Minimum Requirements and Document Checklist
Undergraduate Applicants - (Bachelor's Degree)
Transcripts for all years of high school with a minimum GPA of 2.0
If transcripts are not written in English, you must also submit certified translations
High School Diploma OR Graduation Certificate
If the graduation certificate is not written in English, you must also submit a certified translation
Proof of Financial Support
- Bank Statement (issued within the last 6 months) showing a balance of at least $26,630 OR
- Scholarship Letter
Copy of Passport for applicant and all dependents
No NECO Results will be accepted. Please submit WAEC results. (This only applies to students submitting high school scores from Nigeria.)
English Language Proficiency Minimum Requirements:
- IELTS overall score of 6.0 (5.5 for full admission with condition)
- TOEFL overall score of 71 (61 for full admission with condition)
- SAT score of 960
- GTEC overall score of 1190 (1100 for full admission with condition)
- PTE overall score of 51 (45 for full admission with condition)
- Duolingo English Test overall score of 100 or higher (90 for full admission with condition)
- TOEIC overall score of 790 or higher with 160 or higher speaking (700 with 140 or higher speaking for full admission with condition)
- Kaplan English Certificate Advanced Level (Higher Intermediate Level for full admission with condition)
- Admission to or Completion of the ESL Program at Murray State University OR
- British / Cambridge International Examinations: GCE, GCSE, IGCSE, AICE, HIGCSE certificate with five O-Level subject passes, or a level of B-2 or higher on the Cambridge English exam.
- Completion of one semester of full-time university level classes (minimum of 12 credit hours) with a 2.5 GPA or higher at an accredited US institution OR
- Graduation from a high school in the United States OR
- Students from the following countries are not required to submit English proficiency scores: Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Belize, British Islands, Cameroon (University of Buea and University of Bamenda), Canada, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria and United Kingdom.
* Admitted with condition: undergraduates must maintain a 2.0 GPA in the first semester, and graduate students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in the first semester.
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