I applied a few years ago in a theology university in california there was a teacher who reviewed my application and said she is there to help me or assist me when i go before the commission she said I would need a international english language certificate as international student now the funny part is that I said I do not need that because I consider myself a native speaker and that I spend time communicating in english nearly everyday for hours but she still insisted that all international students need that sort of language course lol.