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Our Grad Council reviewed this policy a few years back. The battles about Canada ended being far fiercer than I would have ever imagined. Here's our current policy:<br>
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<i>Applicants who hold a baccalaureate or graduate degree, with primary instruction in English, from an accredited institution in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales), Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand
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We are also still in a temporary acceptance of Duolingo and TOEFL Essentials. The Grad Council is presently reviewed a request to make those permanent options.</div>
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Nancy: Thanks for sharing! We do waive for earned degrees from the US as well as for those with 4 years of high school in the US.</p>
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Ramu: Starting the spreadsheet is a great idea! If we can complete it, it would be a great resource for us going forward! The LSUS list grew out a list from Southern Arkansas University from where our first Director for International Students came from.
It is a bit different from the LSU list.</p>
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Carol: I found the attached list from Rockland Community College (SUNY system) that is supposed to be based on the CIA World Fact Book.</p>
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<b>From:</b> La-cgs <la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>B. Ramu Ramachandran<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 25, 2023 3:21 PM<br>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; color: black;">Thank you, Carol. Here is the spreadsheet with LSU added. Also added American Samoa to the list of countries.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; color: rgb(170, 170, 170);">On 9/25/2023 3:09:44 PM, Carol M Wicks <<a href="mailto:cwicks@lsu.edu" id="OWA2c75286f-2b4d-5c94-fe7f-4a952555c4e7" class="OWAAutoLink">cwicks@lsu.edu</a>>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">This is a topic that I am trying to work through at LSU so I appreciate all the information you have provided.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">International applicants from official English language-qualifying countries are not required to submit English language proficiency score. The country of origin list is subject to change. Contact Graduate Admissions
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; color: black;">Thanks for asking for this—it’s also been on my to do list. Here’s the UNO graduate list (UG also includes Ghana):</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; color: black;">Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada (except Quebec), Cayman Islands, Dominica, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana,
Republic of Ireland, Jamaica, Montserrat, New Zealand, Nigeria, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, U.K. (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales), U.S.A.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; color: black;">As for logic, I inherited the list and was told it reflected the CIA list of countries with English as the official language but I haven’t found that to be the case. I would also
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<b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; color: black;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; color: black;"> La-cgs <<a href="mailto:la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu" id="OWAaf41c97b-7f4f-552a-9712-ad84b183381f" class="OWAAutoLink">la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu</a>>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; color: black;">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:</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; color: black;">Australia, Belize, Botswana, British West Indies (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bay Islands, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; color: black;">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,</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; color: black;">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</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; color: black;">Kingdom, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; color: black;">Could you share your list along with the source or logic for including/excluding specific countries?</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Arial", sans-serif; color: black;">Thanks!</span></p>
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