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Article: Language Proficiency Criteria for International Graduate Applicants to Doctoral 1 Universities
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- College and University
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
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This study investigates university-wide and discipline-specific language proficiency criteria used for international graduate admissions decisions at a sample of U.S. universities. Questions about types of measures used and provisional admissions policies are also explored.
Providing advanced training to individuals in specialized disciplinary areas is one of the primary purposes of universities' graduate programs. Typically these programs are selective and require that a number of criteria be met, such as successful completion of undergraduate education, and a selected range of scores on standardized exams. For international students whose first language is a language other than English, ...