TOEFL All international applicants to the Texas Full-Time MBA Program are required to have taken the TOEFL or IELTS prior to the application submission deadline for the round in which they are applying. TOEFL and IELTS test scores expire two years from the test date. Please note that UT Austin does not accept electronic copies of IELTS scores. The minimum scores considered acceptable for admission by the Graduate School are: TOEFL: 79 on the Internet-based test (iBT). A waiver of the TOEFL or IELTS is automatically granted (no request needed) if you are an international applicant and have earned an undergraduate degree in a country where the official language is English (must be official language, not just an English-speaking institution or a country where English is spoken). Applicants who meet one of the following criteria may also be eligible for a TOEFL/IELTS waiver: ? You have lived and worked full-time in the U.S. or in a country where English is the official language for at least two of the past four years. ? You hold a master's degree from a college or university located in the U.S. or from a country where English is the official language. ? You were educated solely in English for your undergraduate and/or prior graduate degree. If you do not meet any of these conditions, you are required to submit the TOEFL or IELTS exam without exception. You will have the option to request a TOEFL/IELTS waiver while filling out your application. Waivers are processed 7-10 business days after application submission. IELTS All international applicants to the Texas Full-Time MBA Program are required to have taken the TOEFL or IELTS prior to the application submission deadline for the round in which they are applying. TOEFL and IELTS test scores expire two years from the test date. Please note that UT Austin does not accept electronic copies of IELTS scores. The minimum scores considered acceptable for admission by the Graduate School are: IELTS: An overall band of 6.5 on the Academic Examination A waiver of the TOEFL or IELTS is automatically granted (no request needed) if you are an international applicant and have earned an undergraduate degree in a country where the official language is English (must be official language, not just an English-speaking institution or a country where English is spoken). Applicants who meet one of the following criteria may also be eligible for a TOEFL/IELTS waiver: ? You have lived and worked full-time in the U.S. or in a country where English is the official language for at least two of the past four years. ? You hold a master's degree from a college or university located in the U.S. or from a country where English is the official language. ? You were educated solely in English for your undergraduate and/or prior graduate degree. If you do not meet any of these conditions, you are required to submit the TOEFL or IELTS exam without exception. You will have the option to request a TOEFL/IELTS waiver while filling out your application. Waivers are processed 7-10 business days after application submission. GRE All Texas Full-Time MBA Program applicants are required to have taken the GMAT or GRE prior to the application submission deadline for the round in which they are applying. The Admissions Committee does not have a preference on which test you take and we are only interested in your highest score (we do not average scores). Applicants are required to both self-report their test scores in their McCombs application as well as have official score reports sent directly to UT Austin by the testing agency. GMAT and GRE test scores expire five years after the test date. The date that your official scores are sent to UT Austin by the testing agency should be no later than the application round deadline as it can take up to 3-4 weeks for official test scores to be received and processed by UT Austin’s central Graduate and International Admissions Center (GIAC). GMAT All Texas Full-Time MBA Program applicants are required to have taken the GMAT or GRE prior to the application submission deadline for the round in which they are applying. The Admissions Committee does not have a preference on which test you take and we are only interested in your highest score (we do not average scores). Applicants are required to both self-report their test scores in their McCombs application as well as have official score reports sent directly to UT Austin by the testing agency. GMAT and GRE test scores expire five years after the test date. The date that your official scores are sent to UT Austin by the testing agency should be no later than the application round deadline as it can take up to 3-4 weeks for official test scores to be received and processed by UT Austin’s central Graduate and International Admissions Center (GIAC).