Who Is Considered an International Student?
At TSU, an international student is an individual of foreign nationality who will be entering or has already entered, the United States with a student visa.
With the few exceptions noted below, international students follow the same application process as any other first-year or transfer applicant.
With the few exceptions noted below, international students follow the same application process as any other first-year or transfer applicant.
Student Requirements
New/ high school students who completed 12 years of school need to prepare documents below. Application will only be processed upon receipt of ALL the below documents.
| Items | Details |
|---|---|
| Admission Application | Submit Online Application |
| Application Fee | Application fee by check card ( Click here for International Application fee payment ), or in the form a Banker’s draft or Money Order for $78.00 U.S. Currency (no personal checks please) |
| Complete official records | Slips/certificates/transcripts High School Transcripts |
| English Language Proficiency,if required | TOEFL: 500 paper based / 173 Computer based / 61 for internet base test or better IELTS : 5.0 |
| Official SAT or ACT test results (freshmen only) | SAT score of 900 (Critical Reading and Math combined) or ACT 17 (Composite) |
| Affidavit of financial support | Downloaded and Completed international-certification-financial along with Bank Certificate/Bank Statement/Financial Guarantee - Estimated amount must indicate $33,093 or more on financial form |
| WITHIN U.S. | OUTSIDE U.S. | |
|---|---|---|
| Admission Application | Online Application | |
| Application Fee | Application fee by check card ( Click here for International Application fee payment ), or in the form a Banker’s draft or Money Order for $78.00 U.S. Currency (no personal checks please) | |
| Passport | Copy of the passport showing applicant information and US visa page | Copy of the passport showing applicant information and US visa page |
| I-20 Form | Copy of valid I-20 form from current college/university attending | N/A |
| I-94 Card | Copy of the current I-94 arrival/departure record | N/A |
| Transcript(s) | Official transcript(s) of current and all previously attended college/university sent directly to TSU | All foreign transcripts must be evaluated by an outside agency with a course-by course evaluation and grade point average calculation. Please refer to the list of TSU’s Approved Evaluation Services below; |
| Foreign Student Advisor’s Report | Foreign Student Advisor’s Transfer Report Formcompleted at the current college from which student is transferring | N/A |
| English Language Proficiency,if required | TOEFL: 500 paper based / 173 Computer based / 61 for internet base test or better IELTS : 5.0 |
TOEFL : 500 paper based / 173 Computer based / 61 for internet base test or better IELTS : 5.0 |
| Affidavit of financial support | Downloaded and Completed international-certification-financial along with Bank Certificate/Bank Statement/Financial Guarantee - Estimated amount must indicate $32,734 or more on financial form | |
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