Testing Policy
For international students in F1 status educated outside the United States, SAT/ACT are not required for either admission or scholarship consideration.
US citizens and permanents residents may have to submit an SAT or ACT test score for scholarship consideration if:
They are studying in an institution outside the US
Their high school is NOT US accredited or IB accredited or they have not completed all four years of high school at a US accredited or IB accredited institution
*** If the above two criteria do not apply, then they may be considered for admission/scholarships as a test-optional applicant.***
English Language Proficiency
Students educated outside the U.S. for secondary school (high school) are required to submit an exam score that meets our English proficiency requirement.
If a student's English proficiency scores are below the minimum requirement, they might be considered for Conditional Admission.
Students can demonstrate proof of English proficiency by one of the following:
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Test Exam
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English Proficiency Requirement
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Conditional Admission English Language Requirement
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Send Scores to DePaul
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TOEFL
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80 on the IBT TOEFL with no subsection lower than 17
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60 - 79 on the IBT TOEFL
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ETS TOEFL
School Code: 1165
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IELTS Academic
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6.5 on the IELTS Academic
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6.0 on the IELTS Academic
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IELTS
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Duolingo English Test (DET)
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110 on the DET
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90 on the DET
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DET
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SAT
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minimum evidence based reading and writing score of 540
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N/A
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CollegeBoard SAT
School Code: 1165
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ACT
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minimum reading score of 18 and English score of 20
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N/A
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ACT
School Code: 1012
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PTE Academic
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minimum English academic score of 53
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42 on the English academic score
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N/A
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Revised TOEFL Paper-delivered Test
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59 on the PdT overall with no subsection lower than 17
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45 - 58 on the PdT TOEFL
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ETS TOEFL
School Code: 1165
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TOEFL, IELTS Academic and PTE Academic exam scores are valid for two years. SAT and ACT exam scores are valid for five years. Scores that are older will not be accepted.
Exception: Students whose secondary education (for all years of secondary/high school) took place in one of the countries below are exempt from the English proficiency requirement. Students born in one of these countries, yet educated elsewhere for secondary education, are required to satisfy the English proficiency requirement.
Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada (English speaking provinces), Cayman Islands, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Leeward Islands, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Solomon Islands, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos, United Kingdom (including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), Vanuatu, and Windward Islands.