Hawaii Pacific University

PROFICIENCY TYPE

REQUIREMENT

DUOLINGO

105

TOEFL (IBT)

70

TOEFL (ITP)

500

IELTS

6.0

SAT (EVIDENCE-BASED READING AND WRITING)

500

ACT

No sub-score below 19

CAMBRIDGE

169

CEFR

B2

STEP EIKEN

Grade Pre-1

GAOKAO

Interview Required

PTE (PEARSON TEST OF ENGLISH ACADEMIC)

48

ITEP

3.7

GTEC

1050

AP

English: 3

IB

HL English (Language A): score 5

HL English (Language B): score 5

SL English (Language A): score 5

WAEC

Grade C6 in English Language

ATTENDED AN AMERICAN OR INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTION

Attended a college or university in which the primary language of instruction is English (no ESL classes) for one year

Attended a high school outside of the US in which the primary language of instruction is English (no ESL classes) for two years

Completed an in-person English course equivalent to HPU’s WRI 1100 at an accredited college or university with a grade of C or higher

ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL CERTIFICATES

Central Pacific College

Advanced 85

EF

Completion of B2

ELS Centers

Level 110

Global Village Hawaii

Level 6 or Qualification for Level 7

DENMARK, FINLAND, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY OR SWEDEN

Denmark

Gymnasial uddannelse - A final grade of 7 or higher (on a 12 grading scale) in English

Finland

Ylioppilastutkinto – A final grade of 8 or higher (on a 10 grading scale) or M, E, or L (on a matriculation scale) in English

Germany

DAAD - minimum "B2" average

Netherlands

HAVO - A final grade of 7 or higher in English; VWO - A final grade of 6 or higher in English

Norway

Vitnemal - A final grade of 4 or higher in English

Sweden

Examensbevis - A final grade of B or higher in English 5 or grade C or higher in English 6

WAIVED IF EDUCATED IN:

FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH FROM THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES, WHO LIST ENGLISH AS THEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE ON THEIR APPLICATION, PROOF OF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY IS NOT REQUIRED, BUT MAY BE REQUESTED.

Anguilla, American Samoa, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Barbados, Botswana, the British Indian Ocean Territories, the British Virgin Islands, Canada, the Cook Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica, Fiji, the Falkland Islands (Malvinas), the Federated States of Micronesia, Ghana, The Gambia, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Liberia, Lesotho, Montserrat, Mauritius, Malawi, Norfolk Island, the Northern Mariana Islands, Nigeria, New Zealand, the Pitcairn Islands, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & The Grenadines, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tokelau, Trinidad and Tobago, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, the United Kingdom, the United States, Miscellaneous U.S. Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Zimbabwe