English Proficiency Requirements

Applicants who are citizens of the following countries will be exempt from the English proficiency requirement.

Applicants who attended an institution in one of the following countries may be exempt from English proficiency pending a review of transcripts.

Please allow our team some time to process the exemption in your application.

• Australia
• Canada (except the Province of Quebec)
• Republic of Ireland
• Liberia
• Nigeria
• New Zealand
• United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales)
• United States
• Ghana
• Commonwealth Caribbean Countries:
  • Anguilla
  • Antigua
  • The Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Bermuda
  • Cayman Islands
  • Dominica
  • Grenada
  • Guyana
  • Jamaica
  • Montserrat
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turks and Caicos Islands

If the language of instruction at your current or most recent school is 100% English you may have the school send a letter of English proficiency to WT directly.  The letter must be sent directly to us by the school and must state that the language of instruction is 100% in English.  The letter must be issued and sent to us by the Registrar's Office or equivalent.

To be considered official, the document must be one of the following: 

• sent via school-issued email from the appropriate school official
• sent via physical mail in a signed/sealed envelope

Minimum Score Requirements for Tests Taken on or After January 21, 2026:

• Undergraduate: TOEFL 4.0
• Graduate: TOEFL: 4.5

Minimum Score Requirements for Tests Taken on or Before January 20, 2026:

• Undergraduate: TOEFL 74 iBT
• Graduate: TOEFL 79 iBT

WTAMU school code: 6938

For more information on the TOEFL, please visit the TOEFL website

TOEFL is now offering the test as an at-home test. The scoring is the same as the traditional test. Additional information may be found on their website at: https://www.ets.org/s/cv/toefl/at-home/?WT.dcsvid=MTAzNjM2MjM4Njk5OQS2

*WT does not accept the TOEFL Essentials test.

*WT does not accept MyBest Scores

Minimum Score Requirements:

• Undergraduate: score of 6.0 overall band
• Graduate: score of 6.5 overall band

Please select West Texas A&M University as a recipient.

For more information on the IELTS, please visit the IELTS website

IELTS Indicator Test

Minimum Score Requirements:

• Undergraduate: score of 100 overall
• Graduate: score of 105 overall

Please choose West Texas A&M University as a recipient. 

For more information on the DuoLingo test, please visit the DuoLingo website

Minimum Score Requirements:

• Undergraduate: 50
• Graduate: 58

Please select West Texas A&M University as a recipient.

For more information on the PTE, please visit the PTE website

SAT Evidence Based Reading & Writing test

Minimum Score Requirements: 560

Cambridge Certificates

West Texas A&M University will accept the following certificates:

• Cambridge CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English)
• Cambridge CAE (Certificate of Advanced English)