English Proficiency for Admission
A graduate international student must hold at minimum a four-year bachelor’s degree or its equivalent and is able to demonstrate English proficiency, both written and oral by submitting an official TOEFL or IELTS score report.
- TOEFL 79 IBT; 550 PBT
- IELTS 6.5
- Duolingo 105
Doctoral-level students must provide official proof of an English Proficiency minimum score as stated above.
International students admitted into a master's degree program with the proficiency listed below, are required to sit for the English Placement Exam prior to beginning academic coursework. (The International Student and Scholar Services Office will arrange this test upon arrival). If the results of the English Placement Exam do not meet the requirements for academic coursework, the student may be required to take additional academic English classes ( ENGL 1105M Intermediate ESL Composition and Grammar Review and/or ENGL 471 M Scholarly Writing for International Graduate Students ) as part of the degree requirements.
- TOEFL 68 to 78 IBT; 549 PBT
- IELTS 6.0
- Duolingo 95 to 104
English Proficiency Waiver
International students are waived from the English language test requirement if they fall under any of the following category.
- Attended a U.S. college/university as a full-time student for a minimum of one academic year resulting in 30 academic undergraduate credits or 18 academic graduate credits by the time they start their program at NMSU.
- Being currently enrolled in a full-time, approved intensive English program in U.S.
- Received a university degree in the U.S. or from one of the following countries (listed below)
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