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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog > Admissions > International Student Admissions > Waiver of the English Proficiency Requirement

Waiver of the English Proficiency Requirement

The following circumstances will waive the requirement of a score report from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic):

1. If the applicant's native language is English.
2. If the applicant has taken the ACT and received a composite score of 21 or the SAT (Critical Reading + Mathematics) with a score of 980.
3. If the applicant graduates and receives a high school diploma in the United States.  The transcript will be reviewed and if the student has low grades and/or a low ACT/SAT, ESL could be required.
4. If the applicant received an undergraduate degree from an accredited U.S. institution or a country where the native language is English.
5. If the applicant is transferring to Northwest from another regionally-accredited institution in the United States and has completed the equivalent of English Composition I (10-111) and English Composition II (10-112) with grades of C or better.