TOEFL, MELAB, IELTS

The operational standard for admission to the Graduate School is a score of at least 79 on the Internet based TOEFL with section scores of 21 on writing and 19 on reading (213 on the computer based TOEFL, 550 on the paper based TOEFL), or a score of 6.5 on the IELTS or 80 on the MELAB; individual programs may have higher TOEFL, MELAB or IELTS requirements. The TOEFL, MELAB, or IELTS is required of all international applicants whose native language is not English, except those who will have completed 24 quarter credits/16 semester credits (within the past 24 months) in residence as a full-time student at a recognized institution of higher learning in the United States before entering the University of Minnesota. This requirement will not be waived.

• For information about the TOEFL, refer to TOEFL Online or write to:
  TOEFL Services
  Educational Testing Service
  P.O. Box 899
  Princeton, NJ 08541-6151 USA
• You may obtain information about IELTS at the IELTS web site or by writing to:
  IELTS International
  825 Colorado Blvd., Suite 112
  Los Angeles, CA 90041, USA
• Information about the MELAB is available by writing to:
  English Language Institute
  MELAB Office
  University of Michigan
  500 E. Washington St.
  Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2028

Overseas MELAB testing is available on a limited basis in selected countries. An official report of the TOEFL, MELAB or IELTS scores should be sent to the Graduate School; our TOEFL institutional code is 6874.

NOTE: If you will be taking a paper based TOEFL test please bear in mind that test scores will be mailed out 4-6 weeks after you take the test, and plan accordingly.