International Student Application
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Contact us at any time for assistance with starting your application.
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Phone or WhatsApp: +1.270.809.4223
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Email: msu.intl@murraystate.edu
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Review the minimum requirements and document checklist below.
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Submit the $75 . If you are applying for conditional admission through the ESL program, the online application fee is $150.
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Upload scanned copies of your documents: passport, transcripts, graduation certificate, bank statement and test scores.
Application Deadlines
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Spring 2025 (January Intake)
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Bachelor's: November 15
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Master's: October 15
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Doctoral: October 15
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English Language: Anytime
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Transfer Students in the US: December 15
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Fall 2025 (August Intake)
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Bachelor's: July 19
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Master's: June 28
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Doctoral: June 28
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English Language: Anytime
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Transfer Students in the US: August 1
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Minimum Requirements and Document Checklist
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Transcripts for all years of high school with a minimum GPA of 2.0
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If transcripts are not written in English, you must also submit certified translations
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High School Diploma OR Graduation Certificate
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If the graduation certificate is not written in English, you must also submit a certified translation
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Proof of Financial Support
- Bank Statement (issued within the last 6 months) showing a balance of at least $26,630 OR
- Scholarship Letter
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Copy of Passport for applicant and all dependents
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No NECO Results will be accepted. Please submit WAEC results. (This only applies to students submitting high school scores from Nigeria.)
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English Language Proficiency Minimum Requirements:
- IELTS overall score of 6.0 (5.5 for full admission with condition)
- TOEFL overall score of 71 (61 for full admission with condition)
- SAT score of 960
- GTEC overall score of 1190 (1100 for full admission with condition)
- PTE overall score of 51 (45 for full admission with condition)
- Duolingo English Test overall score of 100 or higher (90 for full admission with condition)
- TOEIC overall score of 790 or higher with 160 or higher speaking (700 with 140 or higher speaking for full admission with condition)
- Kaplan English Certificate Advanced Level (Higher Intermediate Level for full admission with condition)
- Admission to or Completion of the ESL Program at 麻豆社 State University OR
- British / Cambridge International Examinations: GCE, GCSE, IGCSE, AICE, HIGCSE certificate with five O-Level subject passes, or a level of B-2 or higher on the Cambridge English exam.
- Completion of one semester of full-time university level classes (minimum of 12 credit hours) with a 2.5 GPA or higher at an accredited US institution OR
- Graduation from a high school in the United States OR
- Students from the following countries are not required to submit English proficiency scores: Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Belize, British Islands, Cameroon (University of Buea and University of Bamenda), Canada, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria and United Kingdom.
* Admitted with condition: undergraduates must maintain a 2.0 GPA in the first semester, and graduate students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in the first semester.
Every graduate program has specific admissions requirements. Please review these requirements first.
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Transcripts for all years of university (with university's grading scale)
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If transcripts are not written in English, you must also submit certified translations
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University Degree OR Graduation Certificate
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If the graduation certificate is not written in English, you must also submit a certified translation
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Proof of Financial Support
- Bank Statement (issued within the last 6 months) showing a balance of at least $19,712 for master's students or at least $22,373 for doctoral students OR
- Scholarship Letter
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English Language Proficiency (Note鈥攕ome graduate programs have higher minimum requirements)
- IELTS overall score of 6.0 (5.5 for full admission with condition)
- TOEFL overall score of 71 (61 for full admission with condition)
- SAT score of 960
- GTEC overall score of 1190 (1100 for full admission with condition)
- PTE overall score of 51 (45 for full admission with condition)
- Duolingo English Test overall score of 100 or higher (90 for full admission with condition)
- TOEIC overall score of 790 or higher with 160 or higher speaking (700 with 140 or higher speaking for full admission with condition)
- Kaplan English Certificate Advanced Level (Higher Intermediate Level for full admission with condition)
- B-2 or higher on the Cambridge English exam
- Admission to or completion of the ESL Program at 麻豆社 State University OR
- Students from the following countries or have graduated from the following colleges or universities are not required to submit English proficiency scores: Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Belize, British Islands, Cameroon (University of Buea and University of Bamenda), Canada, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria and United Kingdom.
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Copy of Passport for applicant and all dependents
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Letters of Reference
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Statement of Purpose
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Official GMAT or GRE Score for Certain Programs
* Admitted with condition: undergraduates must maintain a 2.0 GPA in the first semester, and graduate students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in the first semester.
Students who are accepted to 麻豆社 State with conditional admission will come to 麻豆社 to take English classes in our ESL program.
Students can apply for conditional admission to all undergraduate programs and some graduate programs.
View Graduate program requirements
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Transcripts
- If transcripts are not written in English, you must also submit certified translations
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Degree OR Graduation Certificate
- If the graduation certificate is not written in English, you must also submit a certified translation
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Proof of Financial Support
- Bank Statement (issued within the last 6 months) showing a balance of at least $19,759 OR
- Scholarship Letter
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A language test score (such as TOEIC, IELTS, TOEFL or DuoLingo) is required for the purpose of placing students in the proper level.
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Transcripts for all years of high school
- If transcripts are not written in English, you must also submit certified translations
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High School Diploma OR Graduation Certificate
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If the graduation certificate is not written in English, you must also submit a certified translation
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University Transcripts with a minimum GPA of 2.0
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- If transcripts are not written in English, you must also submit certified translations
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Proof of Financial Support
- Bank Statement (issued within the last 6 months) showing a balance of at least $26,630 OR
- Scholarship Letter
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Proof of Language Proficiency
- IELTS overall score of 6.0 (5.5 for full admission with condition)
- TOEFL overall score of 71 (61 for full admission with condition)
- SAT score of 960
- GTEC overall score of 1190 (1100 for full admission with condition)
- PTE overall score of 51 (45 for full admission with condition)
- Duolingo English Test overall score of 100 or higher (90 for full admission with condition)
- TOEIC overall score of 790 or higher with 160 or higher speaking (700 with 140 or higher speaking for full admission with condition)
- Kaplan English Certificate Advanced Level (Higher Intermediate Level for full admission with condition)
- British / Cambridge International Examinations: GCE, GCSE, IGCSE, AICE, HIGCSE certificate with five O-Level subject passes, or a level of B-2 or higher on the Cambridge English exam.
- Admission to or Completion of the ESL Program at 麻豆社 State University OR
- Completion of one semester of full-time university level classes (minimum of 12 credit hours) with a 2.5 GPA or higher at an accredited US institution OR
- Students from the following countries are not required to submit English proficiency scores: Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Belize, British Islands, Canada, Ghana, Ireland, Kenya, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria and United Kingdom.
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Copy of Passport for applicant and all dependents
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Transfer Form for F-1 visa holders currently studying in the United States
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Copy of Passport for applicant and all dependents
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Letters of Reference for Certain Programs
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Statement of Purpose for Certain Programs
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Official GMAT or GRE Score for Certain Programs.