What Duolingo score do you need for UC Santa Barbara?

Undergraduate scores are valid for two years from the exam date and must be available by July before you enrol; allow two to three weeks for them to appear in your Applicant Portal. For graduate applications, official scores must be dated within two years of the day you submit, and only your most recent complete score report is considered.

To send a graduate score, select University of California Santa Barbara - Graduate Admissions and add your UCSB Application/Reference ID if you have one. Graduate students may still have to take the Grad ELPE placement and the International Teaching Assistant certification process, even if they were exempt from testing.

The undergraduate page pairs DET 115 with IELTS 6.5; the graduate page pairs DET 120 with IELTS 7 overall.

Undergraduates can also meet the requirement with a grade of C or better in a UC-transferable English composition course. The pathway programme above is the stated route for students below the direct-entry level. The graduate guide gives no conditional admission route.

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