Countries Exempt from Proof of English Language Proficiency Requirement

Effective immediately, Michigan Tech has updated the list of countries eligible for a waiver of English Language Proficiency. If your program has stricter requirements or your country of citizenship is not on our waiver eligible list, you are not eligible for a waiver of English Language Proficiency.

Please note: Our Master's of Business Administration program requires citizenship in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand for a waiver of English Language Proficiency. Other countries in the following list will not be considered.

Exempt Countries

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Australia
  • Bahamas, The
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Botswana
  • Canada
  • Dominica
  • Ghana
  • Grenada
  • Guyana
  • Ireland
  • Jamaica
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Mauritius
  • Namibia
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Philippines
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Solomon Islands
  • South Africa
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • United Kingdom
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
  • UK Territories1
  • US Territories2
  • Australian Territories3
  • New Zealand Territories4

1 UK Territories and Dependencies

  • Anguilla
  • Ascension
  • Bermuda
  • British Indian Ocean Territory
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Cayman Islands
  • Channel Islands
  • Falkland Islands
  • Gibraltar
  • Isle of Man
  • Montserrat
  • Pitcairn
  • South Georgia
  • South Sandwich Islands
  • St. Helena
  • Tristan da Cunha
  • Turks and Caicos Islands

2 US Territories, Commonwealths, and Associated States

  • American Samoa
  • Guam
  • Marshall Islands
  • Micronesia
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Palau
  • Puerto Rico
  • US Virgin Islands
  • US Minor Outlying Islands

3 Australian Territories

  • Ashmore Island
  • Cartier Island
  • Christmas Island
  • Cocos Islands
  • Coral Sea Island
  • Norfolk Island

4 New Zealand Territories and Associate States

  • Cook Islands
  • Niue
  • Tokelau