Test Requirements

Graduate applicants to 91传媒厂 may be required to submit standardized test scores as part of their application process. 


Test Score Submissions 

Test scores must be sent directly from the testing agency to 91传媒厂.
Test scores must be received by 91传媒厂 by the document deadline for the applicant's program. 

  • : Educational Testing Services () code is 4687. TOEFL scores must be less than two years old.

  • : Educational Testing Services () code is 4687. GRE scores must be less than five years old.  
  • : IELTS scores must be less than two years old.
    - Summer 2026 Applications: Email graduate@sjsu.edu a  copy of your IELTS Score Report. Please include your full name and 91传媒厂 ID number.
    - Fall 2026 Applications: Submit Official IELTS from IELTS. [Note: Institutional Name is Cal State Apply]

    *: support@calstateapply.myliaison.com or 857-304-2087. 


  • : Access to your PTE portal to to 91传媒厂. PTE scores must be less than two years old.

  •  Access your Duolingo account to to San Jose State University - Graduate Admissions & Program Evaluations

  • : Access your GMAT account to . GMAT scores must be less than five years old.  


IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • If your name or birthdate is different on your standardized test from what you listed on your university application, please notify our offices by emailing grad-admissions@sjsu.edu and include an explanation.
  • If you have retaken any test and/or are sending updated test results, please email grad-admissions@sjsu.edu with your full name and 91传媒厂 ID.

Department Required Exams- / 


Many of our graduate programs require that applicants submit standardized test ( or ) results in order to be considered for admission.  Check the Degree Program Requirements table as to whether the program you are applying to requires a standardized exam.

 


University Required English Language Proficiency (ELP) Exams

An English Language Proficiency Exam [, , , ] is required for all graduate and post-baccalaureate applicants

  • Who come from a country where English is not the primary language
    AND
  • Who do not possess a baccalaureate degree from a post-secondary institution where English is the principal language of instruction.

91传媒厂 interprets 鈥渨here English is the principal language of instruction鈥 to mean that the higher education institution is located in a country in which English is the official language (the daily medium of communication of the majority of residents) and that the students receive academic instruction in all subjects (except foreign language courses) at all levels of education in English.

English Language Proficiency Exams  Minimum proficiency score
TOEFL (iBT, iBT Home) 4.0* and 80
IELTS (Academic, Online Academic) 6.5
PTE Academic 53
Duolingo English Test 120

*TOEFL iBT score reports will feature a new (1.0-6.0) scale beginning January 21, 2026.  Score reports will display the new 1-6 scale and a comparable overall score on the 0-120 scale for a two years transition period. Minimum proficiency scores may be subject to change per guidance from the California State University Chancellor鈥檚 Office. Additional Notes: 91传媒厂 Graduate Admissions Office will accept MyBest TOEFL (iBT, iBT Home) Scores. TOEFL Essentials Scores are not accepted at this time. 


Some programs will require a higher ELP score than the university minimum.  For a complete list, see below.


English Language Proficiency Exam Waivers

Waivers will be considered for applicants who meet one of the following criteria:

  • Studied full-time at a U.S. college or university for at least three years (completed 72 semester/108 quarter academic units at a regionally accredited institution within the U.S.)
  • Completed three years of full-time study at a high school in the U.S.
  • Completed (or in progress of being completed) Bachelor's or Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution within the U.S. or from one of the following countries/territories outside of the U.S.
Australia
Bermuda
Botswana
Commonwealth Caribbean (Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago)
Canada 鈥 excluding Quebec
Cayman Islands
Fiji
Gambia
Ghana
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
New Zealand
Nigeria
Philippines
Sierra Leone
Swaziland
Uganda
United Kingdom (England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales)
U.S. Territories
Zambia

*Countries not listed will not meet the English Language Proficiency requirement.

Note: 91传媒厂 does not accept 鈥淓nglish-medium of instruction鈥 as a substitute for an English-language proficiency exam such as TOEFL, IELTS, or the Pearson鈥檚 Test of English. Letters from applicants or institutions will NOT be accepted.

Waiver Review Process: English Language Proficiency (ELP) exam waiver criteria is verified on the applicant's official academic records (e.g. an official U.S. transcripts or required International Evaluation). Applicants may anticipate this waiver review process to occur after their official academic records have been successfully submitted for their graduate application.


