{"id":91,"date":"2026-05-26T08:44:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.web.umflint.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=91"},"modified":"2026-06-23T17:45:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T21:45:39","slug":"english-proficiency","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/admissions\/english-proficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"English Proficiency Test Exempt Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover fb-cover-text-box wp-duotone-black-and-white\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:100%;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/themes\/flintblock\/assets\/images\/sidewalk-art.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 95%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 95%\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background 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Admitted Students<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/admissions\/visits-events\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Visits &amp; Events<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/admissions\/paying-for-college\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Paying for College<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/admissions\/contact-us\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Contact Us<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citizens of the countries listed below may be exempt from the University of Michigan-Flint\u2019s English proficiency test requirement for undergraduate applicants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless of an applicant\u2019s country of citizenship, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and the 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information about UM-Flint\u2019s English proficiency can be found by reviewing our complete\u00a0<a href=\"\/admissions\/international-students\/first-year-international-students\/\">First-Year International Student Admission<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/graduateprograms\/admissions\/international-students\/\">Graduate Admission International Students<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>American Samoa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anguilla<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Antarctica<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Antigua and Barbuda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Australia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bahamas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Barbados<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Belize<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bermuda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Botswana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>British Indian Ocean Territory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>British Virgin Islands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cameroon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canada<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cayman Islands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Christmas Island<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cook Islands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dominica<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eswatini<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Falkland Islands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fiji<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gambia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ghana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gibraltar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grenada<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guam<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guyana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ireland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jamaica<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kenya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kiribati<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lesotho<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liberia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Malawi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marshall Islands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mauritius<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Micronesia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Montserrat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Namibia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Zealand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nigeria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Norfolk Island<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Northern Mariana Islands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Palau<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Philippines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pitcairn Islands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saint Helena<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saint Lucia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saint Vincent and the Grenadines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seychelles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sierra 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