Graduate applicants, regardless of citizenship, who do not possess a bachelor's degree from a postsecondary institution where English is the principal language of instruction or who have not attended schools at the secondary level or above for at least three years full-time where English is the principal language of instruction must present one of the following:
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A minimum score of 80 on the internet-based TOEFL exam (iBT)
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A minimum score of 213 on the computer-based TOEFL exam
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A score of 6.5 or higher on the IELTS Academic Test
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A score of 105 or higher on the Duolingo English Test (DET)
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A score of 53 or higher on the Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic
Graduate applicants who have met all admission requirements except English Proficiency may apply for conditional admission through the CSUDH American Language and Culture Program (ALCP). Once they have improved their English skills and pass TOEFL/IELTS OR qualify for an ALCP English Proficiency Waiver, they can start their degree program.
Duolingo English Test (DET) is accepted by CSUDH to measure English proficiency. Before taking the exam, please select "CSUDH" in the dropdown list of institutions in order to have your results shared with us. If you've already taken the exam, please provide us with a copy of the Duolingo results with the URL printed at the bottom and request for Duolingo to share your results with CSUDH.
https://www.csudh.edu/systems-engineering-ms/admission-requirements/