English Proficiency Documentation

If English is not your native language, you must demonstrate proficiency in English prior to admission to meet IU Kokomo's minimum standard for acceptance to both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Immigrant students currently residing in the Kokomo area may take the IU Kokomo Interim Placement Examination.

Students seeking transfer to IU Kokomo from another IU campus as a degree seeking student can have their English proficiency met by meeting the standard at the initial IU institution.

Predominantly English-Speaking Countries

IU Kokomo recognizes the following countries as predominantly native-English speaking. Citizens of the following countries and non-native English speakers who have proven three full years of schooling in one of the following countries are exempt from the English language proficiency documentation requirement for admission.

Anguilla
Antigua
Australia

- B -

Bahamas
Barbados
Barbuda
Belize
Bermuda
Botswana
British Virgin Islands

- C -

Canada

- D -

Dominica

- G -

Gambia
Ghana
Grand Cayman Islands
Grenada
Guyana

- I -

Irish Republic

- J -

Jamaica

- K -

Kenya

- L -

Lethoso
Liberia

- M -

Malawi
Micronesia
Montserrat

- N -

Namibia
New Zealand
Nigeria

- P -

Philippines

- S -

Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sierra Leone
Singapore
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Swaziland

- T -

Tanzania
Tobago
Trinidad
Turks and Caicos Islands

- U -

Uganda
United Kingdom: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
United States of America (except Puerto Rico)

- Z -

Zambia
Zimbabwe

Testing Options
Assessment Method	Undergraduate Requirements	Graduate Requirements
TOEFL* Internet Based Find a test center	65 or higher*	73 or higher*
TOEFL* Paper Based	513 or higher*	533 or higher*
IELTS Find a test center	5.5 or higher*	6.0 or higher*
IELTS Indicator	5.5 or higher*	6.0 or higher*
DUOLINGO	English Test 95 or higher*	100 or higher*
TOEIC	605	780
Jitsuy Eigo Gin Kentei (Test in Practical English Proficiency) "EIKEN"	Pre-1 or higher	1
Pearson Test of English, Academic	48 or higher	53 or higher
SAT I Critical Reading	451 or higher before 1 Mar 2016 500 or higher after 1 Mar 2016	N/A
WAEC's Senior Secondary Certificate of Examinations (SSCE)	A or B	A or B
Ordinary Level Certificate	A or B	A or B
Cambridge International 0 Levels	C or higher	C or higher
Cambridge English	B2	B2
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)	A or B	A or B

*TOEFL score must be sent electronically to Indiana University School Code: 1337

*Students who have graduated from an English Speaking University, or who have graduated from a university where the medium of instruction for their program was entirely in English, meet the English proficiency requirement.

**In special circumstances, when an international faculty member or student comes to IU Kokomo as part of an established exchange program primarily involving observation, no measure of English proficiency is required. This includes international students taking a for-credit course in which they are the only students enrolled and a faculty member fluent in their native language and English is assisting in instruction.

*Please note that all test results must be sent to IU Kokomo directly from the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Indiana University Kokomo does not accept hand-carried score reports.

Study Options
Study Method of	Undergraduate Requirements	Graduate Requirements
INTERLINK Language Centers	Successful completion of Level 5	Successful completion of Level 5
Any US-based ELS Center	Successful completion of Level 109	Successful completion of Level 112
WESLI Wisconsin ELS Institute	N/A	Successful completion of Level 8
The Language Company - South Bend	Successful completion of Level 9	Successful completion of Level 9, plus 3 sessions of Advanced Placement Level Work
ELS Language Center - Indianapolis	Successful completion of Level 109	Successful completion of Level 112
Indiana University Bloomington, Center for English Language Training	Successful completion of Level 7	Successful completion of Level 7
Accredited U.S. University or College	Complete 24 transferable semester-credit hours, an associate, bachelor's OR higher degree.	Complete 24 transferable semester credit hours, an associate, bachelor's OR higher degree.
Accredited U.S. High School	Complete 2 years of a U.S. High School	Complete 2 years of U.S. High School
Transfer Credit	Completion of the Equivalence of W-131 with the grade of C or Higher	Completion of the Equivalence of W-131 with the grade of C or Higher

International Student Services

English Proficiency Documentation