TOEFL For international applicants, your application will not be evaluated without proof of English proficiency scores. You are encouraged to submit a copy of your TOEFL test-taker score report or of your IELTS score report as soon as you receive it. Screenshots of English proficiency reports are not acceptable.TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) – the minimum required score on the paper-based TOEFL is 550, and the minimum required score on the internet-based TOEFL is 79. The institution code for the TOEFL is 6827.If your English proficiency scores will expire before the term you apply for, we recommend that you submit official scores with your application before you learn of your admission decision. Otherwise, you may be required to submit new, valid scores. IELTS For international applicants, your application will not be evaluated without proof of English proficiency scores. You are encouraged to submit a copy of your TOEFL test-taker score report or of your IELTS score report as soon as you receive it. Screenshots of English proficiency reports are not acceptable.IELTS (International English Language Testing Service) – the minimum required overall band score on the Academic version is 6.5. There is no institution code for the IELTS.If your English proficiency scores will expire before the term you apply for, we recommend that you submit official scores with your application before you learn of your admission decision. Otherwise, you may be required to submit new, valid scores. GRE The GMAT or GRE maybe waived for applicants with five or more years of relative work experience. You may email the Director of program Eric Walden with your resume and inquire as to whether you will be required to take the exam. Send GMAT or GRE scores to Texas Tech's Office of Graduate Admissions.The Graduate School does not require GRE/GMAT scores, but many graduate programs will require GRE/GMAT scores. Please check the website for your prospective department to find out if you will need to submit GRE/GMAT scores.At present, GRE/GMAT scores are required by departments but not by the Office of Graduate and International Admissions. This means that you will not see GRE/GMAT scores as received in your application checklist. However, if you ordered a score report from ETS or from GMAT, we will receive the official scores electronically within 10-14 business days of your order being received and processed by the testing organization. Your scores will be viewable to your prospective department's graduate program coordinator on our electronic application review site.You will need to check with your prospective department to find out if they will accept scores more than five (5) years old. This is because GRE and GMAT scores are only valid for five (5) years from the date of your exam. This means that after five (5) years, you will no longer be able to request official scores be sent to Texas Tech University. GMAT The GMAT or GRE maybe waived for applicants with five or more years of relative work experience. You may email the Director of program Eric Walden with your resume and inquire as to whether you will be required to take the exam. Send GMAT or GRE scores to Texas Tech's Office of Graduate Admissions. The Graduate School does not require GRE/GMAT scores, but many graduate programs will require GRE/GMAT scores. Please check the website for your prospective department to find out if you will need to submit GRE/GMAT scores.At present, GRE/GMAT scores are required by departments but not by the Office of Graduate and International Admissions. This means that you will not see GRE/GMAT scores as received in your application checklist. However, if you ordered a score report from ETS or from GMAT, we will receive the official scores electronically within 10-14 business days of your order being received and processed by the testing organization. Your scores will be viewable to your prospective department's graduate program coordinator on our electronic application review site.You will need to check with your prospective department to find out if they will accept scores more than five (5) years old. This is because GRE and GMAT scores are only valid for five (5) years from the date of your exam. This means that after five (5) years, you will no longer be able to request official scores be sent to Texas Tech University.