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