The following are countries that recognize English as an official language. If your country of citizenship is listed below, you are exempt from the English Certification requirement for application to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
| Anguilla |
New Zealand |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
Nigeria |
| Australia |
Niue |
| The Bahamas |
Norfolk Island |
| Barbados |
Northern Mariana Islands |
| Belize |
Palau |
| Belgium |
Papua New Guinea |
| Bermuda |
Philippines |
| Botswana |
Pitcairn Islands |
| British Virgin Islands |
Rwanda |
| Burundi |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Cameroon |
Saint Lucia |
| Canada |
Samoa |
| Cayman Islands |
Seychelles |
| Christmas Island |
Sierra Leone |
| Cook Islands |
Singapore |
| Dominica |
Sint Maarten |
| Fiji |
Solomon Islands |
| Gambia |
Somalia |
| Ghana |
South Africa |
| Grenada |
South Sudan |
| Guyana |
Sudan |
| Hong Kong |
Swaziland |
| Ireland |
Tanzania |
| Jamaica |
Tonga |
| Jersey |
Trinidad and Tobago |
| Kenya |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Liberia |
Tuvalu |
| Malawi |
Uganda |
| Malta |
United Kingdom |
| Marshall Islands |
Zambia |
| Federated States of Micronesia |
Zimbabwe |
| Namibia |
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Source: Central Intelligence Agency’s World Fact Book publication Access date: 5/17/2018, www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/guidetowfbook.html