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International Â鶹´«Ã½s must demonstrate English proficiency to enter a degree-seeking program at Â鶹´«Ã½. Students who do not meet the minimum requirements to begin academic coursework may begin in the WMU Center for English Language and Culture for International Students (CELCIS).

Students may demonstrate English proficiency in any of the following ways: 

1. Minimum English proficiency test scores (for most programs)*:

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 71 iBT undergraduate, 80 iBT graduate (WMU Institutional Code: 1902) 
Includes Special Home Edition (SHE) equivalency
TOEFL Essential: 7 Undergraduate; 8 Graduate
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic: 6.0 undergraduate, 6.5 graduate
Pearson Test of English, Academic Module (PTE): 48 undergraduate, 54 graduate
Duolingo: 100 undergraduate, 115 graduate

2. International Baccalaureate, grade of 5 in English at the Higher Level
3. General Certificate of Education: A grade of A, B, or C in English from one of the five British-based examining boards undergraduate, a grade of A or B in English from one of the five British-based examining boards graduate
4. Successful completion of ESL level 112 
5. Successful completion of either four years of upper secondary school or one year of full-time tertiary (university-level) education from select countries meets WMU English language proficiency requirements
6. Successful completion of a WMU Pathway II or the final level in the WMU Center for English Language and Culture for International Students (CELCIS)
7. Completion of a WMU degree 
8. Cambridge Advanced English Certificate: A grade of A, B, or C undergraduate, a grade of A or B graduate
9. SAT Evidence-based Reading and Writing Subscore (EBRW): 500 (for most programs)*
10. Michigan English Test (MET): 48 undergraduate, 57 graduate (for most programs)*
11. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR): B2 undergraduate, C1 graduate (for most programs)*