Applicants who earned undergraduate degrees at a school outside of the United States or Canada must submit: Transcripts, mark sheets, grade reports, or examination results, Degree certificates earned from all higher education institutions outside of the U.S. or Canada. Neither the GRE nor any other standardized test is a requirement for admission to the American studies program. The WSU Graduate School uses a 4-point scale format which indicates a 3.00 = B. The minimum acceptable IELTS score is 7. TOEFL pbt: 560, TOEFL ibt: 80.