English-Speaking Countries
Proof of English Proficiency
Countries Where English is an Official Language
If you have completed the equivalent of a US bachelor’s degree or higher in one of the countries listed below, then you have provided proof of English proficiency for graduate admission purposes. You will be required to take the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Placement Exam and may be required to take EAP courses, depending on your results.
If you are applying to a Purdue program, you must have completed a bachelor’s degree or higher in one of the countries listed below within the last 36 months prior to your admission by the department/program.
- Botswana
- Eswatini
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Philippines
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Countries Where English is the Predominant Native Language
If you have completed the equivalent of a US bachelor’s degree or higher in one of the countries listed below, then you have provided proof of English proficiency for graduate admission purposes and are exempted from the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) testing requirement.
If you are applying to a Purdue program, you must have completed a bachelor’s degree or higher in one of the countries listed below within the last 36 months prior to your admission by the department/program.
- Anguilla
- Antigua
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Barbuda
- Belize
- Bermuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Canada
- Dominica
- Grand Cayman Islands
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Irish Republic
- Jamaica
- Montserrat
- New Zealand
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Vincent & the Grenadines
- Tobago
- Trinidad
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United Kingdom: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales
- United States of America
