International Admissions Checklist

UMW accepts both The Common Application and the UMW Application. Please submit the application along with an essay, application fee, or approved waiver.

Remember to apply by the suggested filing date:

First-Year applicants – Jan. 1 for priority admission or Feb. 1 for regular admission
For students applying to university directly from secondary school.

Transfer applicants – Oct. 15 for spring and April 1 for fall
For students who have started university in your home country or elsewhere and now wish to finish a degree at UMW.

UMW accepts applications after these deadlines on a space-available basis and considering visa processing timelines.

As an international applicant, you must submit official transcripts or exam results from your secondary school (high school). These may include matriculation certificates, mark sheets, or diplomas. If these documents are not in English, you must also provide a certified English translation.

If you are applying as a transfer student, you must also submit transcripts from every college or university you have previously attended.  Whenever possible, please submit original documents. If you are sending copies, they must be certified and attested by a U.S. embassy, a notary public, or another official authority.

Translation as well as credit evaluation services are available through various certified agencies.

• The Evaluation Company
• World Education Services Inc.
• Educational Credential Evaluators

Proof of English language proficiency should be sent directly to UMW from the evaluating organization. These exam scores will get you in the running:

• International Language Academy (ILA) Intensive English Program (Level 12 completion)
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL 80 IBT)
• International English Language Testing System (6.5 on the academic exam)
• College Board’s SAT (Evidence Based Critical Reading, 500; Math 500 or higher; use UMW SAT testing code 5398)
• ACT (composite score of 22 or higher; use UMW ACT testing code 4414)

If your first language is English, your native country names English an official language, you’re graduating from a secondary school in a native English-speaking country or from an International Baccalaureate secondary school, or you scored well on the SAT verbal portion, you may request an English language requirement waiver.

Students are required to demonstrate financial ability to pay for at least one year of academic and living expenses and pay your enrollment deposit before being issued an I-20 by UMW. Financial documents must be in English showing available liquidable funds (readily converted into cash) and cannot be older than three months. Examples of appropriate documents may include:

• Bank letter specifying the account holder, date, monetary currency, and amount of funds available. The letter cannot simply state the client has “sufficient funds.” Letters must be on official bank stationary, stamped and signed by a bank official.
• Bank statements must show name of account holder, total available balance, and be on official bank stationary. An on-line screen-shot or print out is acceptable, as long as these elements are included.
• Funds must be liquid (readily converted into cash)
• If a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident is providing all or partial support, an I-134 Affidavit of Support is required. Submit the completed I-134 to the CIE office.