | |
Cambridge Test (CAE/CPE) | C1 | C2 | Upload your results page here |
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).
1 year of full-time study (minimum 24 credit hours) at a regionally-accredited US college or university with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
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.)
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.
