What IELTS score do you need for Valparaiso University?

The undergraduate page waives the test if your country of permanent residence is Canada (except Quebec), Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon, Belize or Australia. It also accepts transfer from a US college with 24 completed credit hours, two consecutive years at and graduation from a US high school, ELS Level 112, or INTERLINK Level 6.

ACT, GCE/GCSE, IB, WAEC and iTEP are also listed as accepted, without minimums on the version we read.

Graduate applicants whose previous education was in English may ask for a waiver of the TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo requirement. The Office of Graduate Admission may accept a medium of instruction letter, institutional confirmation, CEFR B2 or higher documentation or other official proof, reviewed case by case. Graduate test scores are valid for two years from the test date.

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