Griffith University

Entry requirements

• There are no mandated entry requirements.

To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in International Relations, you must have:

• A recognised Bachelor degree (or higher) with a minimum grade point average of 4.0 using a 7.0 scale OR
• A minimum of two years full-time (or equivalent) ^professional or relevant experience OR
• A combination of alternative admission criteria such as formal, informal, and non-formal learning deemed to be equivalent to either of the above.

^Professional Experience: Government; campaign or elections; diplomacy; public policy; international organizations (UN, ASEAN, World Health Organization, etc.); non-governmental organizations; civil society groups (including activism); extended volunteering; journalism or public relations; law; development and foreign aid; criminal justice; military; international business; business-policy interface; researcher; economist; risk or security analyst.

English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this program are as follows:

• A minimum overall band score of 6.5 on IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of less than 6.0 OR
• A minimum score of 575 on TOEFL OR
• An internet-based (iBT) TOEFL score of 79 (no sub-score less than 19) OR
• No score less than 3+ in each skill of the ISLPR (conducted by ISLPR Language Services only) OR
• A minimum overall score of 176 (no score less than 169) on C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English) or C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English) OR
• An overall score of 58 in the Pearson Test of English (Academic) with no score less than 50.

English test results must be no more than two years old.