<div dir="ltr"><div>Here is the response from our Admission's office at Nicholls:<br></div><div><br></div><div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">These
are the countries I have dealt with; however, it is not
a comprehensive list. Also, there are many countries that have English
as an official language but have multiple languages spoken so I rely on
the student's response to the "first language" question in the
application on whether or not to ask for English proficiency. For
example, I did not include Liberia on the list because only twenty
percent of the people speak it; therefore, the student's response will
determine whether or not I need to ask for English proficiency. I hope
this helps. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Canada...with the exception of Quebec or any other French province </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">The Caribbean islands</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Ireland</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Botswana</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Ghana</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Kenya</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Nigeria</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">South Africa</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">The Gambia</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Zambia</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Belize</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Guyana<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Singapore<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Papua New Guinea<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Sierre Leone</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">South Sudan</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Chris<br></div><span class="gmail-im"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"></div></span>
</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 25, 2023 at 1:01 PM Menon, Sanjay <<a href="mailto:Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu">Sanjay.Menon@lsus.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-6052354933284598306">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are currently reviewing the list of countries from where students are eligible for exemption from the language proficiency test requirement. Currently, our list is as follows:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Australia, Belize, Botswana, British West Indies (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bay Islands, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Croix, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, The Turks and Caicos Islands), Canada, England, The Gambia, Ghana, Guyana,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ireland, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Somalia, Swaziland, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Union of South Africa, United<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kingdom, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Could you share your list along with the source or logic for including/excluding specific countries?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sanjay<u></u><u></u></p>
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