Applicants who will have earned a Bachelor's or Master's degree from a university where the language of instruction is English by the quarter of matriculation will receive a TOEFL waiver. No special action is needed, we will grant the waiver based on the transcripts submitted with the application. This includes universities in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, and many (although not all) universities in India, Singapore, and Nigeria. Please note that English must be the language of instruction for the entire university, not just the program that you are enrolled in.

An applicant is evaluated on the basis of the total academic performance, which includes coursework, test scores, research experience, and evaluation by faculty members or applicant's supervisors. The GRE general test is not required, and the committee will not review GRE scores even if submitted. The only minimum we set is for the TOEFL, on which an international applicant must score 550 or higher on the paper-based test, 213 or higher on the computer-based test, 90 or higher on the internet-based test. On the IELTS, an applicant must score 7.0 or higher.