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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%,
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