The following tests and scores are accepted at WMU as measures of English language proficiency.  (Some graduate programs require a higher score):

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

A score of 80 iBT, 550 PBT, is the minimum requirement for unrestricted admission.  The restricted enrollment option of part-time English study and part-time academics for the first semester requires a minimum score of 61 iBT, 500 PBT.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

A score of 6.5 is the minimum requirement for admission.  A score of 6.0 is required for the restricted enrollment option.

Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)

A score of 77 is the minimum requirement for admission.  A score 69 is required for the restricted enrollment option.

International Baccalaureate (IB)

A grade of 5 in English at the Higher Level is required for unrestricted enrollment.

General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Pass in English

A grade of A, B, or C from one of the five British-based examining boards is required for unrestricted enrollment.

Center for English Language and Culture for International Students (CELCIS)

This is WMU’s intensive English program.  With successful completion of the advanced level of CELCIS, and instructor recommendations, you can fulfill the English language requirement and begin academic study at WMU.   If you wish to enroll in CELCIS, be sure to indicate so on your application.  You can also obtain a CELCIS application form online.

Successful completion of ELS level 112.

Applicants who have successfully completed either four years of upper secondary school or one year of full-time tertiary (university-level) education from one of the countries listed below do not need to provide proof of English language proficiency. Other applicants must provide official scores from one of the English language proficiency tests listed above.

 * (English language proficiency test will only be waived for applicants from the English language educational stream.)

American/English International Schools
Antigua & Barbuda
Australia
Barbados
Bahamas
Belize
Bermuda
Botswana
British Virgin Islands
*Cameroon
*Canada
Cayman Islands
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling Island)
Cook Islands
Dominica
England
Ethiopia
Fiji
The Gambia
*Ghana
Grenada
Guam
*Guernsey
Guyana
Ireland
Jamaica
*Jersey
*Kenya
Kiribati
*Lesotho
Liberia
*Malawi
Man, Isle of
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Micronesia
Montserrat
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norfolk Island
North Marianas
The Philippines
St. Helena
St. Kitts (St. Christopher) & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Scotland
*Seychelles
Sierra Leone
*Singapore
*South Africa
*Swaziland
Trinidad & Tobago
Uganda
United Kingdom
United States
Virgin Islands
Wales
Zambia
Zimbabwe