Requirements for International Applicants
International applicants are required to meet the standard admission requirements and application requirements.
In addition, they must complete the following:
- Submit a Foreign Student Financial Statement. International students must document their ability to assume full responsibility for the cost of graduate education. It is estimated that a graduate student will need financial resources for food, housing, travel, books,fees, etc. Fall and Spring applicants must be able to prove financial support of $24,700. The amount for summer applicants is $30,000. Amounts may change for later admissions, as tuition and/or living expenses may increase. The Affidavit of Support (I-34) may be included with the application materials. Note: Applications will not be processed without an acceptable financial statement and application fee.
- Make sure transcripts have the university ink symbol or embossed seal. These marks are required for transcripts to be considered official.
- Official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores must be submitted directly to the School of Graduate Studies and Research at IUP by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). If you have graduated with a degree from an accredited American institution of higher education, the TOEFL will be waived after you have provided IUP with an official copy of the transcript showing the degree conferred.
- Official International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores are acceptable, as of October 14, 2009, by the School of Graduate Studies and Research beginning with Fall 2010 applicants The minimum IELTS score is a 6.0; however, departments may require a higher score for their programs. Please contact the graduate coordinator for your program for the minimum acceptable IELTS score.
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): New Minimum TOEFL Score Requirement as of October 14, 2009, Beginning With Fall 2010 Applicants—540 (paper-based), 207 (computer-based), 76 (internet-based). Some departments require higher scores; see below:
Minimum TOEFL score (paper-based listed below) or computer based and internet based equivalency requirements for admission, listed by program, are as follows:
- Biology: 550
- Chemistry: 520 (540 beginning with Fall 2010 applications)
- Composition and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Ph.D.): 570
- Food and Nutrition: 530 (540 beginning with Fall 2010 applications)
- Geography: 550
- Employment and Labor Relations: 550
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (M.A.): 570
- Music: 550
- Nursing: 530 (540 beginning with Fall 2010 applications)
- Physics: 525 (540 beginning with Fall 2010 applications)
- Public Affairs: 550
- Sociology: 550
- Speech-Language Pathology: 90 percent or higher on the oral and written subtests of the TOEFL. Visit the Speech-Language Pathology website for additional information.
- Sport Science: 525 (540 beginning with Fall 2010 applications)
- All others: 500 (540 beginning with Fall 2010 applications)
Application Fees
The following are acceptable options for application fee payment:
- Check drawn on a U.S. bank. A computer code must appear on the bottom of the check.
- U.S. foreign postal money order (preferred)
- Traveler’s check signed by you in both areas on the front
- Credit card payments when submitting the on-line graduate application
Under no circumstance will the application fee be waived.
Acceptance, Questions
Applicants will be issued immigration documents by the Office of International Education with their formal acceptance to Graduate School. The Office of International Education will also send information about arrival dates, housing, etc. Applicants with questions about legal matters, certificates of eligibility (immigration documents), time it takes to receive admission/immigration information, etc., should contact:
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Office of International Education
B25 Delaney Hall
920 Grant Street
Indiana, PA 15705
U.S.A.
Phone: 724-357-2295
Fax: 724-357-2514
intl-education@iup.edu
Upon Arrival
Upon arrival at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, or as soon as the information is known, you must update your local address by following the address change instructions on www.iup.edu/ursa or by contacting the Office of the Registrar.
