International Student Application
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Contact us at any time for assistance with starting your application.
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Phone or WhatsApp: +1.270.809.4223
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Email: msu.intl@murraystate.edu
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Review the minimum requirements and document checklist below.
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Submit the $75 . If you are applying for conditional admission through the ESL program, the online application fee is $150.
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Upload scanned copies of your documents: passport, transcripts, graduation certificate, bank statement and test scores.
Application Deadlines
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Spring 2025 (January Intake)
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Bachelor's: November 15
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Master's: October 15
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Doctoral: October 15
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English Language: Anytime
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Transfer Students in the US: December 15
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Fall 2025 (August Intake)
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Bachelor's: July 19
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Master's: June 28
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Doctoral: June 28
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English Language: Anytime
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Transfer Students in the US: August 1
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Minimum Requirements and Document Checklist
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Transcripts for all years of high school with a minimum GPA of 2.0
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If transcripts are not written in English, you must also submit certified translations
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High School Diploma OR Graduation Certificate
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If the graduation certificate is not written in English, you must also submit a certified translation
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Proof of Financial Support
- Bank Statement (issued within the last 6 months) showing a balance of at least $26,630 OR
- Scholarship Letter
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Copy of Passport for applicant and all dependents
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No NECO Results will be accepted. Please submit WAEC results. (This only applies to students submitting high school scores from Nigeria.)
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English Language Proficiency Minimum Requirements:
- IELTS overall score of 6.0 (5.5 for full admission with condition)
- TOEFL overall score of 71 (61 for full admission with condition)
- SAT score of 960
- GTEC overall score of 1190 (1100 for full admission with condition)
- PTE overall score of 51 (45 for full admission with condition)
- Duolingo English Test overall score of 100 or higher (90 for full admission with condition)
- TOEIC overall score of 790 or higher with 160 or higher speaking (700 with 140 or higher speaking for full admission with condition)
- Kaplan English Certificate Advanced Level (Higher Intermediate Level for full admission with condition)
- Admission to or Completion of the ESL Program at Â鶹´«Ã½ State University OR
- British / Cambridge International Examinations: GCE, GCSE, IGCSE, AICE, HIGCSE certificate with five O-Level subject passes, or a level of B-2 or higher on the Cambridge English exam.
- Completion of one semester of full-time university level classes (minimum of 12 credit hours) with a 2.5 GPA or higher at an accredited US institution OR
- Graduation from a high school in the United States OR
- Students from the following countries are not required to submit English proficiency scores: Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Belize, British Islands, Cameroon (University of Buea and University of Bamenda), Canada, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria and United Kingdom.
* Admitted with condition: undergraduates must maintain a 2.0 GPA in the first semester, and graduate students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in the first semester.
Every graduate program has specific admissions requirements. Please review these requirements first.
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Transcripts for all years of university (with university's grading scale)
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If transcripts are not written in English, you must also submit certified translations
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University Degree OR Graduation Certificate
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If the graduation certificate is not written in English, you must also submit a certified translation
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Proof of Financial Support
- Bank Statement (issued within the last 6 months) showing a balance of at least $19,712 for master's students or at least $22,373 for doctoral students OR
- Scholarship Letter
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English Language Proficiency (Note—some graduate programs have higher minimum requirements)
- IELTS overall score of 6.0 (5.5 for full admission with condition)
- TOEFL overall score of 71 (61 for full admission with condition)
- SAT score of 960
- GTEC overall score of 1190 (1100 for full admission with condition)
- PTE overall score of 51 (45 for full admission with condition)
- Duolingo English Test overall score of 100 or higher (90 for full admission with condition)
- TOEIC overall score of 790 or higher with 160 or higher speaking (700 with 140 or higher speaking for full admission with condition)
- Kaplan English Certificate Advanced Level (Higher Intermediate Level for full admission with condition)
- B-2 or higher on the Cambridge English exam
- Admission to or completion of the ESL Program at Â鶹´«Ã½ State University OR
- Students from the following countries or have graduated from the following colleges or universities are not required to submit English proficiency scores: Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Belize, British Islands, Cameroon (University of Buea and University of Bamenda), Canada, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria and United Kingdom.
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Copy of Passport for applicant and all dependents
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Letters of Reference
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Statement of Purpose
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Official GMAT or GRE Score for Certain Programs
* Admitted with condition: undergraduates must maintain a 2.0 GPA in the first semester, and graduate students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in the first semester.
Students who are accepted to Â鶹´«Ã½ State with conditional admission will come to Â鶹´«Ã½ to take English classes in our ESL program.
Students can apply for conditional admission to all undergraduate programs and some graduate programs.
View Graduate program requirements
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Transcripts
- If transcripts are not written in English, you must also submit certified translations
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Degree OR Graduation Certificate
- If the graduation certificate is not written in English, you must also submit a certified translation
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Proof of Financial Support
- Bank Statement (issued within the last 6 months) showing a balance of at least $19,759 OR
- Scholarship Letter
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A language test score (such as TOEIC, IELTS, TOEFL or DuoLingo) is required for the purpose of placing students in the proper level.
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Transcripts for all years of high school
- If transcripts are not written in English, you must also submit certified translations
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High School Diploma OR Graduation Certificate
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If the graduation certificate is not written in English, you must also submit a certified translation
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University Transcripts with a minimum GPA of 2.0
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- If transcripts are not written in English, you must also submit certified translations
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Proof of Financial Support
- Bank Statement (issued within the last 6 months) showing a balance of at least $26,630 OR
- Scholarship Letter
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Proof of Language Proficiency
- IELTS overall score of 6.0 (5.5 for full admission with condition)
- TOEFL overall score of 71 (61 for full admission with condition)
- SAT score of 960
- GTEC overall score of 1190 (1100 for full admission with condition)
- PTE overall score of 51 (45 for full admission with condition)
- Duolingo English Test overall score of 100 or higher (90 for full admission with condition)
- TOEIC overall score of 790 or higher with 160 or higher speaking (700 with 140 or higher speaking for full admission with condition)
- Kaplan English Certificate Advanced Level (Higher Intermediate Level for full admission with condition)
- British / Cambridge International Examinations: GCE, GCSE, IGCSE, AICE, HIGCSE certificate with five O-Level subject passes, or a level of B-2 or higher on the Cambridge English exam.
- Admission to or Completion of the ESL Program at Â鶹´«Ã½ State University OR
- Completion of one semester of full-time university level classes (minimum of 12 credit hours) with a 2.5 GPA or higher at an accredited US institution OR
- Students from the following countries are not required to submit English proficiency scores: Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Belize, British Islands, Canada, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria and United Kingdom.
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Copy of Passport for applicant and all dependents
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Transfer Form for F-1 visa holders currently studying in the United States
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Copy of Passport for applicant and all dependents
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Letters of Reference for Certain Programs
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Statement of Purpose for Certain Programs
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Official GMAT or GRE Score for Certain Programs.