If you are an international student, you must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam (MyBestScore [TOEFL] and Duolingo are not accepted).
Self-Reported TOEFL or IELTS scores must be input into the application by the application deadline. Official TOEFL/IELTS scores are required in order to accept offers of admission (typically sent before the end of February).
TOEFL Codes:
Minimum Acceptable TOEFL and IELTS Scores:
International applicants may be exempt from this requirement if they have earned or will be earning a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree with grades of B (3.0) or better from either:
For the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs' (GEPA) TOEFL/IELTS FAQs, please visit their page on Test and Scores Questions.
International applicants may be exempt from this requirement if they have earned or will be earning a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree with grades of B (3.0) or better from either:
For questions regarding TOEFL/IELTS exemption, please contact gradadmissions@ucsd.edu.
No, working/teaching in the United States does not qualify you for a TOEFL/IELTS exemption.
No, MyBestScore and Duolingo are not accepted by UC San Diego.
No, only Self-Reported TOEFL or IELTS scores must be input into the application by the application deadline. Official TOEFL/IELTS scores are required in order to accept offers of admission (typically sent before the end of February).
Minimum Acceptable TOEFL and IELTS Scores for the program:
No, applicants who do not meet the TOEFL/IELTS minimum scores will not be considered by the Admissions Committee nor the program:
Only School/Institution Code is required.
Please visit the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs' (GEPA) page on Test and Scores Questions and see How can I submit my IELTS scores?.
No, you must submit unofficial TOEFL/IELTS scores by the deadline.
Please visit the Division of Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs' (GEPA) page on Test and Scores Questions and/or email gradadmissions@ucsd.edu.