English Language Requirement

English language demonstration is required for applicants who do not have a bachelor or master degree from a U.S. accredited institution. U.S community college transfer students must demonstrate their English language proficiency starting Fall 2008. U.S. citizen/resident whose education is from outside the U.S. must demonstrate their English language proficiency as well.

For graduate and second bachelor applicants, completion of English courses at local community college does not waive the English language requirement.

CSULB accepts the following official test results.

  Undergraduate (bachelor) Graduate (master)
Paper-based
500
550
Internet-based (iBT)
61
80

Our institution code for TOEFL reporting is 4389.

  Undergraduate (bachelor) Graduate  (master)
IELTS
5.5
6.5

 

Pearson Test of English: http://www.pearsonplt.com

 
Undergraduate (bachelor)
Graduate (master)
Pearson
43
58

 

American Language Institute at CSULB : http://www.ccpc.csulb.edu/ali

  Undergraduate (bachelor)

Graduate  (master)

ALI
Completion of Level 4
Completion of Level 6

 

English language requirement is waived for applicants educated in the following countries:

Antigua & Barbuda Grand Cayman Islands St. Christopher - Nevis
Australia Grenada St. Kitt
Bahamas Guyana St. Lucia
Barbados Ireland & Northern Ireland St. Vincent & Grenadines
Belize Jamaica Swaziland
Bermuda Kenya Tanzania
Botswana Lesotho Trinidad & Tobago
Canada Liberia Uganda
Dominica Malawi Virgin Islands
England New Zealand Wales
Fiji Nigeria Zambia
Gambia Scotland Zimbabwe
Ghana Sierra Leone