A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution. The McAda Graduate School must receive an official transcript, including one on which a bachelor's degree is posted, directly from each institution the applicant has attended. International graduate student applicants must submit a course-by-course credential evaluation with GPA that includes verified transcripts. MSU strongly prefers the WES ICAP evaluation, but will accept a comparable evaluation from a NACES member.
A cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 from the student's graduating institution. Official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores. Applicants must submit a score of at least 79 on the Internet-based examination to meet the university requirement for unconditional admission. IELTS Test score of 6.0 will serve as an acceptable alternative to the above TOEFL requirement. ITEP Test score of 4.0 will serve as an acceptable alternative to the above TOEFL requirement.