Other Ways to Show English Proficiency

Citizen of a Country in which English is the Official Language reflected on your application.
(Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, St. Christopher & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Tanzania, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe)

Attend a U.S. high school (located within the U.S.) for a minimum of 3 years and will graduate from a U.S. high school.
Upload a copy of your transcript from your U.S. high school in your Admission Profile in MyUI after you apply.

Successful completion of Iowa Intensive English Program in either the high intermediate (Level E2) or advanced (Level P).
The University of Iowa Intensive English Program (IIEP) provides intensive English instruction and a cultural, social, and academic orientation to the United States.

Transfer students who complete 30 s.h. of transferable credit with a minimum 2.50 GPA from a U.S. institution.
Have official transcripts sent from every U.S. college and university you have attended.

American Degree Transfer Program (ADTP) transfer students who complete 30 s.h. of transferable credit with a minimum 2.50 GPA.
Upload a copy of your transcript for every college and university you have attended outside of the U.S. in your Admissions Profile in MyUI after you apply.

Transfer students who complete the equivalent of the University of Iowa's Composition I and Composition II at a U.S. institution.
Have official transcripts sent from every U.S. college and university you have attended.

Please be advised, an applicant may still be held to the on campus English Placement Exam (EPE) depending on which criteria is used to meet the English Proficiency Requirement. More information regarding criteria to waive the EPE is listed in the following section.

English Placement Evaluation (EPE)

The on-campus English Placement Evaluation (EPE) is an exam taken prior to course enrollment. All students will be held to this EPE unless an applicant meets one of the following criteria: