What is the English proficiency requirement for San Francisco State University?

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English Requirements for International Students

The minimum language requirements of undergraduate and postgraduate courses are mentioned below:

Type of Examination	Minimum Score Requirement
Undergraduate Applicants
TOEFL Paper-based Test (PBT)	An overall score of 500
TOEFL Computer-based Test (CBT)	An overall score of 173
TOEFL iBT	An overall score of 61
TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition	An overall score of 61
IELTS Academic	Overall 6.0 bands
IELTS Indicator	Overall 6.0 bands
PTE Academic	An academic score of 45
SAT	An evidence-based reading and writing score of 550
ACT	English score of 22
Postgraduate Applicants
TOEFL PBT	550 or higher
TOEFL iBT	80 or higher
IELTS	An average score of 6.5 from all bands
PTE Academic	An overall score of 59
Duolingo (DET)	120 or higher

Note: Some of the courses may have higher score requirements or different academic and language requirements. Please refer to the intended course page on the university website to check the exact limit on each course.

English Requirements for International StudentsThe minimum language requirements of undergraduate and postgraduate courses are mentioned below:<div dir="ltr" align="left"><table style="width: 66.2448%; height: 946.759px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 45.3488%;" width="273"><col style="width: 54.485%;" width="328"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 54.375px;"><th style="text-align: center; height: 54.375px;">Type of Examination</th><th style="text-align: center; height: 54.375px;">Minimum Score Requirement</th></tr><tr style="height: 54.375px;"><td style="height: 54.375px;" colspan="2">Undergraduate Applicants</td></tr><tr style="height: 54.375px;"><td style="height: 54.375px;"><a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/exams/toefl">TOEFL</a> Paper-based Test (PBT)</td><td style="height: 54.375px;">An overall score of 500</td></tr><tr style="height: 54.375px;"><td style="height: 54.375px;">TOEFL Computer-based Test (CBT)</td><td style="height: 54.375px;">An overall score of 173</td></tr><tr style="height: 54.375px;"><td style="height: 54.375px;">TOEFL iBT</td><td style="height: 54.375px;">An overall score of 61</td></tr><tr style="height: 54.375px;"><td style="height: 54.375px;">TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition</td><td style="height: 54.375px;">An overall score of 61</td></tr><tr style="height: 54.375px;"><td style="height: 54.375px;"><a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/exams/ielts">IELTS Academic</a></td><td style="height: 54.375px;">Overall 6.0 bands</td></tr><tr style="height: 54.375px;"><td style="height: 54.375px;">IELTS Indicator</td><td style="height: 54.375px;">Overall 6.0 bands</td></tr><tr style="height: 54.375px;"><td style="height: 54.375px;"><a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/exams/pte">PTE Academic</a></td><td style="height: 54.375px;">An academic score of 45</td></tr><tr style="height: 76.7593px;"><td style="height: 76.7593px;"><a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/exams/sat">SAT</a></td><td style="height: 76.7593px;">An evidence-based reading and writing score of 550</td></tr><tr style="height: 54.375px;"><td style="height: 54.375px;"><a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/act-exam-guide-guidepage-804">ACT</a></td><td style="height: 54.375px;">English score of 22</td></tr><tr style="height: 54.375px;"><td style="height: 54.375px;" colspan="2">Postgraduate Applicants</td></tr><tr style="height: 54.375px;"><td style="height: 54.375px;">TOEFL PBT</td><td style="height: 54.375px;">550 or higher</td></tr><tr style="height: 54.375px;"><td style="height: 54.375px;">TOEFL iBT</td><td style="height: 54.375px;">80 or higher</td></tr><tr style="height: 54.375px;"><td style="height: 54.375px;">IELTS</td><td style="height: 54.375px;">An average score of 6.5 from all bands</td></tr><tr style="height: 54.375px;"><td style="height: 54.375px;">PTE Academic</td><td style="height: 54.375px;">An overall score of 59</td></tr><tr style="height: 54.375px;"><td style="height: 54.375px;"><a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/duolingo-english-test-all-you-need-to-know-articlepage-2481">Duolingo</a> (DET)</td><td style="height: 54.375px;">120 or higher</td></tr></tbody></table></div>Note: Some of the courses may have higher score requirements or different academic and language requirements. Please refer to the intended course page on the university website to check the exact limit on each course.