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ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
REQUIREMENT
An AZ hold will be placed on your student account if you have not yet met our English proficiency requirements. For more information on this requirement and on how to get an AZ hold cleared, visit z.umn.edu/englishreq.
There are a few options to have the AZ hold cleared:
• Enroll in one or two English language courses in your major area of study during your first year, in addition to academic courses. At orientation, your academic advisor will assist you with selecting English language courses.
• Take an English proficiency test administered by the University’s Minnesota English Language Program (MELP) upon arrival to campus. Depending on your results, you may be required to take one or two English language courses in your major area of study during
your first year, in addition to academic courses. Contact MELP at esl@umn.edu for more information.
• Take another English proficiency test and submit an official score report. Both the total score and writing subscore must meet or exceed the minimum required scores.
COLLEGE COURSEWORK
If you completed any college coursework while in high school, before enrolling at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, arrange to have an official final transcript sent directly to the Office of Admissions from each college you attend. A transfer credit evaluation will be produced and emailed to you.
• If these courses were completed at a University of Minnesota campus, you do not need to send your transcript.
• If courses were taken at an institution outside the United States, please visit z.umn.edu/International TransferCredit.
PLACEMENT AND PROFICIENCY TESTS
After you confirm your enrollment, your college of admission will contact you, beginning in April, about placement and/
or proficiency tests. These tests are administered online through your “New Student Checklist.”
AP, IB, GCE AND A-LEVEL
Credit is awarded for qualifying scores on Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), GCE A-Level exams and College in the Schools. For information on these tests, visit:
g z.umn.edu/AdvancedPlacement
g z.umn.edu/InternationalBaccalaureate g z.umn.edu/ALevel
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