How’s Your English?
The language of instruction at Maryville College is English. If English isn’t an official language in your country and your first language, you may need to complete an English proficiency test.
Due to US immigration law (and because we want you to be successful!), in addition to meeting the admissions requirements for undergraduate study, international applicants must also meet English language proficiency requirements. If all admissions requirements except for language proficiency are met, applicants may be offered conditional admission. Full admission will only be offered when we receive evidence of language proficiency.
Proof of proficiency can be provided in a variety of ways.
Accepted Tests & Scores
If you are not a native English speaker and have taken one of the following tests, please send us the results.
- TOEFL IBT score of 80 (with no sub score below 18) or CBT score of 200 or paper-based score above 525 combined with demonstrated competency in essay writing
- IELTS band score of 6.5 or higher
- EIKEN (Step) score of Grade Pre-1
- iTEP Academic score of 3.9
- PTE Academic score of 50
- Duolingo English Test score of 110 with a minimum score of 90 in each section
- ACT Composite Score of 24/21 English (Maryville’s ACT test code: 3988)
- SAT Evidence Based Reading/Writing 540 (Maryville’s SAT test codes: 1454)
Exemptions
You may be exempt from the language proficiency requirement if you can provide one of the following.
- IB Diploma
- Diploma from American, British or English-based Curriculum & International Schools (contact us to confirm – case by case evaluation)
- AP (English Language & Composition/English Literature & Composition – 4 or better)
- WAEC/WASSCE grade of B or 4 better on English language
- General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) —or—International General Certificate of Secondary C in English language (not English as a Second Language)
- Attending a US high school (and who did not need ESL classes in high school)
- U.S. College or University: Successfully completed a minimum of one year (two full-time semesters) of academic coursework at a U.S. college or university including completion of English Composition I with a grade of B- or higher.
- Are a Citizen of the following countries:
| American Samoa | Gibraltar | Singapore |
| Anguilla | Grenada | Solomon Islands |
| Antigua & Barbuda | Guam | South Africa |
| Australia | Guyana | St. Helena |
| Bahamas | Ireland | St. Kitts & Nevis |
| Barbados | Jamaica | St. Lucia |
| Belize | Kenya | St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
| Bermuda | Lesotho | Tanzania |
| Botswana | Liberia | Trinidad & Tobago |
| British Virgin Islands | Malta | Turks & Caicos Islands |
| Canada (including Quebec) | Marshall Islands | Uganda |
| Cayman Islands | Montserrat | United Kingdom |
| Dominica | Namibia | USA |
| Falkland Islands | New Zealand | US Virgin Islands |
| Fiji | Nigeria** | Zambia |
| Gambia | Seychelles | Zimbabwe |
| Ghana | Sierra Leone |
*We reserve the right to test you upon arrival to the United States and determine appropriate English placement and review of admission.
**Nigeria is on a case by case basis. Please reach out to international@maryvillecollege.edu for more information.
On Demand Duolingo English Test Option
| If you do NOT have any of the above proof of language proficiency, we can invite you to take the Duolingo English Test online, on demand from your home. All you need is an internet connection and a computer with a camera and microphone You should be in a quiet, well-lit room with your computer for about an hour. Find out your test results within 48 hours of taking it. How does this work? You will pay a test fee of $49. Take the test on the Duolingo Website, and make sure you send your scores to Maryville College! After your results are available, select the link “Share your Score” to send the scores directly to Maryville College, or alternatively you may download your certificate and upload it directly to your MVP. Learn more |