English Proficiency Test Exempt Countries
English Proficiency Test Exempt Countries
Citizens of the countries listed below may be exempt from the University of Michigan-Flint’s English proficiency test requirement for undergraduate applicants.
Regardless of an applicant’s country of citizenship, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Office of Graduate Programs may require proof of English proficiency if the applicant attended a non-English medium school or is from a region where English is not the primary language.
More information about UM-Flint’s English proficiency can be found by reviewing our complete First-Year International Student Admission and Graduate Admission International Students.
| American Samoa | Grenada | Saint Vincent, Grenadines |
| Anguilla | Guam | Seychelles |
| Antarctica | Guyana | Sierra Leone |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Ireland | Singapore |
| Australia | Jamaica | Solomon Islands |
| Bahamas | Kenya | South Africa |
| Barbados | Kiribati | South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands |
| Belize | Lesotho | St. Kitts & Nevis |
| Bermuda | Liberia | Trinidad & Tobago |
| Botswana | Malawi | Turks & Caicos Islands |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Marshall Island | Uganda |
| Britain Virgin Islands | Mauritius | United Kingdom |
| Cameroon | Micronesia | United States |
| Canada | Montserrat | US Minor Outlying Islands |
| Cayman Island | Namibia | Virgin Islands, British |
| Christmas Island | New Zealand | Virgin Islands, US |
| Cook Islands | Nigeria | Zambia |
| Dominica | Norfolk Island | Zimbabwe |
| Eswatini | Northern Mariana Islands | |
| Falkland Island | Palau | |
| Fiji | Philippines | |
| Gambia | Pitcairn Islands | |
| Ghana | Saint Helena | |
| Gibraltar | Saint Lucia |
Regardless of an applicant’s country of citizenship, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Office of Graduate Programs may require proof of English proficiency if the applicant attended a non-English medium school or is from a region where English is not the primary language.