Graduate Admission Requirements

All international graduate applicants must:

Have an earned baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university (You must complete the degree prior to enrollment at BGSU.)
Provide English language proficiency test scores
Minimum test scores are:

You don’t need to provide English proficiency test scores if you:

Are a U.S. citizen or
Have a previous degree (associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate) from a U.S. college/university or from a country in which instruction was delivered in English or
From a country whose population speaks English as its first language

Additional application requirements vary by program.

All documents are submitted through the BGSU online application.

Scanned copies of official or unofficial transcripts from all institutions you have attended. Upon admission, you will need to submit final official or notarized copies of transcripts from all institutions where you earned degrees (showing dates when the degrees were conferred) and diplomas from international institutions.
Standardized test scores (GRE, GMAT, PRAXIS, OAE) may be required. Check with your academic program.
Programs may also require recommendations, a statement of purpose, a resume and other documents. Check with your academic program.

If admitted, all documents must be official and in the English language. We cannot accept photocopies or documents marked "Issued to Student."

To qualify as an official document, your document must be ONE of the following:

Original document
Notarized or attested copy
Official English translation with the official seal or stamp of the notary or the English translator on each document

All credentials submitted to BGSU become the property of BGSU and will not be released.

Updated: 06/20/2025 03:58PM