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The above chart highlights accepted scores for undergraduate level students and is relevant to both the American Semester Program and Exchanges.  \n2. IBT scores between 68-78; or PBT scores between 500-549; or an IELTS score of 6 .0; or PTE Academic scores between 50-58 allow for possible admittance to the American Studies Program or for forwarding to the English Language Center at Michigan State University. These base requirements may change without notice.  \nTOEFL Requirements  \n􀁸 Paper Based TOEFL (PBT) 550, with no subscore below 52  \n􀁸 Internet Based TOEFL (IBT) 79, with no subscore below 17  \nIELTS Requirements  \n􀁸 Score of 6.5 or higher  \nPearson Test of Academic English (PTE Academic)  \n􀁸 Score of 59 or higher  \nCambridge English: Advanced (CAE)  \n􀁸 Score of 180 or higher  \nDAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst)  \n􀁸 Score of B.2 or higher  \nVitnemål (Norwegian Upper Secondary School Certificate)  \n􀁸 A 4.0 GPA in English waives English Proficiency requirements  \nThe American Studies Program  \nStudents will register for 4-5 courses, for a minimum of 12 credit hours. Students must choose 2-3 core courses and 1-3 elective courses. All academic requirements must be met in order to enroll in both core and elective courses. These courses are basic, entrylevel course offerings (100 to 200 level courses) . 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