English Language Proficiency Test Exemption List

Exemption Criteria

The following applicants are exempt from submitting one of the above English language proficiency scores:

• International applicants who show evidence of having completed the Advanced Plus Level at the University of Mississippi’s Intensive English Program with a grade of B or higher (see https://iep.olemiss.edu/ for further information).
• International applicants who apply for admission as degree-seeking freshmen and who have completed two years minimum of high school education at, and graduated from, an accredited high school in the U.S. Such applicants must, however, comply with the admission standards for domestic (i.e., U.S.) applicants as stated in the undergraduate catalog.
• International applicants who apply for admission as degree-seeking transfer students and who have completed at least 30 credits, including two English Writing/Composition courses, at an accredited institution of higher education in the U.S., and who have earned a cumulative grade-point average of 2.00 or higher on a 4.00 scale, and a grade of 2.00 or higher on a 4.00 scale on each of the English writing/composition courses.
• International applicants who have earned a higher education degree (including the equivalent of an associate or bachelor’s degree) from an institution in one of a group of countries listed on the English Language Test Requirement exemption list while residing in that country.
• Citizens of one of a group of countries listed on the English Language Test Requirement exemption list.