English
Language Proficiency Requirements
International
undergraduate students admitted to Mississippi State University
must demonstrate English language proficiency to
register for academic courses offered through the colleges. Any of
the following scores are acceptable to demonstrate English language
proficiency:
*
International English Language Testing System (IELTS):
Overall band score of 6.0 or higher.
* Test of
English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL):
paper based: 525 or higher
computer based: 197 or higher
internet based:
71 or higher
* English
portion of the ACT: 19 or
higher
*
Critical reading portion of the SAT: 480 or higher
Although
applicants may meet general language requirements to the
university, some departments have established higher English
language proficiency requirements. Please view Departmental English
proficiency requirements for additional requirements.
Exemption
from English Language Proficiency Requirement
Completion of
intensive English training or English composition courses at a U.S.
college does not waive the IELTS/TOEFL
requirement. Only students who are citizens of Australia, Antigua
and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin
Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Dominica, England, Grenada,
Guyana, Jamaica, Monteserrat, New Zealand, Northern Ireland,
Republic of Ireland, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and
Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Wales are automatically
exempt from this requirement. Citizens of Botswana, Lesotho, South
Africa, and Swaziland are only exempt if English is listed as the
first language on the Senior Certificate.
Admission
with English Language Deficiency
International
students who fail to demonstrate English language proficiency using
one of the approved methods may be admitted, but will be required
to enroll in English as a Second Language (ESL) courses. Students
who successfully complete the English as a Second Language program
will be considered to have demonstrated English language
proficiency and allowed to register in academic courses offered
through the colleges.
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these requirements?
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