Entrance Exams

Required Examinations. Applicants for all graduate programs, except the professional degree programs in the Theological Seminary, must take either the GRE General Test or the GMAT. Official transcripts of test results must be on file in the Graduate Admissions Office before applicants are accepted on regular status. Exams must be taken no earlier than five years before the date of admission. Listed below is the required examination followed by the various degrees for which it is required:

For information on the GRE and testing sites, you can go to their website, www.gre.org, or you can contact them by phone at 866.473.4373 in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. There are test sites throughout the world. Make sure you request that your scores be sent to Andrews University (code 1030).

Information on the GMAT can be found on its website, www.mba.com. GMAT Customer Service can also be contacted by phone in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico at 800.717.4628. They have testing sites around the world. You will need to request that your scores be sent to Andrews University.

A masters student unable to take the required exam before admission may possibly be accepted on a provisional basis. To have enrollment status changed from provisional to regular, the student should take the exam at the first opportunity after enrollment. However, some programs, including doctoral level programs, require GRE scores prior to admission.

Required English Proficiency. The language of instruction for most programs on the Michigan campus or other United States or Canadian sites is English. Students whose first language is not English and who apply for admission to a graduate program at any of these sites must give proof of proficiency in English before they can officially register for classes. Proficiency is demonstrated by meeting one of the following criteria:

1. All education from at least the ninth grade through the twelfth grade (or equivalent) in a country where English is the spoken language and the medium of instruction.
2. Four years in and graduation from an undergraduate program in a college or university in a country where English is the spoken language and medium of instruction.
3. Completion of a graduate degree from a college or university in a country where English is the spoken language and medium of instruction.
4. A score of 550 or higher on the written TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or a score of 213 or higher on the computer-based TOEFL. A score of 80 or higher on the MELAB-Michigan English Language Assessment Battery. If you are applying for a MA in Communication or an MA or MAT in English, the required TOEFL score is 600 with no section lower than 60 and a score of 5.5 of the TWE, or an average MELAB score of 93 with no section score lower than 90.
5. Completion of the Andrews University English Language Institute course Advanced Level II (ENGL106) with a grade of B or above in all sections.