
We will review your subscores for consistency within each subject area. Please note that BU requires both the total score and all subscores of the test. Students who are most competitive for admission will have a total score of at least 120-130. Duolingo English Test (DET)īU accepts results for the Duolingo English Test (DET) as evidence of English proficiency, which combines an English proficiency test with a brief video interview.

If English is your first language, but you speak another language at home, you may consider submitting English proficiency results to demonstrate fluency. If your first language is not English, you must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet Based Test (TOEFL iBT), International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or the Duolingo English Test (DET).
