International Graduate Students
All international student applications are processed for academic qualifications by the Swanson School of Engineering. For non-academic qualifications it is processed by the admissions officer, Office of International Services (OIS). The document needed to apply for a non-immigrant visa will be issued only after the applicant has been admitted and has provided evidence of adequate financial support and English language proficiency. The procedure for international applicants is as follows:
The applicant will receive notification from the Engineering Office of Administration concerning the evaluation of academic qualifications. If the academic evaluation by the department is favorable, the international student admissions officer will review non-academic qualifications to determine eligibility for a visa document.
International Graduate Student Supplemental Information
Once the international applicant is accepted, the international student admissions officer will review the applicant's non-academic qualifications to determine eligibility for a visa document. This procedure applies also to international applicants who are already in the United States.
The University reserves the right, even after the arrival and enrollment of a student from another country, to require, at the student's own expense, individual curricular adjustments whenever particular deficiencies or needs are found. This could include enrollment without credit in additional coursework in English as a foreign language or in courses prerequisite to the student's regular plan of study. New students from abroad are encouraged to use the services of OIS to help them in their adjustment to the United States and to facilitate their total educational experience.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
Internationals applicants are required to submit scores from TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo with their application, except those whose native language is English or those who have recently received a degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or any other English-speaking country. Please view minimum scores for admission and additional information about the English Language Proficiency Exam.
In keeping with the University policy on Certification of English Language Fluency for Teaching, students who are not native-speakers of English and are appointed as teaching assistants or teaching fellows are required to take a test of their spoken English upon arrival. Individuals are given non-teaching assignments and are required to take special course work until they attain passing scores. An unsatisfactory score at the time of reappointment is sufficient cause for non-renewal.