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Westfield State University is a public university in Westfield, Massachusetts, in the United States, founded in 1839 by the educator Horace Mann; it describes itself as the first public coeducational college in the country. Its 256-acre campus lies in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts, 20 minutes from Springfield and about 90 miles west of Boston. The university has about 4,600 students and is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).

Westfield State offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and concentrations and more than 30 graduate programmes, and is known for business, education, criminal justice, psychology, communication and nursing. It also has an honors programme.

International students apply through the Common Application or the university's own application and need TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.5 or Duolingo 110, or the B2 level of the International Language Institute in Northampton. The International Programs Office handles the I-20 for the F-1 student visa. The campus has nine residence halls, four of them apartment-style complexes, and about 60% of full-time undergraduates live on campus.

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, Westfield, MA, The United States, 01086-1630

More than 100 undergraduate majors and concentrations, plus certificates, accelerated programmes and online degree completion. Areas Westfield State is known for:

• Business
• Education
• Criminal justice
• Psychology
• Communication
• Nursing

Highly qualified students can join the honors programme.

Part-time and full-time master's degrees, with classes after 4 pm and some fully online:

• Accounting (M.S.) and MBA
• Athletic Training (M.S.) and Physician Assistant Studies (M.S.)
• Counseling (M.A.) and Applied Behavior Analysis (M.A.)
• Criminal Justice (M.S.)
• Education (M.Ed.) and English (M.A.)
• Nursing: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (M.S.N.)
• Public Administration (MPA) and Social Work (MSW)

Graduate certificates and teaching licensure programmes are also offered.

International undergraduate applicants:

• Apply through the Common Application or the Westfield State Application (no preference)
• Complete the International Student Information Form
• Send an English proficiency test report
• Have transcripts from outside the US evaluated by a credential agency such as WES, Scholaro or TEC

For the I-20 needed for an F-1 visa, students submit the Certification of Finances form and a copy of their passport. Graduate applicants follow the same international steps and also submit a narrative statement, transcripts and, in general, three letters of recommendation.

Minimum English scores for undergraduate and graduate applicants:

• TOEFL: 79
• IELTS: 6.5
• Duolingo: 110
• Or level B2 of the Intensive English Program at the International Language Institute, Northampton

The requirement may be waived after three years of English-medium schooling or for students from a country where English is a primary language.

Westfield State has nine on-campus residence halls, including four apartment-style complexes, and about 60% of full-time undergraduates live on campus. All resident students must have a meal plan; the campus has five eateries.

https://www.westfield.ma.edu/admissions/international-students