REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

We accept applications from all countries.   Some countries have specific requirements, please see the list below.

Official records are required from all post-secondary schools attended, showing all courses completed and/or in progress, and evidence of degree completion. Many graduate departments require an additional application form, as well as other requirements (e.g. letters of recommendation, portfolio, tests, essays, etc.).  Please, contact your graduate department immediately for this information.

Please submit official transcripts, academic records, or individual mark sheets for each semester or year attended. The word “official” means academic records that bear an official signature in ink of the affiliated college principal, University Registrar, Rector, Controller of Examinations or Recorder of Records, and bear the university’s seal. All documents must be sent directly from the university in sealed envelopes to Office of Graduate Studies at Sacramento State. An evaluation cannot be completed and an admission decision will not be made based upon unofficial, incomplete or consolidated academic records.

You must also submit official documents of all degree certificates or diplomas. The document must bear an issuance date (month, day, and year), be granted by the university, and certified by one of the following: affiliated college principal, University Registrar, Rector, Controller of Examinations or Recorder of Records.

PLEASE NOTE: Students must submit academic records from ALL educational institutions attended, whether or not transfer credit is desired. Concealing attendance at an educational institution is considered a serious offense by the University and can nullify your admission and enrollment.

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TRANSLATION: 

Academic records or transcripts must be prepared in the native language and accompanied by complete, literal English translations prepared by the university’s authorized official, such as the Registrar, Rector, or Recorder. Grade conversions to the U.S. scale are not acceptable. The translation must include the names of all degrees, diplomas, and certificates as they are known in the country of origin.

If a translation cannot be obtained by the issuing institution or appropriate government agency, a sealed copy can provide for translation.  CSUS will provide the applicant with a sealed copy that must be delivered to the translation service.  Upon completion the translation service will mail DIRECTLY to CSUS a sealed translation.  Applicant is responsible for the cost of translation and postage.

Translating Agency must belong to one of the following organizations.

The American Translators Association
http://www.atanet.org/onlinedirectories/

National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators
http://www.najit.org/

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Students that earned a degree from an Institution located in a nation where English is not the official Language must take TOEFL or IELTS .(www.toefl.org or http://www.ielts.org )

1. TOEFL: paper based test (pbt)
   Graduate, Second Baccalaureate score of 550**
2. TOEFL: computer-based version (cbt)
   Graduate, Second Baccalaureate score of 213**
3. TOEFL: internet based (iBt)
   Graduate, Second Baccalaureate score of 80**
4. IELTS (The International English Language Testing System)
   Graduate, Second Baccalaureate score of 7.0

**Please note: Some graduate departments require a higher score. (For example, English and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages requires 600/250/100). You must contact the Department for score requirements.

Note: California State University Sacramento interprets “where English was the principal language of instruction” to mean that a school is located in a country where English is the native language (the daily medium of communication of the majority of residents is English), and that the students receive academic instruction in all subjects (except foreign language courses) at all levels of education in English.

The institution code required when requesting score reports from ETS is 4671.

No decision will be made on your application for admission until your official report on the TOEFL exam or IELTS is received.

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) Graduate students should contact the graduate department to determine if GRE or GMAT is required. For example: the College of Business does require the GMAT test

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SPECIFIC COUNTRIES:

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