Before graduation, graduate students must submit poof passing an English proficiency test equivalent to a TOEIC score of 650 or above. The “Graduation Foreign Language Proficiency Standards for the Department of International Business, Soochow University" on the department's website.

Individuals who do not meet the English proficiency criterion must complete supplementary English courses as a prerequisite for graduation, according to the "Regulations for Graduate Students' Continuing Education and Management of the Graduate Program in International Business at Soochow University." Credits earned in these supplementary English courses will not count toward graduation. The department will issue separate notifications for the specific supplementary English courses for remedial studies.