International admission requirements

Undergraduate

  • Graduation from the equivalent of US high school
  • GPA equivalency of a 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
  • Proof of English language proficiency Learn more below...
  • Passport copy
  • Visa if available

Graduate

  • Graduation from a an accredited undergraduate program
  • GPA equivalency of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
  • Proof of English language proficiency Learn more below...
  • GRE or GMAT is not required
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English proficiency scores

We do not have minimum sub-score requirements.

Undergraduate

Minimum English test scores for direct undergraduate academic admission:

  • Duolingo: 95
  • First Cambridge: 160/B2
  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS): 6
  • Kaplan Test of English (KTE): 445 (book here, and use code "CUWKRS25" for a 25% discount)
  • Michigan English Test (MET): 53
  • Oxford ELLT: 6.5 (book here, and use code “CUW10” for a discounted rate)
    For more information about the Oxford ELLT and to access sample tests, visit this site.
  • Pearson English Language Test (PTE): 55
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 61

School of Nursing Requires a TOEFL score of > 79, an IELTS score of > 6.5, a PTE score of 61 or a Duolingo score of 100.

English test exemptions:

  • Submission of ACT/SAT test
  • Completion of IB Curriculum, British O or A levels
  • Home country that is test exempt
  • Previously studied for at least 1 year in an English test exempt country
  • Completed a bachelor’s degree in an English Test Exempt country
  • Completed ESL coursework from our partners (MLC, WESLI, ELS)
Graduate

Minimum English test scores for direct graduate academic admission:

  • Advanced Cambridge: 180/C1
  • Duolingo: 105
  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS): 6.5
  • Kaplan Test of English (KTE): 480 (book here, and use code "CUWKRS25" for a 25% discount)
  • Michigan English Test (MET): 58
  • Oxford ELLT: 7 (book here, and use code “CUW10” for a discounted rate)
    For more information about the Oxford ELLT and to access sample tests, visit this site.
  • Pearson English Language Test (PTE): 61
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 79

Other requirements:

  • Home country that is test exempt
  • Previously studied for at least 1 year in an English Test Exempt country
  • Completed a bachelors/masters degree in an English Test Exempt country
  • Completed ESL coursework from our partners (MLC, WESLI, ELS)
Countries that are English test exempt
  • Antigua & Barbuda
  • Australia
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Botswana
  • Burundi
  • Canada
  • Dominica
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Grenada
  • Guinea
  • Guyana
  • Ireland
  • Jamaica
  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Malawi
  • Marshall Islands
  • Micronesia
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • US Virgin Islands
  • Tanzania
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Uganda
  • United Kingdom

Note: India is not English test exempt

English Proficiency Partners for Conditional Admission

Concordia University Wisconsin has agreements with various language schools such as ELS, WESLI, MLC and others. Students who are interested in attending CUW but did not meet the English proficiency score can choose to attend one of our partner English language schools.

Students who attend one of our partner language schools will be considered for admission as a transfer student once the proper level is achieved. If interested in this option, please reach out to international.admissions@cuw.edu for additional information.

Partner language schools: