Graduate Admission Requirements

Graduate applicants must meet all minimum requirements for consideration.

1. Academic: Hold a baccalaureate degree equivalent to a baccalaureate degree earned in the U.S.
    
2. Evaluation: Cleveland State University no longer requires an International Transcript evaluation to accompany your foreign transcript submission for admission to the University; and we do allow the use of official and unofficial foreign transcript & diploma documents. You will be able to upload your transcript documents in the Applicant Portal after submitting your admission application.  If Unofficial documents are submitted-- upon admission to Cleveland State-- we will place a hold on your account (GQA) to prevent registration.  Transcripts that are emailed or uploaded by you personally are considered Unofficial documents.  After being admitted, we will require Official documents which can be submitted one of two ways:

• Be sent from your originating institution directly to Cleveland State via email to allin1@csuohio.edu or mail: 

          Cleveland State University 

          Admissions Processing Center 

          2121 Euclid Avenue, UN 443 

          Cleveland, OH 44115

• Be sent by you in the mail with the seal of the transcript in the envelope unbroken.
• If your school is unable to produce an original copy of your transcript that is either mailed or emailed directly from your school to the information indicated above— your only other option is upon arrival to the University—you can bring your original documents and have them copied from the original by our Admissions staff if you present yourself in person to Berkman Hall 116 located on the corner of East 24th street and Euclid.
• Domestic transcripts from within the US, must be ordered from the school and sent directly to the University—you cannot receive or open the transcript. 
   

      3. English language proficiency: Successfully meet one of the below options as proof of English language proficiency. Test scores must be sent from the testing agencies directly to CSU.

• Meet minimum test score requirements
   

• TEST	MINIMUM SCORE
  TOEFL iBT (Internet-Based)	New Scoring: Minimum overall score of 4.0 with scores of at least 3.5 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 4.0 in Writing Old Scoring: Minimum overall score of 78 and at least 17 in each section on internet-based testing (IBT); Paper-based (PBT) 550
  IELTS	6.0 and at least 5.0 in each section
  Duolingo English Test	110 and at least 95 in each section
  Pearsons Test of English (PTE)	50
  iTEP	3.8

• Successful completion of CSU's IELP (Intensive English Language Program) Advanced Level with a grade of 80% or better
• Completion of English language studies (Level 112) from the ELS Language Centers
• Waived Requirement if: Graduated from a secondary school or accredited college/university in the U.S. or from one of these English language proficiency testing exempted countries.
   

     4. Examinations: If required by your academic department and intended program, you must provide official score report of the GRE, GMAT, or MAT. Test scores must be sent from the testing agencies directly to CSU. Please check program requirements in the graduate catalog. 

Cleveland State University's Codes are:
GMAT 832-vp-99
GRE 1221
 

     5. Additional Admission Criteria: Programs may identify additional items they would like to review for a complete application. Please check your specific program's requirements in the graduate catalog. Additional items may include:

• Letters of recommendation
• A personal statement
• Evidence of research experience or writing skills
• A resume or CV
• Proof of a specific degree or required prerequisite courses taken with a B or better