Graduate international student

An international student is one who is a citizen of a country other than the United States of America and who requires an F-1 visa status to engage in academic studies in the United States. Students with U.S. Resident Alien status apply through the Concordia Admission Office.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

To meet admission requirements, the international student must :

• Complete the application forms and pay the required fees.

• Be proficient in the English language as measured by TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or other comparable instrument. A score on the TOEFL iBT test of 79 or above is required for admission. Information on taking the TOEFL test is available at US Embassy or Consulate offices or online at www.ets.org/toefl. The student should request the TOEFL test scores be mailed to Concordia University, Nebraska - code number 6116.

• Have a college/university grade point average indicating that the student has performed academically above average as shown on a transcript (school academic record of the student). Your transcript information must be submitted to World Education Services to verify credentials and provide U.S. equivalencies with a clear, consistent analysis of academic degrees and transcripts, please apply to WES at www.wes.org and send official copies of your international transcripts to World Education Services.

VISA REQUIREMENTS

To meet the requirements for the I-20 form and F-1 student visa status, the student must:

• Make application to Concordia University and be officially accepted.

• Submit proof of financial support that will meet the total educational and living expenses for the first-year period of study at Concordia.

• Possess adequate English language proficiency for the intended course of study.

• Comply with the provisions of the Certificate of Eligibility to Study in the U.S., Form I-20.

See also: Graduate programs of study at Concordia; Concordia's graduate study application