Graduate Bridge
Skip the waiting lines AND the GRE! Apply for a Graduate Bridge program and be guaranteed admission into the program if you earn Bs or higher in your courses.
2022 Spring Program Dates
Spring Graduate Bridge Program
Jan. 10-May 6
*Vaccination against the COVID-19 virus is required, with some exceptions. If you have not been vaccinated with an approved World Health Organization vaccine, you may be vaccinated when you arrive on campus. See the WSU IP COVID-19 FAQ web page for details.
Learn from Top WSU Faculty
We’re here to help you earn your master’s or PhD degree from WSU!
Here you’ll experience
- Opportunities to learn from highly qualified, top faculty/professors at WSU
- Virtual instruction through a combination of live and self-guided study lectures
- Live – You will to log into the virtual classroom on specific days/times to listen to lectures from teachers and participate in group assignments and activities.
- Self-guided – You will participate in discussions, complete assignments, and read texts on their own, but by specific dates or deadlines. This is self/paced learning with support from teachers.
- Live office hours and conferencing with teachers – scheduled at convenient hours
- Live virtual support from your academic advisor and Student Experience Team
- Live virtual support from the Learning Support Center
- Opportunities to practice language with other students and teachers
Join One of Our Top Master’s Degree Programs*
Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textile
Architecture
Computer Science
Educational Psychology
Fine Arts
Materials Engineering
Soil Science
*Graduate Bridge programs at WSU Vancouver are one term only, with a fall or spring start.
Applied Economics
Chemical Engineering
Crop Science
Electrical Engineering
Interior Design
Mechanical Engineering
Statistics
Applied Math
Civil Engineering
Curriculum and Instruction
Environmental Engineering
Language, Literacy and Technology
Political Science
Admission Requirements
In the Graduate Bridge concentration, you will take 6 hours of supportive English that is focused on your discipline and 2 courses at the 500 level (6 credits) in your major.
Graduate Bridge admission requirements
- Completed admission application
- Undergraduate degree in relevant subject
- A U.S. equivalent of C+ grade or higher in university education
- Passport
- One of the following English language proficiency scores:
Graduate Bridge Placement Table
| Graduate Level: | Direct Entry | 1 Semester Bridge | 2 Semester Bridge | Level 5 |
| TOEFL | 80* | 75 | 65 | 60 |
| IELTS | 7* | 6.5 | 6 | 5.5 |
| PTEA | - | 53 | 50 | 42 |
| IELA | - | 176 | 169 | 162 |
| MET | - | 52 | 49 | 46 |
| Duolingo | - | 120 | 95 | 90 |
| ITEP | - | 4 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| Password | - | 6.5 | Level 6 | Level 5 |
| Graduate Level: | Level 4 | Level 3 | Level 2 | |
| TOEFL | 50-59 | 32-49 | ≤31 | |
| IELTS | 5 | 3 | ≤2.5 | |
| PTEA | 41-43 | 36-40 | ≤35 | |
| IELA | 154 | 140 | 130 | |
| MET | 43 | - | - | |
| Duolingo | 75 | 65 | <55 | |
| ITEP | 3 | 2.5 | <2.0 | |
| Password | Level 4 | Level 3 | Level 2 | |
| *Grad school minimum | ||||
Students below the English Language Proficiency Scores are encouraged to apply to the Bridge program. Students below the requisite score are placed in our award-winning Academic English program, which helps them prepare for the Bridge program or admission to our degree program.
Study Plans
Here are some sample study plans and degrees you may be interested in.
Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textiles
Pullman
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer second semester option
Applied Economics
Pullman
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer second semester option
Applied Math
Pullman
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer second semester option
Architecture
Pullman
Semester starts fall | No second semester option
Chemical Engineering
Pullman
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer second semester option
Civil Engineering
Pullman
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer 2nd semester option
Computer Science
Pullman
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer second semester option
Vancouver
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer second semester option
Crop Science
Pullman
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer second semester option
EDM Curriculum & Instruction
Pullman
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer second semester option
EDM Educational Psychology
Pullman
Semester starts fall/spring | Yes, summer second semester option
EDM Language, Literacy, Technology
Pullman
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer second semester option
Electrical Engineering
Pullman
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer second semester option
Tri-Cities
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer second semester option
Vancouver
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer second semester option
Environmental Engineering
Pullman
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer second semester option
Fine Arts
Pullman
Semester starts fall | No summer second semester option
Interior Design
Pullman
Semester starts fall | No summer second semester option
Materials Science Engineering
Pullman
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer second semester option
Mechanical Engineering
Pullman
Semester starts fall/spring | No second semester option
Tri-Cities
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer second semester option
Vancouver
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer second semester option
Political Science
Pullman
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer second semester option
Soil Science
Pullman
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer second semester option
Statistics
Pullman
Semester starts fall/spring | No summer second semester option
