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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:
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Enroll in the required English language course
during your first semester, in addition to your
other academic courses. After you confirm your
enrollment, an advisor from the Minneapolis
English Language Program (MELP) will reach out
to you with more information on which course to
register for. You will then register for the course
for when you register for the other courses in your
major during orientation.
•
Take an English proficiency test administered
by the University’s Minnesota English Language
Program (MELP) upon arrival to campus. If you feel
your English has improved since your last exam, you
have the option of taking the Minnesota Battery
Test when you arrive on campus. There is a $45 fee
for the test. Depending on your results, you may
still be required to take an English language course
during your first semester in your degree program,
in addition to courses in your major. After you
confirm your enrollment, MELP advisors will reach
out to you to schedule an appointment.
•
Submit a more recent English proficiency test score
if you have one that meets the University of
Minnesota standard, you can submit the official
test score to the Office of Admissions. Both total
score and writing subscore must meet or exceed
the minimum required scores. Submit your new
official test score before participating in orientation.
Information on English proficiency tests and
minimum required scores is available at
z.umn.edu/EnglishReq.
•
If you are a transfer student and completed more
than 26 transferable semester credits at a U.S. school
as well as a freshman writing course equivalent to
the U of M freshman composition course (WRIT 1301)
or have completed 60 or more transferable credits,
submit your official updated transcript to the Office
of Admissions before participating in orientation.
AP, IB 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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