Admission Requirements for International Graduate Students

All applications are to be submitted electronically. Apply online today!

Paying the application fee is the final step before submitting your application electronically.

Please make sure that you can meet all of the admission and program requirements before submitting your application. Under no circumstance will the application fee be waived or returned.

International students applying for graduate admissions must demonstrate English proficiency.

This requirement is waived* for:

• Residents of countries where English is the dominant language. Countries not requiring English proficiency test scores
• Applicants who have graduated with a degree from an accredited US institution of higher education after review of official transcripts showing the degree conferred
• Applicants who have graduated with a degree from an accredited institution of higher education from the approved list of countries after review of official transcripts showing the degree conferred
• Students with conditional admissions who have successfully completed the ALI Bridge pathway program. Conditional admission is only available for select graduate programs.

*Some programs do not waive the exam requirement based on residency or a US degree.

All other students must satisfy the English language proficiency requirement through a qualifying exam score. Minimum requirements for graduate admissions are:

• IELTS 6
• TOEFL iBT 76  - The reporting code for IUP is 2652
• TOEFL ITP 540
• Cambridge English: C1 Advanced 179

*Some departments may require a higher score for their program(s). Please contact your graduate coordinator for your program to learn more.

• Administration and Leadership Studies, DEd: IELTS 7, iBT 100, ITP 600, CAE 190
• Biology, MS: IELTS 6.5, iBT 80, ITP 550, CAE 185
• Curriculum and Instruction, DEd: IELTS 7, iBT 100, ITP 600, CAE 190
• Human Resources and Employment Relations, MA: IELTS 6.5, iBT 80, ITP 550, CAE 185
• English: Composition and Applied Linguistics, PhD: IELTS 6.5, iBT100, ITP 600, CAE 190
• English: TESOL, MA: IELTS 6.0, iBT 88, ITP 570, CAE 185
• Geography, MS: IELTS 6.5, iBT 80, ITP 550, CAE 185
• Music, MA: IELTS 6.5, iBT 80, ITP 550, CAE 185
• Public Affairs, MA: IELTS 6.5, iBT 80, ITP 550, CAE 185
• Sociology, MA: IELTS 6.5, iBT 80, ITP 550, CAE 185
• Speech-Language Pathology, MS: IELTS 7, iBT 100, ITP 600, CAE 190
  
  

Important Update

All international students applying for the summer 2021 term or beyond are required to have their official transcripts from non-US universities reviewed by an external educational credential evaluation organization, such as World Education Services or another member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (such as SpanTran) foreign educational credential evaluation services.

While we strongly encourage all students applying for spring 2021 to submit transcripts using World Education Services or another member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (such as SpanTran) foreign educational credential evaluation services for all degree-awarding, accredited higher education institutions, students who have attended institutions of higher education in the following countries are required to submit their transcripts through this service to obtain a course-by-course evaluation: 

• Cameroon
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Haiti
• Kenya
• Liberia
• Nigeria
• Togo

A certified English translation must accompany the transcript or diploma if the original language is not English.

Before you apply, please note that the evaluation process can take three to six weeks, and costs associated with the evaluation are the responsibility of the student. IUP cannot forward official transcripts to educational credential evaluation organizations.

Please note that transcripts from international students who are not required to use an educational credential evaluation organization must have the official seal of the institution and be sent directly to IUP. 

All international students are required to complete a financial affidavit showing that they have enough money to cover the cost of two semesters at IUP. If a sponsor is someone other than a parent, a bank statement or letter from the sponsor is required. Bank statements and letters cannot be more than one year old.

• Graduate Program Cost Estimate
• Foreign Student Affidavit of Financial Support

Please upload or submit a copy of your passport. If you have dependents (spouse and/or children), please include copies of their passport(s) as well.