Test Requirements
Graduate applicants to 菠菜网lol正规平台 may be required to submit standardized test scores as part of their application process.
- How to Submit Test Scores
- Programs Requiring a GRE or GMAT
- Required English Language Proficiency (ELP) Exams
- English Language Proficiency Exam Waivers
- Programs Requiring a Higher ELP Test Score
Test Score Submissions
Test scores must be sent directly from the testing agency to 菠菜网lol正规平台.
Test scores must be received by 菠菜网lol正规平台 by the document deadline for the applicant's program.
- TOEFL (iBT): Educational Testing Services (ETS) code is 4687. TOEFL scores must be less than two years old.
- GRE: Educational Testing Services (ETS) code is 4687. GRE scores must be less than five years old.
- Academic IELTS scores must be sent electronically. IELTS scores must be less than two years old.
San Jose State University Graduate Admissions
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-001 - IELTS Indicator scores should be sent to San Jose State University Graduate Admissions by selecting us through the drop down menu. IELTS scores must be less than two years
old.
- Academic PTE: Login to your PTE portal to send your official PTE score report to 菠菜网lol正规平台. PTE scores must be less than two years old.
- GMAT: Login to your GMAT account to send official GMAT scores to 菠菜网lol正规平台. GMAT scores must be less than five years old.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- If your name or birthdate is different on your standardized test from what you listed on your university application, please notify our offices by emailing grad-admissions@4dian8.com and include an explanation.
- If you have retaken any test and/or are sending updated test results, please email grad-admissions@4dian8.com with your full name and 菠菜网lol正规平台 ID.
Department Required Exams- GRE/GMAT
Many of our graduate programs require that applicants submit standardized test (GRE or GMAT) results in order to be considered for admission. Check the Degree Program Requirements table as to whether the program you are applying to requires a standardized exam.
University Required English Language Proficiency (ELP) Exams
An English Language Proficiency Exam [TOEFL (iBT), Academic IELTS, IELTS Indicator, Academic PTE] is required for all graduate and post-baccalaureate applicants
- Who come from a country where English is not the primary language
AND - Who do not possess a baccalaureate degree from a post-secondary institution where English is the principal language of instruction.
菠菜网lol正规平台 interprets “where English is the principal language of instruction” to mean that the higher education institution is located in a country in which English is the official language (the daily medium of communication of the majority of residents) and that the students receive academic instruction in all subjects (except foreign language courses) at all levels of education in English.
Minimum proficiency score | Internet | Paper |
TOEFL (iBT, iBT Home & Paper Edition)* | 80 | N/A |
IELTS (Academic, Online Academic) | 6.5 | 6.5 |
PTE Academic | 53 | N/A |
Duolingo English Test | 120 | N/A |
*TOEFL Essentials Scores are not accepted at this time. 菠菜网lol正规平台 Graduate Admissions Office will accept MyBest TOEFL (iBT, iBT Home Edition, iBT
Paper Edition) Scores.
Some programs will require a higher ELP score than the university minimum. For a complete list, see below.
English Language Proficiency Exam Waivers
Waivers will be considered for applicants who meet one of the following criteria:
- Studied full-time at a U.S. college or university for at least three years (completed 72 semester/108 quarter academic units at a regionally accredited institution within the U.S.)
- Completed three years of full-time study at a high school in the U.S.
- Completed (or in progress of being completed) Bachelor's or Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution within the U.S. or from one of the following countries/territories outside of the U.S.
Australia |
Bermuda |
Botswana |
Commonwealth Caribbean (Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago) |
Canada – excluding Quebec |
Cayman Islands |
Fiji |
Ghana |
Kenya |
Lesotho |
Liberia |
New Zealand |
Nigeria |
Philippines |
Sierra Leone |
Swaziland |
The Gambia |
Uganda |
United Kingdom (England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales) |
U.S. Territories |
Zambia |
*Countries not listed will not meet the English Language Proficiency requirement.
Note: 菠菜网lol正规平台 does not accept “English-medium of instruction” as a substitute for an English-language proficiency exam such as TOEFL, IELTS, or the Pearson’s Test of English. Letters from applicants or institutions will NOT be accepted.
Waiver Review Process: English Language Proficiency (ELP) exam waiver criteria is verified on the applicant's official academic records (e.g. an official U.S. transcripts or required International Evaluation). Applicants may anticipate this waiver review process to occur after their official academic records have been successfully submitted for their graduate application.
Programs Requiring a Higher ELP Test Score