Academic Requirements: 2.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) on all coursework; 5 Passes on the GCE O or A level exams (under the Cambridge/ed excel model). Other English Language Requirements: TOEFL - 520 on the paper based test; ITEP - 4.0 (academic plus only); have completed more than 56 college level credit hours at a U.S. institution; are from a country whose primary language is English (i.e.: United Kingdom, Australia as verified by admissions officer); graduated from a U.S. high school having spent the final 2 years in the U.S.; have been released by SIU's Center for English as a Second Language? (CESL); students who do not meet the above requirements must attend CESL and be released before they will be allowed to attend SIU.

Students must have completed a secondary school with a minimum GPA of 2.75.

English Proficiency Requirements: TOEFL Internet-based test: 68 minimum score (Upper level score - 83), Computer Based Test – 190 minimum score (Upper level score – 220), Paper Based Test – 520 minimum score (Upper level score – 560); IELTS: 5.5 minimum score (Upper level score – 6.5), Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE): 47 minimum score (Upper level score – 56)