Recognized English-speaking Countries

Countries Exempt from English Proficiency Requirement

Applicants who have completed their education at an accredited institution in a country where English is the main instructional language, as listed below, may be exempt from the English language proficiency requirement.

 

Please submit one of the following documents for consideration:

• • United States high school transcript, verifying 2+ years of attendance and graduation or anticipated graduation date
  • High school transcript from one of the countries listed below, verifying 2+ years of attendance and graduation or anticipated graduation date
  • College transcript, verifying 24+ hours of attendance at an institution where English is the official language

Anguilla	Federated States of Micronesia
Antigua and Barbuda	Montserrat
Australia	Namibia
The Bahamas	New Zealand
Barbados	Nigeria
Belize	Norfolk Island
Bermuda	Philippines
Botswana	Pitcairn Islands
British Virgin Islands	Rwanda
Christmas Island	Saint Barthélemy
Cook Islands	Saint Helena
Dominica	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)	Saint Lucia
Fiji	Saint Martin
The Gambia	Samoa
Ghana	Seychelles
Gibraltar	Sierra Leone
Grenada	Singapore
Guyana	Sudan
Ireland	Swaziland
Jamaica	Tanzania
Jersey	Trinidad and Tobago
Kenya	Turks and Caicos Islands
Kiribati	Uganda
Lesotho	United Kingdom
Liberia	Zambia
Malta	Zimbabwe

Please contact us with any other questions or concerns regarding English language proficiency requirement at international@okstate.edu.