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Information About Degrees Earned Outside United States of America

1. Applicants must possess the equivalent of a Bachelor's Degree granted by a recognized and accredited post-secondary institution (the equivalent of a total of at least 16 years of academic education).
2. If the primary medium of instruction was other than English, documents must be sent in the original language of instruction with "mirror image" English translations. These translations must be done by school officials or a government agency.
3. Applicants must achieve a minimum total score of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Applicants may be exempt from TOEFL if their instruction was at an English-speaking institution, where English is the sole language of instruction. This must be verifiable by documentation. Information about TOEFL and the dates of administration can be obtained at Testing Office, SJSU, Administration Building, Room 218, (408) 924-5980.
4. Though Graduate Studies does not use them, the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing requires independent evaluation of transcripts. For a list of approved agencies please click here and scroll down and look for leaflet CL-635 (Foreign Language Transcript Evaluation)