Language Requirements For Graduate Assistantships
Effective Date March 15, 2021
(Graduate Policy 4.11)
International students are eligible for graduate assistantships in some academic units. In addition to specific academic unit requirements for service as a graduate assistant, any student whose home language is not English, and who did not study at an institution where English is the primary language of instruction, must pass an English proficiency examination with a minimum score as listed in the table below. Students also must pass the International Teaching Assistant Speaking Assessment (ITASA) to serve as a graduate teaching assistant.
A score of at least one of the following must be submitted for a teaching assistantship:
|
iBT |
IELTS |
PTE Academic |
Cambridge English: Advanced |
Florida Tech TOEFL |
Duolingo English Test |
Embassy English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
100 |
7.0 |
70 |
193 (Grade of B) |
600 |
120 |
C1 |
A score of at least one of the following must be submitted for a research assistantship:
|
iBT |
IELTS |
PTE Academic |
Cambridge English: Advanced |
Florida Tech TOEFL |
Duolingo English Test |
Embassy English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
79 |
6.0 |
58 |
180 (Grade of C) |
550 |
100 |
B2 |