Most undergraduate and many graduate students entering Indiana University who are nonnative speakers of English are required to take the Indiana Academic English Test (IAET) before beginning studies at IU.
If you are an undergraduate student and are required to take the IAET, you will see information about it on your confirmation page in your Orientation Portal after you sign up for New Student Orientation.
Meeting IU's English proficiency requirements for admission does not exempt you from taking the IAET. However, you can demonstrate a high enough level of English proficiency to be exempt from the IAET.
You will be exempt from taking the IAET if you have credit for English composition and communication, either by equivalent transfer course(s) and/or credit from AP, IB, or A-Level.
Alternatively, if you score high enough on certain tests, you will be exempt from taking the test. For exemption purposes, we only use official scores from the testing agencies.
You will not have to take the test if you have at least 45 credits that are transferrable to IU.
Your academic department determines whether you need to take the test or not. However, if you are an Associate Instructor (AI) and are not a native English speaker, you have to take the Test of English Proficiency for International Associate Instructor Candidates (TEPIAC).
You can be exempt from the IAET if you have completed at least three full years of secondary school in an English-speaking country, defined below.
IU is committed to helping all of our students succeed academically. We know that English language proficiency is a critical component of that success. By giving this test to incoming students like you, we can identify specific areas in which you may need additional English language study to be academically successful.
The IAET takes into account the specific coursework demands at IU. IU instructors familiar with these demands actually grade the test. And since the test takes place immediately before you begin your studies at IU, it assesses your current skills
