Proficiency in English is required of students studying at IUP. Due to the dominance of the English language in some countries, IUP does not require submission of standardized test scores.

The English proficiency test requirement is waived for students from the following countries:

Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Botswana
British Virgin Island
Brunei
Canada (except Quebec)
Cayman Islands
Dominica
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Fiji
Gambia
Ghana
Gibraltar
Grenada
Guyana
Ireland
Jamaica
Kenya
Kiribati
Lesotho
Liberia
Malawi
Mauritius

Montserrat
New Zealand
Nigeria
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Samoa (Western)
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Soloman Islands
South Africa
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Swaziland
Tanzania

Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Kingdom
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Virgin Islands
Zambia
Zimbabwe