[La-cgs] Language Requirement Waiver Countries
B. Ramu Ramachandran
ramu at coes.latech.edu
Tue Sep 26 14:21:01 CDT 2023
Here is the updated spreadsheet.
Best,
Ramu
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On 9/26/2023 1:40 PM, Sushma Krishnamurthy wrote:
> Here is ULM's list. I dont believe this has been updated anytime
> recently.
> Regards,
> Sushma
>
> Antigua
> Australia
> Bahamas
> Barbados
> Belize
> Bermuda
> Canada (excluding Quebec)
> Cayman Islands
> Christmas Island
> Dominica
> Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
> Fiji
> Gambia
> Ghana
> Grenada
> Guam
> Guyana
> Ireland
> Jamaica
> Kenya
> Kiribati
> Liberia
> Malawi
> Malta
> Marshall Islands
> Micronesia, Federated States
> Montserrat
> Namibia
> New Zealand
> Nigeria
> Papua New Guinea
> Rwanda
> Saint Helena
> Saint Kitts and Nevis
> Saint Lucia
> Sierra Leone
> Singapore
> South Africa
> St Vincent and the Grenadines
> Swaziland
> Trinidad and Tobago
> Uganda
> United Kingdom
> Virgin Islands (British)
> Virgin Islands (U.S.)
> Zambia
> Zimbabwe
>
>
>
>
>
> ______________________________
> Regards,
> Sushma Krishnamurthy
>
> Sent from my cellphone.
> Please excuse the typos!
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> *From:* La-cgs <la-cgs-bounces at lists.latech.edu> on behalf of Menon,
> Sanjay <Sanjay.Menon at lsus.edu>
> *Sent:* Monday, September 25, 2023 3:33:41 PM
> *To:* B. Ramu Ramachandran <ramu at coes.latech.edu>; Louisiana Council
> of Graduate Schools <la-cgs at lists.latech.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [La-cgs] Language Requirement Waiver Countries
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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.
>
> Jason: Some of our programs do an interview regardless of the score
> provided.
>
> 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.
>
> Carol: I found the attached list from Rockland Community College (SUNY
> system) that is supposed to be based on the CIA World Fact Book.
>
> Sanjay T. Menon, Ph. D.
>
> Dean of Graduate Studies
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> *From:* La-cgs <la-cgs-bounces at lists.latech.edu> *On Behalf Of *B.
> Ramu Ramachandran
> *Sent:* Monday, September 25, 2023 3:21 PM
> *To:* Louisiana Council of Graduate Schools <la-cgs at lists.latech.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [La-cgs] Language Requirement Waiver Countries
>
> Thank you, Carol. Here is the spreadsheet with LSU added. Also added
> American Samoa to the list of countries.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ramu "I have a spreadsheet for that" Ramachandran
>
> On 9/25/2023 3:09:44 PM, Carol M Wicks <cwicks at lsu.edu> wrote:
>
> Everyone,
>
> This is a topic that I am trying to work through at LSU so I
> appreciate all the information you have provided.
>
> Here is our list below. we probably need to update our list to
> reflect the current CIA list.
>
>
> Country of Origin
>
> 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 with specific questions.
>
> * American Samoa
> * Anguilla
> * Antigua and Barbuda
> * Australia
> * Bahamas
> * Barbados
> * Belize
>
>
>
> * Bermuda
> * British Virgin Islands
> * Canada (except Quebec)
> * Cayman Islands
> * Dominica
> * Federated States of Micronesia
> * Gambia
>
>
>
> * Ghana
> * Gibraltar
> * Grenada
> * Guyana
> * Ireland
> * Jamaica
> * Liberia
>
>
>
> * New Zealand
> * Nigeria
> * Saint Kitts & Nevis
> * Saint Lucia
> * Trinidad & Tobago
> * Turks & Caicos Islands
> * United Kingdom
>
> Carol M. Wicks
>
> Associate Dean of Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School
>
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> *From:*La-cgs <la-cgs-bounces at lists.latech.edu> on behalf of Nancy
> Biggio <nbiggio at uno.edu>
> *Sent:* Monday, September 25, 2023 1:35 PM
> *To:* Menon, Sanjay <SMENON at lsus.edu>; la-cgs at lists.latech.edu
> <la-cgs at lists.latech.edu>
> *Subject:* Re: [La-cgs] Language Requirement Waiver Countries
>
> 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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> *From:*La-cgs <la-cgs-bounces at lists.latech.edu> *On Behalf Of
> *Menon, Sanjay
> *Sent:* Monday, September 25, 2023 1:01 PM
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> *Subject:* [La-cgs] Language Requirement Waiver Countries
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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
>
> Sanjay T. Menon, Ph. D.
>
> Dean of Graduate Studies
>
> Professor of Management
>
> Director of India Studies
>
> /Louisiana State University Shreveport/
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> Office: (318) 797-5247 Fax: (318) 798-4120
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