Graduate admission requirements

If you’ve completed the equivalent of a four-year U.S. bachelor’s degree and are pursuing a master's degree, credential, or certificate program, you must meet all admissions requirements by the end of the term/semester prior to enrollment. Summer coursework cannot be used to meet eligibility requirements for Fall terms. All documents must be submitted in their original language accompanied by certified English translations. Admissions requirements, course details, and program length vary by program.

Academic requirements

• Must have a GPA of 2.5 overall or in the last 60 units completed - some programs required higher GPA's
• Official university or college transcript (official record of marks/scores/grades)
• GRE or GMAT, depending on major
• Some programs require subject tests, secondary application information, resume, letters of recommendation and statement of purpose

If you attended college or university outside of the U.S., you will need to submit your official university transcript to a foreign credit evaluation service. We will accept foreign credential evaluations from the companies listed below:

• WES (World Evaluations Services)
• SpanTran (Discount provided to students utilizing the CSUMB SpanTran application)
• ECE (Education Credential Evaluators)
• IERF (International Education Research Foundation)

Note: If you use one of these services, you do not need to submit your original official transcript or its English translation.

English proficiency requirement 

The English proficiency requirement can be satisfied by providing any of the following:

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

• The CSUMB TOEFL code is 1945. Please visit the ETS TOEFL website to request your official score report.

  • Graduate minimum score:
    • TOEFL PBT (Paper-Based Exam): 550
    • TOEFL iBT (Internet-Based Exam): 80
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
• • Graduate minimum score:
    • IELTS Overall Band: 6.5

  Official IELTS test scores must be sent to the Office of Admissions. Please list CSUMB as a recipient of your scores when you take the test or contact the Test Center where you took the IELTS exam to request that they send an official Test Report Form to CSUMB. More information is on the IELTS website.Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE)Graduate minimum score:

  • PTE: 65
•  

• Official PTE scores must be sent directly to CSUMB from Pearson. Visit the PTE website for additional information.https://csumb.edu/international/programs/graduate/admissions/

•