English Proficiency Requirements:
If an applicant’s native language is not English, student will be required to submit proof of English proficiency. If the applicant is a citizen of one of the following countries, the applicant will be exempt from the English proficiency requirement for admission and considered English language proficiency verified:
- American Samoa
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Canada (except Quebec)
- Cayman Islands
- Dominica
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Liberia
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Trinidad/Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United Kingdom
English proficiency can also be demonstrated by submitting a:
- Minimum TOEFL IBT score of 73 or,
- Minimum TOEFL Paper-Based score of 537 or
- Minimum TOEFL CBT score of 205 or
- Minimum SAT Evidence Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) score of 550 (undergraduates) or
- Minimum ACT English score of 21 (undergraduates) or
- Minimum PTE Academic score of 53
- Minimum IELTS Academic test score of 6.0 overall band for both undergraduate and graduate students (TAMUCC does not accept the IELTS General test) or
- Minimum ITEP score between 3.5 - 3.9 for graduate students or
- Duolingo English Test and English3: TAMU-CC is currently accepting both the Duolingo English Test and English3 online assessments from applicants where TOEFL and IELTS exams are impacted due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns. Applicants from affected countries may submit Duolingo English Test scores of 100 (105 on Duolingo English3) to satisfy English proficiency requirements.
- Completing all four years in a high school within the U.S. and obtaining a subsequent U.S. high school degree (undergraduates)
- Cambridge Cl Advanced Proficiency Test (Cambridge CAE) of 175 or
- Cambridge C2 Proficiency Test (Cambridge CPE) of 180
- The applicant provides other compelling evidence of English proficiency to the Office of Recruitment and Admissions.
- The applicant successfully completed two years of instruction (taught in the English Language) at a US or Canadian high school or college.
Automatic Admission
2.5 GPA + 24 transferable credits fo college work + Passing English Proficiency test scores.