English Proficiency Requirements

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English language demonstration is required for all applicants processed in International Admissions. 

U.S. citizens/residents whose education is from outside the U.S. must demonstrate their English language proficiency.

CSUEB’s English language requirements may be waived for applicants who meet one of the following conditions:

  • Graduate applicants who obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree from a U.S. regionally accredited institution
  • Undergraduate Transfer and Second Bachelor applicants with over 60 transferable semester units or 90 transferable quarter units from a domestic U.S. institution with a minimum grade point average of 2.4, and have completed a transfer course in each of the following general education areas with a grade of 2.0 or better: English composition, speech, critical thinking, and mathematics
  • First-year undergraduate applicants who completed at least three years at a U.S. high school  
  • Any applicant educated in one of the countries that qualify for an English waiver (listed below)

Accepted Tests of English as a Second Language

English Proficiency Tests Accepted by Cal State East Bay

Test Name

Abbreviation

Undergraduate Minimum Requirement

Graduate Minimum Requirement

Test of English as a Foreign Language (Internet Based Test)

TOEFL IBT (Home Edition also accepted)

61

80

International English Language Testing System

IELTS (Academic)

6

6.5

Pearson Test of English

PTE (Academic)

44

58

Michigan English Test

MET

51

55

German Academic Exchange Service/Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst

DAAD

DAAD Language Test certificate with a "C" in every section (level B2).

DAAD Language Test certificate with a "C" in every section (level B2).

Central Board  of  Secondary Education

CBSE

Year 12 English Exam A2 - 84

N/A

Scholastic Aptitude Test

SAT

550 Verbal

N/A

Advanced Placement English

AP English

N/A

American College Testing

ACT

22 English

N/A

International Baccalaureate

IB Standard/High Level English (Language A Only)

6 Standard Level

5 Higher Level

N/A

Duolingo English Test,  IELTS General Training, IELTS One Skill Retake, TOEFL Essentials, and TOEFL "My Best Score" are not accepted.

* Applicants for a Second Bachelor’s Degree need to meet the requirements of a Graduate applicant.

* Please note test scores are only valid for two years from the exam date.

If your English level is not high enough for direct admission to the university, please consider studying in the Intensive English Program through our Global Academy.

English Language Waiver Countries