Tests & Scores
The USF school codes are 4850 for GRE (Graduate Record Exam) and 91M-3X-08 for GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test). The GRE-at-home test is accepted in addition to the GRE test center exam. The GMAT online exam is accepted in addition to the GMAT test center exam.
If your program does not require the GRE, you may still submit the score report if you choose to do so.
English Language Exam – Minimums
International applicants must request that their testing agency send an official test score to USF. The TOEFL school code for USF is 4850. IELTS and PTE do not require a school code.
| PROGRAM | GRE/GMAT | TOEFL | IELTS | DUOLINGO | PTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Economics | No | 79 | 6.5 | 115 | 53 |
| Asia Pacific Studies | No | 90 | 6.5 | 115 | 61 |
| Biology | No | 100 | 7.0 | 115 | 65 |
| Biotechnology | GRE/MCAT Optional | 90 | 6.5 | 115 | 61 |
| Chemistry | GRE Optional | 90 | 6.5 | 115 | 61 |
| Computer Science | GRE Optional | 79 | 6.5 | 115 | 53 |
| Computer Science Bridge | GRE Optional | 79 | 6.5 | 115 | 53 |
| Data Science | No | 90 | 6.5 | 115 | 61 |
| Energy Systems Management | No | 90 | 6.5 | 115 | 61 |
| Environmental Management | No | 90 | 6.5 | 115 | 61 |
| International and Development Economics | No | 79 | 6.5 | 115 | 53 |
| International Studies | No | 90 | 6.5 | 115 | 61 |
| Migration Studies | No | 90 | 6.5 | 115 | 61 |
| Museum Studies | No | 90 | 6.5 | 115 | 61 |
| Professional Communications | No | 90 | 6.5 | 115 | 61 |
| Public Leadership | No | 100 | 7.0 | 115 | 65 |
| Sport Management | No | 79 | 6.5 | 115 | 53 |
| Urban and Public Affairs | No | 100 | 7.0 | 115 | 65 |
| Writing | No | 100 | 7.0 | 115 | 65 |
TOEFL iBT section scores for Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing must be 17 or higher, unless an individual graduate program grants an exception.
English Language Exam Exceptions
There are two possibilities for an English Language exam exception: either an Exemption or a Program Waiver.
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Applicants are granted an exemption from the English Language Exam requirement if you complete a Bachelor's or Master's degree, or one year or more of studies in a degree program, in English in the U.S. or one of these exempted countries. In addition, an exemption is granted if you complete a degree in a non-exempt country where the medium of instruction in your program is in English.
- American Samoa
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Botswana
- British Virgin Islands
- Canada
- Dominica
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Grand Cayman
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mariana Islands
- Marshall Islands, Republic of the
- Micronesia, Federated States of
- Monserrat
- Namibia
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Palau, Republic of
- Philippines
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Trinidad/Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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Each graduate program determines exceptions for a program waiver of the English Language Exam requirement. Please contact your individual program for details.