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Undergraduate Admissions

Please read the following information carefully. To apply online, use the Texas Common Application.

The following deadlines apply for specific programs.

Fall
February 1 - Nursing (upper-division applicant only)
December 31 - Dental Hygiene

Spring
September 1 - Nursing (upper-division applicant only)

First Time In College (FTIC) International Students

FTIC students who wish to apply to Texas Woman’s University should follow these steps:

1. Submit Foreign Transcript
Entering FTICs must present official secondary (high school) transcripts, diplomas, certificates and/or national test examination scores as given in their country. All applicants must possess the equivalent of an U.S. high school graduation based upon a combined elementary and secondary pattern of 12 years with the equivalent of a 2.0 GPA based on a 4.0 grading scale. Please refer to the table below for minimum equivalents to a U.S. high school education.

Transcripts or other academic records must be presented according to the following criteria:

1. Official transcripts or marksheets must bear the official seal and/or original signatures of school authorities from the issuing school. Transcripts must show a current issue date and be sent directly from the school. Photocopies or copies attested by non-school authorities will not be considered official.
2. Certificates issued by regional or national examining boards (GCE, GCSE, SSC, HSSC, WASC, KCSE, CXC, HKCE, School Leaving, or other appropriate matriculation certificates) must be official certificates or official attested copies.
3. Official English translations must accompany official transcripts not prepared in English.
4. When an original document cannot be duplicated according to the secondary school, university, or examining board policy, attested copies may be substituted. Attestations must be made by the examining board/officer or designated school officials of the school attended. Copies attested by notary officials, translators, or other governments posts are not acceptable substitutes.

Country Secondary Certificate or Diploma

• Australia Higher School Certificate, Senior Certificate, Senior Secondary Studies Certificate, Victorian Certificate of Education plus Statement of Results A and B, School Leaver Statement and Year 12 Certificate of Achievement
• Bahrain General Secondary Education Certificate (minimum of 5 C’s or higher)
• Bangladesh Intermediate Certificate or Higher Secondary Certificate
• Canada - Manitoba Grade 12 Statement of Standing, Ontario Secondary School Graduation Diploma, Quebec Senior High School Leaving Certificate Grade 12
• Caribbean General Certificate of Education "O" Level, Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) Secondary Examination Certificate
• China Senior Middle School Diploma
• Colombia Bachillerato
• Egypt General Secondary Education Certification
• Ethiopia Ethiopian School Leaving Certificate
• France Diploma de Bachelier de l’Enseignment du Second Degre (Baccalaureat)
• Germany Reifezeugnis or Zeugnis der Reife (Abitur)
• Ghana West African School Certificate
• Greece Lyceum Apolyterion
• Guatemala Bachiller, Certificado General de Estudios
• Hong Kong Certificate of Education
• India All-India Senior School certificate (Year 12), Higher Secondary School Certificate (Year 12), Higher Secondary Certificate (Std. XII), Central Board of Secondary Education Certificate (12th grade), Intermediate Certificate
• Indonesia S.M.A. Diploma
• Iran Sixth Year Secondary Certificate
• Italy Diploma di Maturita
• Ivory Coast Diplome de Bachelier de ‘lEnseigneent du Second Degre
• Japan Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho)
• Jordan General Secondary Education Certificate
• Kenya Certificate of Education (KCSE)
• Korea Graduation Certificate from Secondary/Senior Middle School
• Kuwait General Secondary Education Certificate
• Latin America Bachillerato or bachiller
• Lebanon Baccalaureat II
• Malaysian Certificate of Education
• Mexico Bachillerato Unico
• Nigeria West African School Certificate
• Norway Examen Artium Certificate
• Pakistan Intermediate or Higher Secondary Certificate
• Peru Certificado de Education Secudaria Comun Completa
• (plus 1-2 years curso Preparatario)
• Philippines High School Graduation Diploma (10 years), plus Associate Degree (2 years at university-level)
• Russia Certificate of Secondary Education (attestat zrelosti) (11 year minimum)
• Saudi Arabia General Secondary Education Certificate
• Singapore Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education "A" Levels (GCE "O" Levels must also be submitted)
• Spain Bachillerato Superior General
• Sri Lanka Sri Lanka General Certificate of Education "A" Level
• Sweden Matriculation Certificate (Avgansbetyg)
• Taiwan Senior High School Diploma, or Junior Middle School Diploma with 5 year Junior College Diploma
• Thailand Higher Secondary School Certificate (M6/Maw VI)
• Turkey State Secondary School Diploma (Devlet Lise Diplomasi), Secondary School Completion Diploma (Lise Bitirme Diplomasi)
• United Kingdom General Certificate of Education "O" Levels, General Certificate of Secondary Education "O" Level
• Venezuela Bachillerato en Ciencias or en Humandidades
• Vietnam Tu Tai II (Baccalaureat II)
• Yugoslavia Prior to 1980--Matura. Since 1980--Secondary School Leaving Diploma
• Zimbabwe Advanced and Ordinary level General Certificate of Education Examining Board Certificates

2. Take TOEFL Test
The TOEFL test is required of all international student applicants from non-native English speaking countries. TWU requires score of 550 on paper-based or 213 on computer-based TOEFL for admission.

TOEFL Exemptions
Some international students may be exempted from the TOEFL requirement.For information regarding types of TOEFL Exemptions and the TOEFL Exemption Form, please click TOEFL Exemptions Section.

SAT/ACT
The SAT and ACT are not required for admission to TWU as an international student unless you graduated from an U.S. high school. However, if you have taken either test, we do suggest that you have your test scores forwarded to the Office of Student Records, PO Box 425649, Denton, TX 76204, as scores can be considered for scholarship applications and waiving of the THEA test requirement.
ACT — 23 composite, 19 English, 19 mathematics
SAT — 1070 combined, 500 critical reading, 500 mathematics
All test scores and results must be sent directly from the testing agency to Texas Woman’s University. TWU’s institution code is 6826 for the SAT and 4224 for the ACT.