What IELTS score do you need for California Lutheran University?

First-year applicants qualify with secondary school based on the US, Canadian, British or IB systems, two years of US high school English with a C or higher, or secondary school in a country where English is the official language and the main language of instruction. Transfer applicants qualify with English composition at C or higher, or two years at a college in such a country. Graduate applicants qualify with a US bachelor's degree or a bachelor's from such a country.

For the country list, Cal Lutheran asks you to email intladmission@callutheran.edu to verify eligibility. Completing Oxford International Digital Institute Level 7 or ELS Level 112 also meets the requirement at every level.

Students who meet every other academic requirement can be considered for conditional admission without an English test. You apply as normal, send all documents and email intladmission@callutheran.edu to ask for conditional consideration. You then complete an approved intensive English programme: the online Oxford EAP course to Level 7, or ELS in person to Level 112, after which ELS transfers your I-20 to Cal Lutheran.

Requirements vary by programme and change between admission cycles. The score that binds you is the one on your Cal Lutheran programme page and in your admission letter, so check it there before you book a test.