UIS
Language Proficiency Test
Language Institute
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A NEW LANGUAGE
For a new world
The Language Institute of the Universidad Industrial de Santander is a self-sustaining academic and administrative unit attached to the Faculty of Human Sciences. It was created by Acuerdo No 036 del 5 abril de 1990 of the Superior Council. The Language Institute has provided uninterrupted services to the region for over 31 years and today it is the largest language institute in eastern Colombia.



EXAM:
IELTS
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is the English language test recognized by more than 10,000 institutions in over 140 countries around the world. With a maximum of 2 hours 55 minutes, this test guarantees a reliable assessment of skills in a reasonable time, and includes a face-to-face interview to evaluate oral production skills, making it more realistic and fair for the candidate.
Both modalities can be submitted in the computer version and the results of the exam are guaranteed within 5 to 7 working days. The following are some of the benefits that can be obtained thanks to our alliance with the British Council, the United Kingdom’s international organization for cultural relations and educational opportunities. Now our university community (students and teachers) can take the IELTS exam on computer with a 10% discount, for this, it is very important to note that the applicant must give notice to the Language Institute by email, before registering for the exam, to access this discount.
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IELTS Academic
- Certify the level of English at the university.
- Participate international exchanges, participation in scholarships and calls for applications.
- Study at universities or institutions of higher education at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.
- Work in a multinational company or in an English-speaking country.
IELTS General Training
- Train at non-university level: technical, technological or vocational education.
- Work in a multinational company or in an English-speaking country.



EXAM:
TOEFL
- You should arrive one hour before the scheduled start time.
- The day before your test, you should check your online profile for details that may have changed, such as the testing room or start time.
- At the test site, you will need to present acceptable identification and your registration confirmation to enter the test site.
- Your photograph will be taken and displayed at your testing station and on your official score report.
- No electronic devices or food are allowed in the testing room.
Institutional Exams
Dates
DATES | INSTITUTIONAL EXAMINATION OF COMPETITION |
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 |
Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 |
Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 SUBSIDIZED exam, of graduation for students of Postgraduate with current enrollment. Ordinary exam for undergraduate for homologation purposes and for postgraduate admission. | Examen of Competence in Foreign Language face-to-face modality |
Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, March 2, 2023 |
Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, March 16, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, March 30, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, April 13, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Marts April 25, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, April 27, 2023 SUBSIDIZED exam, of graduation for students of Postgraduate with current enrollment. Ordinary exam for undergraduate for homologation purposes and for postgraduate admission. | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, May 11, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, May 25, 2023 | Language Proficiency Test Foreign (remote modality) |
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, June 8, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, June 22, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, July 4, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, July 6, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 SUBSIDIZED exam, of graduation for students of Postgraduate with current enrollment. Ordinary exam for undergraduate for homologation purposes and for postgraduate admission. | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, August 3, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, August 15, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday 17 August 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, August 31, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, September 14, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, September 28, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 SUBSIDIZED Exam, of graduation for Graduate students with current enrollment. Ordinary exam for undergraduate for homologation purposes and for postgraduate admission. | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, October 12, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, October 26, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, November 9, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, November 23, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Thursday, November 30, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
DATES | INSTITUTIONAL EXAMINATION OF COMPETITION |
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 |
Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 |
Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, February 14, 2023 SUBSIDIZED exam, of graduation for students of Postgraduate with current enrollment. Ordinary exam for undergraduate for homologation purposes and for postgraduate admission. | Examen of Competence in Foreign Language face-to-face modality |
Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, March 2, 2023 |
Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, March 16, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, March 30, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, April 13, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Marts April 25, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, April 27, 2023 SUBSIDIZED exam, of graduation for students of Postgraduate with current enrollment. Ordinary exam for undergraduate for homologation purposes and for postgraduate admission. | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, May 11, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, May 23, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, May 25, 2023 | Language Proficiency Test Foreign (remote modality) |
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, June 8, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, June 22, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, July 4, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, July 6, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, July 18, 2023 SUBSIDIZED exam, of graduation for students of Postgraduate with current enrollment. Ordinary exam for undergraduate for homologation purposes and for postgraduate admission. | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, August 3, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, August 15, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday 17 August 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, August 31, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, September 14, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, September 28, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 SUBSIDIZED Exam, of graduation for Graduate students with current enrollment. Ordinary exam for undergraduate for homologation purposes and for postgraduate admission. | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, October 12, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, October 26, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, November 9, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (face-to-face modality) |
Thursday, November 23, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |
Thursday, November 30, 2023 | Foreign Language Proficiency Exam (remote modality) |



OUR
Fees
TESTS | |
CONCEPT | VALUE |
Exam of competences in English (undergraduate or postgraduate on dates indicated by the Institute of Languages). Face-to-face modality | $ 173,000 |
Exam of competences in English (undergraduate or postgraduate on dates indicated by the Institute of Languages). Remote Mode | $ 201,000 |
Examination of competences in a language other than English (undergraduate or postgraduate on dates indicated by the Institute of Languages). Face-to-face modality | $ 247,000 |
Examination of competences in a language other than English (undergraduate or postgraduate on dates indicated by the Institute of Languages). Remote Mode | $ 277,000 |
Exam of Competences on dates other than those indicated by the Institute of Languages (Extemporaneous). Face-to-face modality | $ 325,000 |
Exam of Competences on dates other than those indicated by the Institute of Languages (Extemporaneous). Remote Mode | $ 353,000 |



