[La-cgs] Language Requirement Waiver Countries

Mon Sep 25 15:08:49 CDT 2023

Sanjay and Nancy:

This is a useful exercise. Sanjay's list is quite extensive. I copied that into a spreadsheet, added Bermuda from Nancy's list, and indicated which countries UNO and Tech are exempting from proof of English proficiency. Of course, Puerto Rico is part of the USA, so that is automatically in for us (and, I assume, UNO too).

If a student, regardless of citizenship, earns a degree from one of the exempt countries, we will not require proof of English proficiency. 
Sanjay: Is this list adopted by the LSU System? I am curious to know the rationale for some of the choices. For example, Sri Lanka is considered "English-speaking" but India is not. It is my impression that Spanish is the dominant European language in the Phillippines.

Best regards,
Ramu

On 9/25/2023 2:49:03 PM, Bodily, Jason <jason.bodily at lsuhs.edu> wrote:
We waive the requirement if English is an official language (even if there are others) and/or if their undergraduate instruction was in English (e.g if they went to school in the US or the UK). We also judge their proficiency in interviews. 

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Sanjay,

Thanks for asking for this—it’s also been on my to do list.  Here’s the UNO graduate list (UG also includes Ghana):

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.

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 be curious if other schools waive English proficiency tests if the student completed an undergraduate degree completely in English. 

Nancy

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Hi all,

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:

Australia, Belize, Botswana, British West Indies (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bay Islands, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada,
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,
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
Kingdom, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Could you share your list along with the source or logic for including/excluding specific countries?

Thanks!

Sanjay

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