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GRE required (or recommended) with applications to the following programs:

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International Students

Agribusiness and Applied Economics Industrial Engineering and Management
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (general required; subject recommended) International Agribusiness
Biology Manufacturing Engineering
Botany (general + subject) Mass Communication
Cellular and Molecular Biology Mechanical Engineering
Chemistry (general required; subject recommended) Microbiology
Coatings & Polymeric Materials (general required; subject recommended) Molecular Pathogenesis
Communication Pharmaceutical Sciences
Computer Science (recommended) Physics (recommended)
Criminal Justice ( Ph.D.Program) Plant Sciences
Digital Enterprise (recommended) Political Science
Electrical and Computer Engineering Psychology
Emergency Management ( req without M.S.) Software Engineering (recommended)
Engineering Ph.D. (recommended) Speech Communication
Environmental Engineering (recommended) Statistics (recommended)
Food Safety Transportation and Logistics (req without M.S.)
History Zoology
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering  

Domestic Students

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology(general required; subject recommended) Manufacturing Engineering
Biology (general) Mass Communication
Botany (general) Microbiology
Cellular and Molecular Biology Molecular Pathogenesis
Chemistry (general required; subject recommended) Pharmaceutical Sciences
Communication Physics (recommended)
Computer Science (recommended) Plant Sciences
Criminal Justice ( Ph.D.Program) Political Science
Digital Enterprise (recommended) Psychology
Electrical and Computer Engineering Software Engineering (recommended)
Emergency Management ( req without M.S.) Speech Communication
Food Safety Statistics (recommended)
History Transportation and Logistics (req without M.S.)
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Zoology
Industrial Engineering and Management  

MAT (Miller Analogies Test) or GRE may be required with applications to the following programs:

Agricultural Education
Counseling & Guidance (Counselor Education)
Education
Educational Administration (Leadership)
Family and Consumer Sciences Education
Teacher Education (includes Curriculum Design; Health, Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences; Music Education; and Science Education)

GMAT required with applications to Master of Business Administration Program :  Minimum acceptable score is 520.

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Minimum TOEFL or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Scores. NDSU requires a minimum TOEFL score of 525 (Paper-based), 197 (Computer-based), or 71 (Internet-based); or a minimum IELTS score of 5.5.

The following programs have a higher minimum TOEFL or IELTS requirement.

Department
TOEFL
IELTS
Paper-based
Computer-based
Internet - based
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
550
213
79
6
Agricultural Economics
550
213
79
6
Anthropology
600
250
100
7
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
600
250
100
7
Biology
550
213
79
6
Botany
550
213
79
6
Business Administration
550
213
79
6
Cereal Science
550
213
79
6
Chemistry
600
250
100
7
Coatings and Polymeric Materials
550
213
79
6
Communication
600
250
100
7
Computer Science
550
213
79
6
Engineering Ph.D
550
213
79
6
English
600
250
100
7
Entomology
550
213
79
6
Environmental and Conservation Sciences
550
213
79
6
History
600
250
100
7
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
550
213
79
6
Pharmaceutical Sciences
550
213
79
6
Physics
550
213
79
6
Plant Pathology
550
213
79
6
Political Science
600
250
100
7
Software Engineering
550
213
79
6
Statistics
550
213
79
6
Zoology
550
213
79
6

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