Admissions Requirements

Undergraduate Programs - High School Diploma or GED
Graduate Programs - Accredited Bachelor’s Degree
Doctoral Program – Accredited Master’s of Business Administration Degree and two years of professional experience post baccalaureate

Computer Access
CSU students must have access to the Internet and an e-mail account in order to complete a program of study at CSU. If personal Internet service is unavailable, you are encouraged to contact local libraries, schools, or a public business to locate access to the Internet. Microsoft Word and Adobe Reader are also required. Other Microsoft Office products may be required for information technology courses such as ITC 3001.

International Students
International Students who are citizens of a country where English is not the primary language are required to submit one of the following prior to admission:

An official copy of TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).

Requirements for admission into our degree programs include:
Undergraduate - A minimum of 500 in the paper-based version or 61 in the Internet-based version
Master's - A minimum of 530 in the paper-based version or 71 in the Internet-based version
Doctorate - A minimum of 550 in the paper-based version or 80 in the Internet-based version

International English Language Testing System Exam (IELTS)
A minimum of a Band 5 or higher is required.

TOEFL and IELTS scores are not required from:

International students who have completed two years of study in which English was the language of instruction, or
International students whose English language transcripts have been accepted by institutions domiciled in the U.S. and Canada.
Written proof of successfully completing (2.0 GPA or higher) at least 30 academic credits of college/university level courses that are transferable and that were taught completely in English.
Written proof of attaining the C Level English certificate issued by the Government of Vietnam.

Transcripts not in U.S. equivalency must be translated through a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) approved translating service. Please visit www.naces.org for more information.

Students who cannot meet the above requirements because of exceptional circumstances, may petition to be accepted on a conditional basis. If accepted, the student will be permitted to take a maximum of four courses on a non-degree seeking student basis. If after taking four courses, the student has a 3.0 GPA or higher, the student may be accepted as a degree seeking student. If the student's GPA is lower than 3.0, the student's enrollment at CSU will be terminated.

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