Requirements
Consideration for graduate-level study requires the completion of a degree comparable to a United States bachelor's degree with superior grades from an accredited institution of higher education. This typically means the completion of a degree of at least four years duration beyond the 12th year of school.

Graduates of junior college programs from Taiwan are not eligible for graduate programs. We will consider them only for undergraduate programs with up to two years of lower division transfer credit. No transfer credit is awarded for work taken before the completion of grade 12.

Applicants from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh must have completed at least an M.S., M.A., M.Com., B.Engr., or other degree of at least four years duration beyond grade 12 to be considered for graduate study.

For students from Europe and the former Soviet Union, we consider the first degree of four to five years duration to be comparable to a U.S. bachelor's degree, not a masters degree. In most instances no graduate credit will be awarded for the fifth year. We follow current U.S. national recommendations for individual countries in making these determinations.

For more detailed information please visit Information for Prospective Students from Abroad.

English Proficiency
An international applicant for whom English is a second language must provide documentation of proficiency in English before being admitted to the Graduate College.
Proficiency can be demonstrated through the following methods:

1. An official score of at least 550 on the paper-based TOEFL, 213 on the computer-based TOEFL, or 79 on the iBT TOEFL. (Some graduate programs require a higher score. Check with the individual
   department for more specific information.) The score must be sent directly from the Educational Testing Service. Scores over two years old by the beginning of the term the student wishes to enter are not acceptable unless the student has been attending school in the United States since the test date. Information about the TOEFL is available by writing to TOEFL, Box 899, Princeton, NJ 08541, U.S.A, or by accessing the TOEFL web site.
2. An official IELTS score of 6.5. (Some graduate programs require a higher score. Check with the individual department for more specific information.) IELTS is jointly managed by the British Council, IDP, IELTS Australia, and the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations. Information about the IELTS is available at IELTS .
3. Secondary school work in the United States, including completion of the high school curricular requirements required for freshman admission.
4. Successful completion of 24 semester hours of college-level coursework, or a bachelor's degree or higher degree, from an accredited college in the United States or a country where English is the native language.
5. Attendance at the University's Center for English as a Second Language (CESL) or one of the other
   Oklahoma State Regents-approved intensive English language programs in Oklahoma until a satisfactory level of English proficiency (determined by TOEFL or IELTS and classroom assessment) is achieved. For programs that require a 550/213/79 TOEFL or 6.5 IELTS only, English proficiency can be established by submitting a TOEFL score of at least 500/173/61 or IELTS score of 5.5 and then satisfactorily completing 12 weeks intensive English language training at a Regents-approved school immediately prior to beginning regular classes. No college credit is awarded for intensive English language study.

The Graduate Dean may conditionally admit students who have been recommended for admission to a degree program and who show exceptional academic promise provided that their TOEFL is at least 500.