2 MStateInternaonalStudentRequirements
International Student Admission Checklist
ThischecklistoutlinestheprocessforinternaonalstudentsapplyingtoMState.AnacceptanceleerandI-20willbesentto
qualiedapplicants2-4weeksaerallrequireddocumentshavebeenreceivedbythecollege.Foraddionalinformaonabout
internaonalstudentadmissions,pleasevisitminnesota.edu/internaonalorcontactourSupportCenterat877.450.3322.
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Completed InternaonalStudentAdmissionsChecklistofInternaonalStudentAdmissionsRequirements
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1. Online Application and this International Student Requirements Packet
Completetheonlineapplicationatminnesota.edu/applyandsubmitthisInternational Student Requirements Packet.
_______ 2. Student Fees
Payrequired$20applicaonfee.
_______ 3. Academic Requirements
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1) Official High School Records
2) Official College Records
TheminimumrequirementforadmissiontoMStateisgraduaonfromanaccreditedsecondaryschooloritsequivalent.
Applicantsmustsubmitocialacademicrecordsfromallsecondaryandpost-secondaryinstuonsaended.Detailedocial
recordsofcoursestaken,marksreceivedandexaminaonspassedmustbesentdirectlytoMStatefromtheexaminaoncouncil
oreducaonalauthority.Recordsmustalsoincludediplomas,degreesorothercercatesreceived.
Ifdocumentsare
notinEnglish,allrecordsmustbetranslatedintoEnglishandsubmiedwithacopyoftheoriginaldocument
inthenavelanguage.Thistranslaonmustbeceredbyaschoolorpublicocialasatruecopyandtranslaonofthe
originaldocument.ThiscopyisinaddiontotheoriginalrecordsentdirectlytoMStatebyallcolleges/universiesaended.
MStatereservestherighttodeterminetheappropriatenessofthecercaonanddoesnotreturncercatesand/or
records.Somedocumentsmaybesenttoauthoriesforvericaonofauthencity.Whenthereisachargeforvericaon
ofauthencity,theapplicantisresponsibleforthecost.
_______ 4. English Requirements
TherearetwooponstofullltheEnglishprociencyrequirementforadmissiontoMState.
1) UndergraduateAdmission-TobeadmiedtoMStateinanyundergraduateprogramormajor,studentsmust
demonstrateoneofthefollowingmeasurementsofEnglishprociencytoMState:
• TOEFLscoreof:
550orhigher(papertest)
213orhigher(computer-test)
79-80orhigher(internet-basedtest)
• Compleonofacollege-levelcomposioncoursewithagradeof"C"orbeerfromanaccreditedU.S.college.
2) EnglishImmersionAdmission-EnglishimmersionstudentsmustcompleteonesemesterofEnglishLanguageLearners
(ELL)coursespriortoundergraduateadmission.AllELLcoursesaretaughtontheMState-Moorheadcampus.Students
mustsendthefollowingEnglishprociencymeasurement:
• TOEFLscoreof:
400orhigher(papertest)
97orhigher(computer-basedtest)
32orhigher(internet-basedtest)
_______ 5. Internaonal Student Agreement Form (includedinthispacket)
_______ 6. Financial Responsibility Statement (includedinthispacket)
ThismustbesubmiedbyallstudentswhowouldlikeanF-1orM-1studentvisawhileaendingMState.Studentsmust
providedocumentaonspecifyingsponsorship,fundingorsupportforalleducaonalandlivingexpenses.Supporng
documentaonsuchasbankstatementsoraleerfromthesponsor'snancialinstuonmustaccompanytheabove
documents.AlldocumentsmustbetranslatedintoEnglish.
_______ 7. Immunizaon Record
CompleteandelectronicallysubmittheMStateImmunizaonRecordfoundatminnesota.edu/forms.Minnesotalaw
requiresthatallstudentsbornaer1956andenrolledinapublicorprivatepostsecondaryschoolinMinnesotamust
beimmunizedagainstdiphtheria,tetanus,measles,mumpsandrubella,allowingforcertainspeciedexcepons.This
informaonwillbeavailableforreviewbytheMinnesotaDepartmentofHealthandlocalcommunityhealthboard.
_______ 8. Insurance Requirement
AllinternaonalstudentsarerequiredtohaveinsurancecoveragethroughouttheduraonoftheiraendanceatMState.
ThecollegewillprocuretheproperpolicyontheirbehalfandthecostwillshowontheirMStatebill.
_______ 9. Transfer and Eligibility Status Form (availablefortransferstudentstodownloadatminnesota.edu/internaonal)
_______ 10. Submit copies of passport and visa/I-94