INSTITUTIONAL EXAM
Undergraduate
Foreign Language Requirement for UIS Undergraduate
Homologation Process UIS Bucaramanga 2023 UNDERGRADUATE
Subjects: English I- II- III- IV- V
Portuguese and French I – II- III – IV
For the undergraduate homologation process it is necessary to take into account the following information:
Agreement of the Academic Council N.021 of 2007 (February 6) by which the subjects of English are homologated by the results of the Institutional Competence exam in English, administered by the Institute of Languages UIS, and other provisions are dictated. (Agreement 021 of 2007; for undergraduate approvals UIS)
To complete the homologation process, UI S undergraduate students interested in meeting the foreign language degree requirement can:
- Enroll and pass the intensive or semi-intensive courses of the extension program.
- Enroll and pass Youth program courses (Conversational and Young Adults)
- Present and pass an Institutional Competence exam.
- Submit verifiable TOEFL iBT international exam certification.
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For any of these procedures, it must be taken into account that the validity is two years.
Important:
Active undergraduate students UIS, must meet the following requirements to take the competency exam for homologation purposes.
a) Not having lost the subject you wish to homologate.
b) Have the subject requirement (that is, have taken and passed the previous subject. For example, to homologate English 2 you had to have passed English I).
c) Not having an exam in the current Institutional Competence exam. (This exam is valid for two years.)
d) You will not be able to present a competency exam for homologation purposes to raise the average of the grade if the subject has already been taken or approved.
e) The student may take the competency exam for the purpose of homologation of undergraduate subjects, even if he has the subject enrolled.
f) Once the results of the competency exam are received, the student must write an email to the pruebas@uis.edu.co ilenguas.recursos@uis.edu.co requesting the homologation form to start the process with the Admissions office.



Institutional exam
Graduate
Information of interest for students entering or graduating from one of the postgraduate programs offered by the Universidad Industrial de Santander.
Read carefully the following circular, in this you can find the exams accepted by the Industrial University of Santander to meet the requirement of entry and exit of your graduate program.
Institutional Competition Review
The UIS Language Institute offers an Institutional Competence exam to all those interested in certifying their level of foreign language in the four communicative skills (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing), in order to carry out procedures within the Industrial University of Santander.
If you wish to take this exam for procedures in entities other than the Industrial University of Santander, we suggest that you first check if the certificate issued by the UIS Language Institute is accepted.
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- Ordinary and extraordinary dates:
Institutional Competency Exam – Ordinary Date: administered on fixed dates scheduled for the entire year. 35 places are offered in the face-to-face modality and 65 in the remote modality, on each scheduled date.
Process in remote mode: Make the request by writing to the following emails: ilenguas.recursos@uis.edu.co, ilenguas.pruebas@uis.edu.co ilrecep1@uis.edu.co
Registration deadline: Two (2) business days before the exam date, until noon. When registering, a time will be assigned for the interview on the attached day (15 minutes).
Payment deadline: Two (2) business days before the test date until 4:00 p.m. (face-to-face payment in bank), until midnight for online payment.
Value: The current rates can be consulted on the Institute’s website.
Exam duration: Two hours and thirty minutes (2:30) written exam in the morning. – Fifteen minutes (15 minutes) oral production exam in the attached day.
Delivery of results: Five (5) business days after the test date at 2:00 p.m. They will be sent to your mail.



HOMOLOGATION
International Tests
As a requirement for graduate programs, the certification of a second language is requested. If you previously took an international exam it must be approved by the UIS Language Institute as follows:
- In case of having certificate of proficiency in English (TOEFL, IELTS, MET-Michigan, FCE), French (DELF, DALF) or Portuguese (CELPE-BRAS).
- The application for approval must be sent to the ilenguas.pruebas@uis.edu.co or ilenguas2@uis.edu.co mail attaching the certificate and a copy of the identity document.
- Only certificates demonstrating proficiency in the foreign language will be approved, minimum level A1 in the four skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing.
- The validity of the tests with result A1 and A2 is for 2 years, validity that must be active at the time of registration; that is, it must not have expired. Results with competence B2 and C have no expiration date.
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Instituto de Lenguas
Telphone: +57 (607) 634 4000
Extension secretary’s office: 1342 – 1340 – 1339 – 1348 – 2251
Extension director’s office: 2692
E-mails:
ilenguas2@uis.edu.co
lacridue@uis.edu.co

Central Campus
Bucaramanga, Santander.
Carrera 27 calle 9.
Ciudad Universitaria.
Universidad Industrial de Santander.

Office hours:
Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 m.
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Do you want more information?
Contact us

Instituto de Lenguas
Telphone: +57 (607) 634 4000
Extension secretary’s office: 1342 – 1340 – 1339 – 1348 – 2251
Extension director’s office: 2692
E-mails:
ilenguas2@uis.edu.co
lacridue@uis.edu.co

Central Campus
Bucaramanga, Santander.
Carrera 27 calle 9.
Ciudad Universitaria.
Universidad Industrial de Santander.

Office hours:
Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 m.
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Do you want more information?
Contact us

Instituto de Lenguas
Telphone: +57 (607) 634 4000
Extension secretary’s office: 1342 – 1340 – 1339 – 1348 – 2251
Extension director’s office: 2692
E-mails:
ilenguas2@uis.edu.co
lacridue@uis.edu.co

Central Campus
Bucaramanga, Santander.
Carrera 27 calle 9.
Ciudad Universitaria.
Universidad Industrial de Santander.

Office Hours:
Monday to Friday
7:00 a.m. to 12:00 m.
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.