English Proficiency Requirements
English language demonstration is required for all applicants processed in International Admissions. We accept the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT version or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic version of the exams.
Test Accepted |
Website |
How to submit scores |
TOEFL iBT | Order a Score Report and select Score Recipient: 4011 Cal State East Bay, to electronically send scores | |
IELTS Academic | Request electronic scores be sent to : ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ East Bay, International Admissions |
TOEFL Essentials, IELTS General Training, IELTS One Skill Retake, PTE, or Duolingo English tests are not accepted.
If your English level is not high enough for direct admission to the university, please consider studying in the Intensive English Program through our Global Academy.
Test |
Minimum Score |
TOEFL iBT Total Score |
61 total |
IELTS Academic Overall Score |
6.0 overall |
*Please note that if you are applying for a Second Bachelor’s Degree, you will need to meet the requirements of a Graduate applicant.
*Please note scores are only valid for two years from the exam date.
English Proficiency waiver requirements
TOEFL or IELTS can be waived for applicants who meet English proficiency by coursework as follows:
- Transferred from a U.S. college with 60 or more semester units with a minimum grade point average of 2.4, and have completed a transfer course in each of the following general education areas with a grade of 2.0 or better: English composition, speech, critical thinking, and mathematics.
- Demonstrate 3 years of full-time academic study in the following countries where the language of instruction was English as accepted by Cal State East Bay.
Anguilla | Fiji | New Zealand |
Antigua and Barbuda | Gambia | Saint Helena |
Australia | Ghana | Saint Lucia (Caribbean Commonwealth) |
Bahamas | Grenada | Scotland |
Barbados | Guyana (aka British Guiana) |
Sierra Leone |
Belize | Ireland (Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland) |
South Africa |
Bermuda | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago |
Botswana | Kiribati | The United Kingdom |
Canada (except Quebec) |
Lesotho | United States |
Cayman Islands | Liberia | Virgin Islands (US and British) |
Commonwealth Caribbean |
Micronesia | Wales |
Dominica | Montserrat | Zambia |
England | Namibia | Zimbabwe |
Test |
Minimum Score |
TOEFL iBT Total Score |
80 |
IELTS Academic Overall Score |
6.5 |
*Please note scores are only valid for two years from the exam date.
English Proficiency waiver requirements
TOEFL or IELTS can be waived for applicants who received a bachelor’s degree or higher from a U.S. college or university, or an international college or university OR demonstrated 3 years of full-time academic study at a post-secondary level in a country where the language of instruction was English as accepted by Cal State East Bay.
Anguilla | Fiji | New Zealand |
Antigua and Barbuda | Gambia | Saint Helena |
Australia | Ghana | Saint Lucia (Caribbean Commonwealth) |
Bahamas | Grenada | Scotland |
Barbados | Guyana (aka British Guiana) |
Sierra Leone |
Belize | Ireland (Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland) |
South Africa |
Bermuda | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago |
Botswana | Kiribati | The United Kingdom |
Canada (except Quebec) |
Lesotho | United States |
Cayman Islands | Liberia | Virgin Islands (US and British) |
Commonwealth Caribbean |
Micronesia | Wales |
Dominica | Montserrat | Zambia |
England | Namibia | Zimbabwe |