TOEFL All international students not having English as a first language, or who have not studied at an institution where English is the language of instruction, must submit an official TOEFL or IELTS score. The minimum acceptable TOEFL score is 550 (paper based test) or 80 (internet based test). IELTS The minimum acceptable IELTS score is 7.0. If admitted, an international student may also be required by the university to complete an English proficiency examination upon arrival at the university and, depending upon the result of this exam, may be required to take English language courses. GRE Verbal, Quantitative and Analytical GRE scores are required of all applicants. Subject area GRE scores are optional, but can be helpful to the Admissions Committee, and you are encouraged to take them. The Admissions Committee looks for consistency between GRE scores and GPA's. The Educational Testing Service will not report test scores that are older than five years. If this applies to you, you should retake the exam. GRE scores to be sent to institution code 4834, major field code 0207. Please ask ETS to forward electronic scores to this institution and department code.

PS Most faculty members would like to see a curriculum vitae and a statement of research interests from prospective students. Applicants are encouraged to meet in person with potential major professors for the Ph.D. prior to application in to the program. GPA To be given full consideration, students should have a GPA of more than 3.2. CV Most faculty members would like to see a curriculum vitae and a statement of research interests from prospective students. Applicants are encouraged to meet in person with potential major professors for the Ph.D. prior to application in to the program. Fee There is a $55 application fee. RL Letters of recommendation are submitted electronically through this system, please do not send hard copies to UCD. Transcript All degree and recent transcripts that reflect the last 60 semester (90 quarter units). Students with international coursework must submit all official transcripts and proofs of degree. If certificates and transcripts are not in English, they should be accompanied by certified English transcriptions. Materials are sent to SDSU only after initial screening and upon request. If you have international coursework, you must have your school send us one official original-language record of all academic coursework and proof of degree. For each document you must also send a certified literal English translation, which can come directly from the school itself or from a professional, certified translator. The translation must contain all information shown on the original-language documents.