English Language Proficiency

English Language Test*

Minimum Score

Website

TOEFL iBT

15 on Speaking and Listening Sections

https://www.ets.org/toefl/ibt/about

IELTS

5 on Speaking and Listening Sections

http://www.ielts.org/

Cambridge English: First (FCE)

Pass

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/first/

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)

Pass

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/advanced/

TOEIC

Combined Score of 550

https://www.ets.org/toeic

DUOLINGO ENGLISH TEST

75 on 160-point scale

https://englishtest.duolingo.com/edu

Interview conducted by the Faculty Sponsor

Submit evidence of A, B or C.

OPTION A

The potential scholar is a citizen of one of the countries listed on the right:

Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom

Submit

• Faculty sponsor interview report**; AND
• Proof of citizenship

OPTION B

The potential scholar worked in a country listed above, the United States, or in an organization where business is conducted in English.

Submit

• Faculty sponsor interview report**; AND
• Verification of employment; AND
• Documentation that the organization is located in a country listed above or the United States OR a letter from the organization confirming that it conducts business in English.

OPTION C

The potential scholar studied at a university in a country listed above, the United States, or at a university where English is the language of instruction.

Submit

• Faculty sponsor interview report**; AND
• Copy of a diploma, transcript, or other documentation that includes the university’s location in a country listed above or the United States OR a letter from the university or other official proof that the instruction was in English.

** Faculty Sponsor Interview Report Guidelines:

1. The interview must be conducted in-person, by videoconferencing, or by telephone if videoconferencing is not a viable option.
2. The faculty sponsor does not have to use a specific set of questions, but the interview report must be on department letterhead and include the following:

• Date and method of the interview.
• Name and title of the person conducting the interview.
• Name and current position of the prospective J-1 Exchange Visitor.
• An assessment of whether the prospective exchange visitor is proficient in verbal English sufficient to participate in the J program activities proposed at the University of Colorado Denver I Anschutz Medical Campus.

English language proficiency is a requirement for participation in an Exchange Visitor program. ISSS cannot issue Form DS-2019 or can terminate a scholar’s J program if the requirement is not met.