The Graduate School of The University of Tennessee requires all applicants to have a four-year baccalaureate degree. The Graduate School also requires official, English language transcripts from your school, as it does for U.S. applicants. This is a lengthy process. Please request transcripts at least two months before the June 15 application deadline for international students..

All international applicants must have taken the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) within the last two years. Applicants must earn a TOEFL score of 550 or higher (213 on the new scale). Scores must be sent directly from the Educational Testing Service to the Graduate School. You cannot be exempted from this requirement unless English is your native language, you are a citizen of the United States, or you have received a degree from an accredited U.S. college or university within the last two years.

TOEFL tests are offered several times a year, but it is necessary to obtain a special information bulletin for many countries. Copies of these bulletins usually are available at U.S. Information Service offices or at Institutes of International Education.