Examinations Accepted

Applicants who do not meet the above waiver criteria must provide a passing score within the date range specified below.

Exam Date

The TOEFL and IELTS scores may not be older than two(2) years from the quarter you are entering at UCR. For Fall 2024 applicants, that exam date may not be older than August 1, 2022.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

Scores may be sent electronically from ETS using institution code 4839. The Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics TOEFL code is 06. A department code is not necessary. UC Riverside accepts both in-person and at-home versions of the TOEFL exam. UC Riverside does not accept TOEFL MyBest™ scores. A minimum overall score of 80 is required for the iBT examination.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

UC Riverside Graduate Admissions is registered to receive IELTS scores using the IELTS Results Service E-Delivery. UC Riverside accepts both in-person and at-home versions of the IELTS exam. We do not accept hard copy scores mailed in by the testing center. A minimum overall score of 7.0 is required with no individual component score less than 6.0.