English Language Proficiency
Northeastern Illinois University requires international applicants to meet or exceed English language proficiency standards. Normally that proficiency is shown by meeting minimum scores on one of three proficiency tests: i.e., IELTS, TOEFL, or PTE (Pearson Test of English). However, students who meet one of the following three conditions may be exempted from providing proficiency test results:
- Students is from the following countries:
- Antigua
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Botswana
- Canada (English-speaking)
- Cayman Islands
- Dominica
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Lucia
- Malawi
- Namibia
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- St. Vincent
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- Zimbabwe
- Students who can provide documentation that they received an education exclusively in English at the high school or university level for at least 3 academic years.
- Students who have earned 24 credit hours from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 for undergraduate admission, or 2.75 for graduate admission.