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1. Submit Your Online Admissions Application
Pay the non-refundable $30 application fee in U.S. Dollars.
2. Academic Credentials
Freshmen
First time incoming international students who are not educated in a U.S. based or IB curriculum MUST have their high school records evaluated by a NACES accredited evaluation agency. This evaluation must include:
Course-by-course list of subjects and grades completed throughout high school career
Exam results (e.g.CXC, GCSES, etc.)
Overall US grade point average (GPA)
Separately calculated Mathematics-only GPA
A list of evaluation service members may be found at the NACES accredited evaluation website.
If you attend an International High School patterned after a U.S. educational system outside the United States, you should proceed with completing the SSAR report.
3. Test Scores
Submit your SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) or ACT (American Achievement Test) scores. SAT and ACT test scores are required for all freshman applicants as well as for all students with less than 60 credits from an accredited post-secondary institution.
If you are an international student, whose first language is not English, you must demonstrate your proficiency in the English language.
Non-Native English Speakers are not required to submit proof of English language proficiency if they meet one of the following:
Completion of at least three years of secondary education from a high school based in the United States or abroad with full curriculum of instruction in English.
Completion of at least three years of secondary education from a high school based in a country where English is the majority native-speaking language, or where English is the primary language of instruction starting in the primary grades.
Completion of at least thirty (30) post-secondary credits, including ENC 1101 and ENC 1102, or the equivalent, with a grade of C or higher, from a U.S. regionally accredited post-secondary institution or from a recognized post-secondary institution abroad with full curriculum of instruction in English.
Completion of at least sixty (60) post-secondary credits or an associate degree or higher from a U.S. regionally accredited postsecondary institution or from a recognized post-secondary institution abroad with full curriculum of instruction in English.
Currently we will accept only the following exams to demonstrate English proficiency:
TOEFL, iBT (80)/PBT (550)
IELTS, 6.5
Cambridge English Language Assessment, 180
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE), 55
Duolingo English Test (DET), 105
OHLA, Elite
ELS, 112
FAU Intensive English Institute, Level VI (Bridge)
Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (HKDSE), 5
International GCSE IGSE English Grade, C/4
International Baccalaureate (IB), English Higher Level 6
Study Group English for University Studies, score 65%,
The American Studies Concentration is designed to provide students with an interdisciplinary background in American society and culture. Areas of study may include: history, literature, politics, gender studies, women s studies, Latin-American studies, African-American studies, Native-American Studies, cultural studies, social sciences, environmental studies, rhetoric, film and media studies, art, and music. The program is designed to help students draw connections and build bridges between the diverse aspects of the American experience, past and present.
The American Studies Concentration hones students proficiencies in a variety of skills, including reading, writing, and critical thinking. It prepares students for careers in business, education, journalism, library science, communications, public relations, management, foreign service, social welfare, city planning, and government, as well as graduate and professional schools such as law. It also cultivates in students the flexible and integrated thinking necessary in a post-industrial, information-based economy and society.
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Additional Course Information
Available Options:
Concentration in American Studies
Course Name
Honors Colloquium in American Studies
Honors U.S. History to 1877
Honors U.S. History from 1877
American Literature
American Law or Government
Ethnic Studies
American Studies Electives
Senior Thesis (2 semesters)
American Literature
Course Name
Honors American Literature to 1865
Honors American Literature, 1865-1945
Honors American Literature, 1945-Present
Honors American Novel to 1900
Honors American Novel since 1900
Honors Major American Writers:
19th Century
American Law and Government
Course Name
Honors Government of the U.S.
Honors Law and American Society
Honors Constitutional Law I
Honors Constitutional Law II
Honors U.S. Presidency
Honors U.S. Congress
Honors American Legal Development
Ethnic Studies
Course Name
Honors Cont. Multicult. Studies
Honors Ethics of Social Diversity
Honors Civil Rights Movement
Honors Honors African-American Literature
Honors Native American Literature
American Studies Electives
The American Studies Concentration hones students proficiencies in a variety of skills, including reading, writing, and critical thinking. It prepares students for careers in business, education, journalism, library science, communications, public relations, management, foreign service, social welfare, city planning, and government, as well as graduate and professional schools such as law. It also cultivates in students the flexible and integrated thinking necessary in a post-industrial, information-based economy and society.
Medical Insurance: $1,518 per year
