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Virginia Tech will accept IELTS scores of 6.5 or higher in lieu of the TOEFL.

Testing Requirements
GRE (Graduate Record Examination) or GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) requirements vary for both international and domestic students by department. For example, applicants to the Pamplin College of Business are required to submit the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) instead of the GRE. Check the department listings above for details.

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) scores are required of all international students whose first language is not English, except those applicants who have graduated from an accredited university where English is the language of instruction. To have the TOEFL requirement waived, the degree must be awarded. The TOEFL waiver will be coded into the application by the Graduate School upon receipt and review of the transcript showing degree conferral and medium of instruction was English. The university-wide minimum requirement is 80 for Internet and 550 for paper; However, some departments require a higher score. TOEFL scores are not required of US permanent residents and US naturalized citizens. It is Graduate School policy to administer an English placement test (EPT) upon enrollment to international graduate students with TOEFL scores below certain minimums; see the Graduate Catalog for details.

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is accepted. A 6.5 minimum is required to apply.

Official test scores should be sent to the Virginia Tech Graduate School, institution code 5859. Do not enter a department code.

- See more at: graduateschool.vt.edu/applying/requirements#sthash.C1qezt9k.dpuf