What IELTS score do you need for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (UW-Green Bay)?

Citizens of a listed group of countries are exempt at both levels. The list includes Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Singapore, the UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada (except Quebec). India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are not on it.

Undergraduates are also exempt with a post-secondary degree from the US or a listed country, and transfers from US colleges can be waived after 15 or more transferable credits with a 2.5 GPA. Graduate applicants are exempt with a US degree from the past five years. Four years at a US high school does not exempt you; you still need a test or an ACT or SAT score. PTE is not listed.

Graduate applicants who meet every requirement except English may be recommended for conditional admission. You apply to UW-Green Bay and at the same time to a partner ESL programme (Fox Valley Technical College ESL Institute, or WESLI at the 700 level with a B or better), which issues the first I-20. IELTS scores for graduate applicants starting in fall 2026 can be emailed unofficially to gradstu@uwgb.edu for verification.

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