Required Standardized Examinations
(GRE, TOEFL, TSE, GMAT)
GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required for
admission as a graduate student except in the following circumstances:
- Applicants
to Art, Dance, Drama, and to the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts
degrees in Music.
- Applicants
to the masters or doctoral programs in the School of Business Administration
who must submit scores from the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).
- Applicants
holding earned doctoral degrees (such as Ph.D., D.D.S., M.D., Ed.D., J.D.)
from an accredited U.S. institution.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
A satisfactory command of the English language is required
for admission to the University of Washington Graduate School.
Applicants, including transfers, who are not citizens of the United States on the date of admission and whose native language is other than
English, must meet the following terms and conditions:
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
examination, or the Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency (MLT) is
required unless one of the specific exceptions stated in below is met.
The TOEFL is currently offered in both a written and computerized (TOEFLC)
format. The institutional version of the MLT may also be taken at the
University of Washington to meet this requirement.
No waivers from this English Competency examination requirement may be
given.
1.
Exceptions:
·
Applicants who are citizens of Australia, Canada, Ireland, New
Zealand, or the United Kingdom.
·
Non United States citizens who have received a bachelor’s or
advanced degree from an accredited U.S. institution or from an institution in
countries listed above.
2. A minimum
score of 580 (TOEFL) or 237 (TOEFLC), or 90 on the MLT, is required for
unconditional admission as a graduate student.
3. Students
may be admitted by petition with scores between 500 (TOEFL)/173 (TOEFLC) and 580
(TOEFL)/237 (TOEFLC) or MLT scores between 80 and 90. Students admitted in this manner must take English as a
Second Language (ESL) courses upon matriculation.
Matriculated students may exempt themselves from some or all of these
course requirements by retaking the TOEFL, the MLT, or the diagnostic test
administered at the University of Washington. This requirement must be met
before a degree will be conferred.
4. In rare
cases, applicants who score below the minimum scores may be admitted upon the
recommendation of the department that the applicants has demonstrated
extraordinary academic merit by prior performance and that language deficiencies
would not prevent the prospective student from participating fully in a graduate
program. Such students must fulfill
the same requirements as those listed in paragraph 3 above.
Test of Spoken
English (TSE). International Teaching
Assistants whose native language is other than English must achieve a score of
55 on this test before they can assume classroom duties.
See Graduate School Memorandum #8, “English
Language Competence for Admission to Graduate School”, for further
information.
