What IELTS score do you need for the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW)?

First-year applicants are waived if English is their native language, if English was the main language of instruction at their secondary school, with an SAT critical reading score of 450 or an ACT reading score of 20, or after completing Level 4 of UNCW's English Language Center (ELC) programme.

Transfer applicants can use two college-level English composition courses at a US institution with a B or higher, or the ELC Level 4 route.

The undergraduate page does not state how long scores remain valid. For a master's, use your programme's own page, since UNCW programme pages list their own minimums.

The US F-1 student visa sets no English test score of its own. What counts is the requirement UNCW sets for admission, which leads to your Form I-20. For the wider picture, see IELTS for the USA.

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