Admission Requirements for International Graduate Students

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

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

International students applying for graduate admissions must demonstrate English proficiency.

This requirement may be waived for:

• Residents of countries where English is the dominant language. View 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.
• Applicants with an official transcript indicating that the degree was taught and examined in English.
• Students with conditional admissions who have successfully completed the ALI Bridge pathway program. Conditional admission is only available for select graduate programs. See these and other programs offered at the American Language Institute.

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

• IELTS 6
• TOEFL iBT 76 | 4.5  - The reporting code for IUP is 2652
• Cambridge English Qualifications 179
• Duolingo English Test 110
• Pearson PTE 53
• GTEC 1280

All international students must have their official transcripts from non-US universities reviewed and evaluated by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) foreign educational credential evaluation services. Applicants may use any of the Current Members of the NACES organization, including The Evaluation Company (TEC) that offers a discount on the cost of the evaluation. Applicants must submit course-by-course evaluations of their degree(s).

International students must send official transcripts directly to the educational credential evaluation organization for review. This evaluation process can take three to six weeks, and costs associated with the evaluation are the student’s responsibility. IUP cannot forward official transcripts to educational credential evaluation organizations.

Below is a list of categories where international students do not need to use an educational credential evaluation organization:

• Degrees from US universities,
• US government sponsorship (Fulbright, etc.),
• Select offshore IUP programs,
• Exchange partners, and
• Select IUP agents.

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

For IUP to issue student immigration documents, all international students must complete a financial affidavit showing they have funding for at least one academic year at IUP. Please also be prepared to submit evidence of funding as listed on the affidavit (bank statements, sponsor letter, scholarship documents, etc.) for OIE to prepare immigration documents. Bank statements and letters cannot be more than six months old.

• Graduate Program Cost Estimate PDF 
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• International Student Financial Affidavit PDF

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.