Acceptable English Language Proof for Admission

You must provide one of the following forms of English language assessment for admission to Hawkeye Community College.
 

1. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
   • minimum score of 500 on the paper-based TOEFL (173-computer-based, 61-iBT) for unrestricted admission
2. International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
   
   • minimum overall band score (academic track) of 6.0 for unrestricted admission
3. Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)
   
   • grade of A or B for unrestricted admission
   • grade of C for restricted admission
4. Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)
   
   • grade of A or B for unrestricted admission
   • grade of C for restricted admission
5. Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)
   
   • minimum score of 80 for unrestricted admission
   • minimum score of 75 for restricted admission
6. Advanced Placement International English Language (APIEL)
   
   • score of 4 or 5 for unrestricted admission
   • score of 3 for restricted admission
7. General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE A-level)
   
   • pass in English with a grade of A, B, or C from one of the five British-based examining boards
8. ACT Assessment
   
   • English test minimum score of 19
9. SAT I Verbal
   • minimum score of 460
10. SAT II English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT)
    • minimum score of 965
11. International Baccalaureate (IB)
    • grade of 4, 5, 6, or 7 in English A1 or A2 at the Higher Level (HL) or Standard Level (SL)

12. Complete Level 7 of the University of Northern Iowa’s Culture and Intensive English Program (CIEP) with recommendation from the Director of CIEP.

13. Complete one semester of college level English composition from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university with a minimum grade of C.