What IELTS score do you need for the University of Southern Mississippi?

Undergraduates can also meet the requirement with International Baccalaureate or Cambridge IGCSE/A-Level, or after two semesters full-time at an accredited US college or university.

The graduate page waives the requirement for applicants who are citizens of, or received degrees from, listed countries including Australia, Canada, Gambia, Ghana, Ireland, Jamaica, Liberia, Nigeria, South Africa, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe. It does not accept medium-of-instruction letters from foreign universities instead of a test.

The graduate page also says Duolingo will only be accepted for graduate admissions, while the undergraduate page lists Duolingo 110 too, so confirm with undergraduate admissions before relying on it.

The graduate page says departments may require higher scores. Neither page states how long scores remain valid.

The US F-1 student visa sets no English test score of its own. What counts is the requirement Southern Miss 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 Southern Miss programme page and in your admission letter, so check it there before you book a test.