English Proficiency Requirements

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English language demonstration is required for all applicants processed in International Admissions. We accept the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT version or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic version of the exams.

Accepted English Proficiency Tests

Test Accepted

 Website

How to submit scores

TOEFL iBT Order a Score Report and select Score Recipient: 4011 Cal State Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV, to electronically send scores
IELTS Academic Request electronic scores be sent to : California State University Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV, International Admissions

  

TOEFL Essentials, IELTS General Training, IELTS One Skill Retake, PTE, or Duolingo English tests are not accepted.


If your English level is not high enough for direct admission to the university, please consider studying in the Intensive English Program through our Global Academy.

Accepted English Proficiency Exams:

Test

Minimum Score

TOEFL iBT Total Score

61 total

IELTS Academic Overall Score

6.0 overall

*Please note that if you are applying for a Second Bachelor’s Degree, you will need to meet the requirements of a Graduate applicant.
*Please note scores are only valid for two years from the exam date.

 

English Proficiency waiver requirements

TOEFL or IELTS can be waived for applicants who meet English proficiency by coursework as follows:

  • Transferred from a U.S. college with 60 or more semester units with a minimum grade point average of 2.4, and have completed a transfer course in each of the following general education areas with a grade of 2.0 or better: English composition, speech, critical thinking, and mathematics.
  • Demonstrate 3 years of full-time academic study in the following countries where the language of instruction was English as accepted by Cal State Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV.

 

List of countries with official English medium instruction accepted by Cal State Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV:

Anguilla Fiji New Zealand
Antigua and Barbuda Gambia Saint Helena
Australia Ghana Saint Lucia
(Caribbean Commonwealth)
Bahamas Grenada Scotland
Barbados Guyana
(aka British Guiana)
Sierra Leone
Belize Ireland
(Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland)
South Africa
Bermuda Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago
Botswana Kiribati The United Kingdom
Canada
(except Quebec)
Lesotho United States
Cayman Islands Liberia Virgin Islands
(US and British)
Commonwealth
Caribbean
Micronesia Wales
Dominica Montserrat Zambia
England Namibia Zimbabwe

Accepted English Proficiency Exams:

Test

Minimum Score

TOEFL iBT Total Score

80

IELTS Academic Overall Score

6.5

*Please note scores are only valid for two years from the exam date.

 

English Proficiency waiver requirements

TOEFL or IELTS can be waived for applicants who received a bachelor’s degree or higher from a U.S. college or university, or an international college or university OR demonstrated 3 years of full-time academic study at a post-secondary level in a country where the language of instruction was English as accepted by Cal State Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV.

 

List of countries with official English medium instruction accepted by Cal State Â鶹ÃÛÌÒAV:

Anguilla Fiji New Zealand
Antigua and Barbuda Gambia Saint Helena
Australia Ghana Saint Lucia
(Caribbean Commonwealth)
Bahamas Grenada Scotland
Barbados Guyana
(aka British Guiana)
Sierra Leone
Belize Ireland
(Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland)
South Africa
Bermuda Jamaica Trinidad and Tobago
Botswana Kiribati The United Kingdom
Canada
(except Quebec)
Lesotho United States
Cayman Islands Liberia Virgin Islands
(US and British)
Commonwealth
Caribbean
Micronesia Wales
Dominica Montserrat Zambia
England Namibia Zimbabwe