English Proficiency

You must prove that you are proficient in English to apply to USF. Here are the ways you can prove you are proficient as a First Time in College student:

• You are from an English speaking country. You may apply to USF without submitting TOEFL scores if you are from one of these English speaking countries:
  
  Antigua and Barbuda
  Australia
  Bahamas
  Bahrain
  Barbados
  Belize
  Bermuda
  Botswana
  Canada (unless French is native language)
  Dominica
  Fiji
  Ghana
  Grenada
  Guyana
  Ireland
  Jamaica
  Kenya
  Lesotho
  Liberia
  Malawi
  New Zealand
  Nigeria
  Sierra Leone
  South Africa (unless Afrikaans is native language)
  St. Kitts & Nevis
  St. Lucia
  St. Vincent & Grenadines
  Swaziland
  Tanzania
  Trinidad and Tobago
  Uganda
  United Kingdom
  United Kingdom Overseas Territories
  Zambia
  Zimbabwe
  
  Or,
  

• You earned a score of 550 or higher on the written TOEFL test, in the last two years, or
  
  
• You earned a score of 213 or higher on the computer TOEFL test, in the last two years, or

• You earned a score of 79 or higher on the internet TOEFL test, in the last two years, or
  
  
• You have a score of 440 or higher on the verbal section of the SAT exam, or
  
  
• You have a score of 17 or higher for English and a score of 18 or higher for Reading on the ACT exam, or
  
  
• You are dual enrolled at a university or college and are taking college level English, or
  
  
• You sat for the British General Certificate Secondary Examination (GCSE) or Caribbean Examination Certificate (CXC).