Incoming international graduate students must meet one of the criteria’s set forth in the below chart. However, citizens of these countries do not have to submit English proficiency scores due to English being the native language:
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- The British Virgin Islands
- Canada (except Quebec)
- Cayman Islands
- Dominica
- Falkland Islands
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Liberia
- Montserrat
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Saint Helena
- South Africa
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United Kingdom
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
| English Proficiency Type |
Requirement Minimum |
| Completion of A-State's ESL Program |
90% or Above |
| Completion of CEA accredited language program |
Completion certificate for completing all levels |
| Completion of HOFT Institute ESL Program |
Completion certificate of the program |
| TOEFL-Internet Based*** |
79 |
| IELTS* |
6.0 |
| PTE (Pearson Test of English Academic) |
56 |
| iTEP Academic Plus* |
Out of 6: 4.5
|
| EIKEN |
Grade Pre-1
|
| SAT scores** |
550 (total on the Evidence-Based Reading/Writing score) |
| ACT score** |
21 (total, and on both English and Reading sections) |
| High School Marks (India and Pakistan) |
65% in English at X and XII in Certificate |
| High School Marks (Kenya) |
75% in English in Grade 10 and Grade 12 |
| IB (International Baccalaureate) |
5,6, or 7 on English, Literature or Language & Literature |
| University Graduate from USA, UK, Canada (except Quebec), Australia and New Zealand |
Must have completed two years there and graduated
(exceptions to the graduation part apply if you take A-State's English placement exam)
|
| Duolingo |
120
|
*A-State’s institutional code to receive electronic tests is 6011.
**Test scores cannot be older than 2 years.
***Currently accepting TOEFL, internet based at home test.
