{"id":49808,"date":"2022-11-21T09:39:17","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T14:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2025-12-15T15:47:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T20:47:23","slug":"checklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/international\/checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"International Admissions Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--media-float-right umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">Admissions<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">International Admissions Checklist<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-intro-text umw-intro-text\"><div class=\"umw-intro-text__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-intro-title\" id=\"h-international-admissions-checklist\">International Admissions Checklist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left umw-intro-content\">UMW may be the perfect school for you to complete your four year American college degree. Our location an hour to the south of Washington, DC provides easy access to both cultural opportunities and travel. Our student body of just under 4,000 gives you the opportunity to gain new experiences within a community that is both supportive and engaged with one another. Take the next steps toward applying for admission.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-checklist\">Checklist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the items required of international undergraduate applicants for admission consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-accordion-container umw-custom-block\" data-only-one=\"true\">\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">1. The Application<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>UMW accepts both <a href=\"https:\/\/apply.commonapp.org\/login\">The Common Application<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.umw.edu\/apply\/?sr=e256d955-e248-492e-b75e-c070ffc58ccc\">UMW Application<\/a>. Please submit the application along with an essay, application fee, or approved waiver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember to apply by the suggested filing date:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First-Year applicants<\/strong> \u2013 Jan. 1 for priority admission or Feb. 1 for regular admission<br><em>For students applying to university directly from secondary school.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Transfer applicants<\/strong> \u2013 Oct. 15 for spring and April 1 for fall<br><em>For students who have started university in your home country or elsewhere and now wish to finish a degree at UMW.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UMW accepts applications after these deadlines on a space-available basis and considering visa processing timelines.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">2. Transcripts and\/or Exam Scores<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are applying as a transfer student, you must also submit transcripts from every college or university you have previously attended.&nbsp; 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Translation as well as credit evaluation services are available through various certified agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/app.evalcompany.com\/48b685aa-84d1-43c3-9b9b-2c971531c64a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Evaluation Company<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wes.org\/\">World Education Services Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ece.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Educational Credential Evaluators<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">3. English Language Proficiency<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>Proof of English language proficiency should be sent directly to UMW from the evaluating organization. These exam scores will get you in the running:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ila.edu\/\">International Language Academy<\/a> (ILA) Intensive English Program (Level 12 completion)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ets.org\/toefl.html\">Test of English as a Foreign Language<\/a> (TOEFL 80 IBT)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ielts.org\/\">International English Language Testing System<\/a> (6.5 on the academic exam)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/satsuite.collegeboard.org\/sat\">College Board\u2019s SAT<\/a> (Evidence Based Critical Reading, 500; Math 500 or higher; use UMW SAT testing code 5398)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.act.org\/content\/act\/en\/products-and-services\/the-act.html\">ACT<\/a> (composite score of 22 or higher; use UMW ACT testing code 4414)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If your first language is English, your native country names English an official language, you\u2019re 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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"umw-collapsible-section umw-custom-block\"><div class=\"accordion__question\" data-js-question=\"true\"><button class=\"accordion__question__trigger\" data-js-trigger=\"true\">4. Financial Support<\/button><div class=\"accordion__question__answer\">\n<p>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:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bank letter specifying the account holder, date, monetary currency, and amount of funds available. The letter cannot simply state the client has \u201csufficient funds.\u201d Letters must be on official bank stationary, stamped and signed by a bank official.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Funds must be liquid (readily converted into cash)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident is providing all or partial support, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/i-134\">I-134<\/a> Affidavit of Support is required. Submit the completed I-134 to the CIE office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For questions regarding admission as an international student, please contact the UMW Office of Admissions electronically at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:admit@umw.edu\">admit@umw.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next Steps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please take a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/youarein\/next-steps\/incoming-international-students\/\">Next Steps<\/a> for Admitted International Students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Checklist These are the items required of international undergraduate applicants for admission consideration. Questions? For questions regarding admission as an international student, please contact the UMW Office of Admissions electronically at&nbsp;admit@umw.edu. 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