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International applicants

*Any documentation not in English should be accompanied by an official English translation

**To check the US degree equivalency, you will need to get your transcripts evaluated by an independent evaluator. You could use the services of NACES, NAFSA or alternatively, ECCU helps students in doing this evaluation at a nominal fee of $105.

English language proficiency:

There are several ways to show Proof that you meet the English Requirement.

1. If your degree is earned in a country where English is the official Language then you do not need to provide additional proof. For example, If your degree was earned in the UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand, Nigeria, then you do not need to provide additional proof.
2. If English was the Language of Instruction at the University where you earned your degree then you can provide a letter from the institution stating that English was the language of instruction, and/or you can also request that the NACES evaluator state the language of instruction on the degree evaluation. Here is a list of countries where Higher Education is commonly conducted in English:
   Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar,Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Montserrat, Namibia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
3. You can show English Proficiency by taking a recognized English proficiently test.
   1. Official TOEFL PBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language Paper-Based Test) score of 550 or better;
   2. OR Official TOEFL IBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test) score of 71 or better;
   3. OR Official IELTS (International English Language Test) score of 6.5 or better.