International Admission Requirements

International Freshman Admissions

• Students who have not earned any post-secondary credit
• Must have completed the equivalent of a high school diploma in home country
• Have a 2.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scales
• TOEFL score or exemption
• If graduating from a US high school, then SAT or ACT scores may be needed.  Please see Freshman Admissions Requirements for more detailed information.

International Transfer Admissions

• Students who have earned 12.0 or more transferable credit hours from a regionally accredited university or college
• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale
• TOEFL score or exemption 

International Graduate Admissions

•  Credentials must be equivalent to at least a U.S. Bachelor's degree
• GPA is calculated on approximately the last 60 hours of undergraduate study
• TOEFL score or exemption 
• Department requirements (See Graduate Requirements by Program)

Transcript and Test Score Requirements:

1.      Official copies of all transcripts/marksheets of previous college or university course work from schools attended in the U.S. or abroad plus secondary school credits, diplomas, certificates, and/or national examination scores as given in student’s country or the U.S. 

2.      Official transcripts or original mark sheets must bear the official seal and/or original signatures of school registrar from the issuing school. 

3.      Transcripts must show a current issue date and be sent directly from the school. 

4.      ALL transcripts must be sent in a sealed, unopened envelope. 

5.       Submitted transcripts are the property of TWU and will not be returned to the applicant.

6.      Transcripts from foreign institutions MAY be returned to the student if a written request and a  self-addressed stamped envelope is submitted with the documents.

7.      Copies of English Proficiency and GRE scores must be submitted in original format or transmitted to TWU directly from the testing institution.

8.      Photocopies, faxed copies, or scanned copies of transcripts and test scores are not acceptable.

9.      Institutional policy mandates the university only use evaluations conducted by an authorized TWU evaluator.  Transcripts evaluated by an independent evaluation service are not needed and will not be accepted in lieu of original transcripts. 

10.  All transcripts will be given a course-by-course evaluation by the Texas Woman’s University international transcript evaluator as part of the application fee.