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English Proficiency

Western New England University does not have an on-campus English program, however we do offer conditional admission to students who do not meet our English language proficiency requirements. There are several ways in which you can meet our English language requirements such as through standardized tests or participation in an English language program that we have an agreement with.

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Language Centers

We have partnerships with the language centers listed below. If you complete the level indicated, it will satify our English language requirements.

Undergraduate Standardized Tests

Undergraduate students can use any of the following standardized tests* to meet our English language requirement:

  • SAT - 450 on the English Based Reading and Writing section
  • ACT - Verbal score of 18
  • TOEFL - 74 IBT
  • IELTS - 6
  • PTE Academic - 50
  • STEP Eiken - Pre-1
  • iTEP - 4
  • Duolingo - 100 DET

*English proficiency scores are valid for three years from the date of the exam.

Graduate Standardized Tests

Graduate students can use any of the following standardized tests* to meet our English language requirement:

  • TOEFL - 80 IBT
  • IELTS - 6.5
  • PTE Academic - 56
  • STEP Eiken - 1
  • iTEP - 4.5
  • Duolingo - 105 DET

*English proficiency scores are valid for three years from the date of the exam.

Other Ways to Meet the Requirement

  • An IB grade of a 5-7 (A or B) in English or a score of 4 or better on the “English A: Higher Level examination.
  • A grade of a 3 or better on the AP English examination
  • GCE, GCSE, IGCSE, WASSCE, or A Level Certificate with a grade of C or better in English (undergraduate only)
  • For graduate students who received their education in Ghana or Nigeria, they can submit a ‘Medium of Instruction’ letter from their University, if the student graduated within the last 3 years.
  • 3 years of high school in the U.S. – dependent on the overall grades as well as whether or not the courses were ESL or not.
  • One semester of University in the U.S. with a C or better in a 100 level college English course.
  • List of countries in which English would be waived because it is the primary language:
    • Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom