| University Requirements
CSUDH uses separate requirements and application filing dates in the admission of foreign students. For these purposes, "foreign students" are residents of a country other than the United States or those who hold visas as students, exchange visitors, or who are in other nonimmigrant classifications.
Conditional Admission
Conditional Admission is for students who meet all other university requirement except for TOEFL requirement.
Verification
of English proficiency, financial resources, and academic performance
are all important considerations. All applicants who have not attended
schools at the secondary level or above for at least three years
full-time where English is the principal language of instruction
must present a score of 500 (173
on CBT or 61 CBT) or higher on the
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). Applicants for certain
majors may be required to submit a higher score. Academic records
from foreign institutions must be on file at least eight weeks before
registration for the first term and, if not in English, must be
accompanied by certified English translations.
Foreign Visa applicants are required to comply with the following requirements and instructions:
- Foreign
applicants are encouraged to consult with an advisor in the Information
Center or individual department before applying for admission
to the University. Because the evaluation of foreign credentials
may take considerable time, separate filing deadlines are in effect
for applications from foreign students.
- Applicants
must file the application for admission accompanied by a $55 nonrefundable
application fee (Make checks payable to CSUDH). An application
is for a specific term and is not transferable to any other term.
- English
Proficiency:
Undergraduate
Applicants
Undergraduate applicants who have not attended schools at the
secondary level like a community college or above for at least
three years full-time where English is the principal language
of instruction must present one of the following:
1.
A minimum score of 500 on the paper-based TOEFL exam,
2. A minimum score of 61 on the internet-based
TOEFL exam (iBT),
3. A minimum score of 173 on the computer-based
TOEFL exam, or
4. A score of 5.5 or higher on the IELTS.
Undergraduate applicants who have met all admission requirements
except TOEFL can apply for conditional admission through the
American Language and Culture Program. Once they have improved
their English skills and passed TOEFL, they can start their
degree programs.
Graduate
Applicants
Graduate applicants who have not attended schools at the secondary
level like a community college or above for at least three years
full-time where English is the principal language of instruction
must present one of the following:
1.
A minimum score of 550 on the paper-based TOEFL exam,
2. A minimum score of 80 on the internet-based
TOEFL exam (iBT),
3. A minimum score of 213 on the computer-based
TOEFL exam, or
4. A score of 6.5 or higher on the IELTS.Â
- Applicants
must submit a financial responsibility statement. The form is
available as part of the online application.
- Freshman
applicants must be determined by the University to have academic
preparation equivalent to US high school graduates.
- Applicants
whose academic credentials are from a country other than the United
States are required to submit a certified English translation
along with the academic records. Academic records include: year-by-year
records for each college or university attended, indicating number
of lecture and laboratory hours a week for each course, grades
received for each subject; and official documents indicating the
awarding of degrees with the title and date conferred. If photocopies
are submitted rather than original documents, they must bear the
seal of the issuing institution and the actual (not photographed)
signature of the college or university registrar. Admission of
students who have not attended US institutions is based on demonstration
of preparation equivalent to that required of California residents.
The Office of Admissions has the final authority for assessing
the transferability of credit.
- Applicants
who are transfer students must have completed 60
transferable semester units (84 quarter) with a grade point average
of 2.4 at an accredited US institution. Official transcripts for
each institution are required.
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