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average may be made for students with special backgrounds, abilities, and interests. Applicants will be accepted up to the number of
places available for new students.
Scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) are required for admission. At the discretion of the Graduate Officer, a
student may be granted provisional admission pending receipt of acceptable GRE scores.
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International applicants must take and submit scores for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or the IELTS
(International English Language Testing System). The minimum composite score for the IELTS is 6.5. The minimum score
accepted for the paper-based TOEFL is 550; 80 (total) for the internet-based test (iBT), with a 19 on the speaking section.
Applicants with iBT speaking scores between 15 and 18 may be considered for provisional admission, which requires an institutional
test of English proficiency upon first enrollment and, if necessary, remedial course work.
International applicants who have received a baccalaureate or a graduate degree from a college/university/institution in the following
countries are exempt from the TOEFL/IELTS requirement: Australia, Belize, British Caribbean and British West Indies, Canada
(except Quebec), England, Guyana, Republic of Ireland, Liberia, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, the United States, and
Wales.
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