
Review your prospective program's website for department specific admission criteria and deadline.
The general university admission requirements are:
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Hold the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor's degree
If you were educated outside of the United States, you must have earned a degree diploma that San Francisco State considers to be the equivalent to a U.S. Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution. An official determination of eligibility will be made during the application process. -
Have the equivalent of a U.S. 3.0 GPA or "B" average
your overall marks, average exam scores or average grade earned should be better than average or better than passing. -
English language proficiency
You must demonstrate your English language ability by submitting a TOEFL OR IELTS score that meets our minimum requirement or hold a U.S. Bachelor's or Master's degree. Individuals educated in English speaking countries do not need to provide a TOEFL, IELTS or PTE score.
International Credential Evaluation Organizations approved by the Division of Graduate Studies
International applicants can submit a Course-by-Course credential evaluation report to our office in lieu of country specific academic documents. Applicants may upload a credential evaluation report from one of our approved organizations in the “unofficial transcripts” section of the Documents in CAL STATE APPLY. Post-admission, the student will be required to request the organization send us an official copy of the credential evaluation report to San Francisco State University.
World Education Services (WES) - https://www.wes.org/
Students should request/submit the WES ICAP report
Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) - https://www.ece.org/
Students should request/submit course-by-course report
Foundation for International Services, Inc. - https://www.fis-web.com/
Students should request/submit course-by-course report
International Education Research Foundation - https://www.ierf.org/
Students should request/submit a Detail Report (also known as course-by-course report)