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International Applicants | The Bush School DC

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For international applicants, The Bush School DC requires additional documentation to be included in their applications.

Please include the following items in your application along with your Professional Resume, Statement of Purpose, and Two Letters of Recommendation:

International Transcripts:

  • For colleges not located in the United States, save the transcript and diploma (or degree certificate) in their native language along with an English translation for both (if applicable) into one document per college, then upload to your application for review.
  • If admitted, applicants must submit their official transcript and diploma (or degree certificate) in its native language, as well as an official English translation for both. They are to be signed by the registrar, controller of examinations, or president of the university issuing the document. Translations sent directly from the institution attended or from a recognized translator are considered official. Consolidated and provisional mark-sheets are NOT considered official. Please ask the registrar to send individual mark-sheets with the grades earned in each term. Photocopies or other duplications such as notarized copies and fazes are not official.

Proof of English Proficiency

Official English language proficiency (ELP) test scores are required for most international applicants. Citizens of certain English-speaking countries are exempt from the requirement. Refer to the list on the TAMU International Graduate Admissions website.

If your country is not on the exempted list of countries, you must provide proof of English proficiency in one of the following ways:

  • GRE: 146 verbal 
  • GMAT: 22 verbal
  • TOEFL:  80 ibt/550 pbt; the Bush School prefers a 100 ibt/600 pbt
  • IELTS: 6.0 overall band; the Bush School prefers a 7.0 band
  • Complete all years of a bachelor’s degree or higher at an accredited university in the US

If providing test scores as proof of English proficiency:

Applicants are advised to take a test at least two months prior to the application deadline. Test scores can take anywhere from two to six weeks to be processed, depending on the test. Applications missing the required proof of English proficiency will not be reviewed or considered for Admissions.

  • Upload a copy of your Test Score Report to your GradCAS application to allow the Admissions Committee to review.
  • Report official test scores to Texas A&M University (College Station):
    • GRE: Use Code 6003
    • GMAT: Use Code 7B7-K9-57
    • TOEFL Scores should be sent directly from the testing service to Texas A&M University (Code 6003).
    • IELTS Scores should be submitted electronically from the IELTS test center to Texas A&M University (College Station). Instruction code in NOT required. Please use the following address:
      • International Admissions Processing
        Texas A&M University
        P.O. Box 40002
        College Station, TX 77842-4001

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