英语能力要求

1. 提交 两种标准化考试之一的官方成绩：英语作为外语考试（托福）或国际英语语言测试系统（雅思） 

无条件录取研究生的最低考试成绩（有些院系要求更高）：

无条件录取（无资助资格）：

新托福：综合总分≥70分，写作≥17分，其他各部分成绩≥15分，雅思：综合总分6.0分，各部分成绩6.0分，纸托福：总分525-549分，作文≥4分，其他各部分成绩≥50分

没有资助资格的入学学生 可以通过注册并成功完成 推荐的英语语言课程和/或完成额外的测试来获得资格。

Official scores must be reported from the testing agency directly to Ohio University. 托福网考成绩以电子方式发送到俄亥俄大学（机构代码：1593）。IELTS test scores are sent (via physical mail or electronically) as an official document from the IELTS testing center to the Graduate College. Students should register for the test using their legal name as stated on their passport and use the month/day/year format for birthdate (e.g., 02/26/1995). 考试成绩的有效期为两年。

2. 你来自一个以英语为官方语言和主要使用语言的国家

a) Upon enrollment at Ohio University, will have earned a bachelor’s, master’s (two-year minimum), and/or doctoral degree from a regionally-accredited institution located in the United States within the past five years;

or

b) Upon enrollment at Ohio University, will have earned the international equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s and/or master’s degree from an accredited institution where English is the language of instruction and that is located in a country where English is an official language, within the past five years.

3. Are NOT from a country where English is the official and the majority-used language; and

a) Upon enrollment at Ohio University, will have earned a bachelor’s, master’s (two-year minimum), and/or doctoral degree from a regionally-accredited institution located in the United States within the past two years.

b) Are participating in an Ohio University exchange program and have met university requirements through alternate means as approved by Graduate Council.

4. Are a US Citizens or Permanent Resident and do not fall into one of the above categories but meet one or both of the following criteria:

a) Within the past two years have received a bachelor’s or advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or a foreign college or university accredited by a Regional U.S. accrediting organization (where English is the language of instruction), and/or

b) Who have significant and recent work experience in an English-language environment.

Note: Academic departments may establish higher English proficiency criteria. Individual programs retain the option to require an official English Proficiency test score as part of an application.

*Countries meeting the Ohio University criteria for English as the official and majority-used language: Australia, Bahamas, Belize, Canada (except Quebec), Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Republic of Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, New Zealand, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, and United Kingdom (to include Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales).

1. Submitting official results of one of two standardized tests: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). 

Minimum test scores for unconditional admission as a graduate student (some departments require higher scores). Note that these scores apply to full-time, on-campus students only:

• iBT TOEFL: 80 composite, 17 all sections
• IELTS Academic: 6.5 composite and across all bands
• Paper TOEFL: 550 composite, 5 composition, 52 all other sections

Students admitted without funding eligibility may gain eligibility by enrolling in and successfully completing recommended English language courses and/or completing additional testing.

Official scores must be reported from the testing agency directly to Ohio University. TOEFL iBT scores are sent electronically to Ohio University (institution code: 1593). IELTS test scores are sent (via physical mail or electronically) as an official document from the IELTS testing center to the Graduate College. Students should register for the test using their legal name as stated on their passport and use the month/day/year format for birthdate (e.g., 02/26/1995). Test scores are valid for two years.

Applicants who wish to be considered for University funding (e.g. graduate assistantships/scholarships) must submit official test scores and qualify for unconditional admission before a funding offer can be made.

2. Are from a country where English is the official and the majority-used language* and

a) Upon enrollment at Ohio University, will have earned a bachelor’s, master’s (two-year minimum), and/or doctoral degree from a regionally-accredited institution located in the United States within the past five years;

or

b) Upon enrollment at Ohio University, will have earned the international equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s and/or master’s degree from an accredited institution where English is the language of instruction and that is located in a country where English is an official language, within the past five years.

3. Are NOT from a country where English is the official and the majority-used language; and

a) Upon enrollment at Ohio University, will have earned a bachelor’s, master’s (two-year minimum), and/or doctoral degree from a regionally-accredited institution located in the United States within the past two years.

b) Are participating in an Ohio University exchange program and have met university requirements through alternate means as approved by Graduate Council.

4. Are a US Citizens or Permanent Resident and do not fall into one of the above categories but meet one or both of the following criteria:

a) Within the past two years have received a bachelor’s or advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or a foreign college or university accredited by a Regional U.S. accrediting organization (where English is the language of instruction), and/or

b) Who have significant and recent work experience in an English-language environment.

Note: Academic departments may establish higher English proficiency criteria. Individual programs retain the option to require an official English Proficiency test score as part of an application.

*Countries meeting the Ohio University criteria for English as the official and majority-used language: Australia, Bahamas, Belize, Canada (except Quebec), Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Republic of Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, New Zealand, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, and United Kingdom (to include Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales).

Please note that students must meet the criteria described in boxes one and two, for admission AND funding, before they can be considered for a TA.

• iBT TOEFL: 80 composite, 24 Speaking, 17 all other sections
• IELTS Academic: 6.5 composite, 7.0 speaking, 6.5 all other bands
• DET (Duolingo English Test):  ≥115 (overall and "conversation" subscore)
• VET (Versant English Test)**: ≥69

**For the Versant English Test, contact Dr. Gerry Krzic (krzic@ohio.edu) for more information.