Programs Requiring a Higher ELP Test Score

TOEFL
Program Minimum Score
Accounting and Analytics (MS) 4.5* and 90
Accounting Fundamentals (Certificate) 4.5* and 90
Archives & Records Administration (MARA) 5.0* and 100
Biotechnology (MBT) 5.0* and 100
Chemical Engineering (MS) 4.5* and 90
Communication Studies (MA) 4.5* and 90
Computational Geoscience (MS) 4.5* and 90
Computational Linguistics (Certificate) 4.5* and 90
Computational Linguistics (MS) 5.0* and 100
Data Science (MS) 4.5* and 90
Design (MDES)
Note: Only accepts scores that are less than 2 years old.
5.0* and 96
Writing: 5
Digital Assets (Certificate)  5.0* and 100
Economics (MA)
Economics, Applied Economics (MA)
4.5* and 90
English & Comparative Literature (MA)  5.0* and 102
Environmental Studies (MS) 4.5* and 92
French (MA) 4.5* and 92
Geology (MS)  4.5* and 90
Human Factors & Ergonomics (MS) 4.5* and 90
Informatics (MS) 5.0* and 100
Instructional Design and Technology (MS) 5.0* and 100
Library & Information Science (MLIS) 5.0* and 100
Library & Information Science (Post-Master's Certificate) 5.0* and 100
Linguistics (MA) 4.5* and 90
Mass Communications (MS) 4.5* and 90
Materials Engineering (MS) 4.5* and 90
Music (MM & MS)

5.0* and 96
Writing: 5
Occupational Therapy (MS) 4.5* and 89
Psychology (MA Experimental, MS I/O, MS Clinical) 5.0* and 100
Public Administration (MPA) 4.5* and 90
Speech Pathology (MA)
(Communicative Disorders)
4.5* and 90
Teacher Librarian (Credential)
5.0* and 100
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA) 4.5* and 90
TESOL (Certificate) 4.5* and 90

*TOEFL iBT score reports will feature a new (1.0-6.0) scale beginning January 21, 2026.  Score reports will display the new 1-6 scale and a comparable overall score on the 0-120 scale for a two years transition period. Minimum proficiency scores may be subjected to change per guidance from the California State University Chancellor鈥檚 Office.

IELTS Academic or IELTS Indicator
Programs Minimum Score
Accounting and Analytics (MS)   7.5
Accounting Fundamentals (Certificate)   7.5
Archives & Records Administration (MARA)   8.0
Biotechnology (MBT)   8.0
Business Analytics (Certificate)   7.0
Chemical Engineering (MS)   7.5
Computational Linguistics (Certificate)   7.0
Data Science (MS)   7.0
Design (MDES)    7.0
*Note that the MDES program will only accept test scores that are less than two years old. 
Digital Assets (Certificate)    8.0
Global Leadership (Certificate)    7.0
Informatics (MS)   8.0
Instructional Design and Technology (MS)   8.0
Library & Information Science (MLIS)   8.0
Library & Information Science (Post-Master's Certificate)   8.0
Linguistics (MA)   7.0
Materials Engineering (MS)   7.5
Music (MM & MS)   7.0
Psychology (MA Experimental, MS I/O, MS Clinical)   7.5
Speech Pathology (MA)
(Communicative Disorders)
  8.0
Teacher Librarian (Credential)   8.0
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA)   7.0
PTE Academic
Program Minimum Score
Accounting and Analytics (MS)   75
Accounting Fundamentals (Certificate)   75
Archives & Records Administration (MARA)   68
Business Analytics (Certificate)   68
Computational Linguistics (Certificate)   68
Data Science (MS) *Effective Fall 2022 admissions and forward   68
Design (MDES)   68
*Note that the MDES program will only accept test scores that are less than two years old. 
Digital Assets (Certificate)   68
Global Leadership (Certificate)   68
Informatics (MS)   68
Library & Information Science (MLIS)   68
Library & Information Science (Post-Master's Certificate)   68
Linguistics (MA)   68
Music (MM & MS)   68
Psychology (MA Experimental, MS I/O, MS Clinical)   68
Teacher Librarian (Credential)   68
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MA)   68
Duolingo
Program Minimum Score
Accounting and Analytics (MS) 130
Archives & Records Administration (MARA) 130
Biotechnology (MBT) 130
Computational Linguistics (MS) 130
Data Science (MS) 125
Design (MDES) 125
Digital Assets (Certificate)  130
English & Comparative Literature (MA)  130
Informatics (MS) 130
Library & Information Science (MLIS) 130
Library & Information Science (Post-Master's Certificate) 130
Music (MM & MS) 125
Psychology (MA Experimental, MS I/O, MS Clinical) 130
Teacher Librarian (Credential)
130