To-do list for Tri-State University International admission

International students who wish to attend Tri-State University must complete the following steps.

Failure to complete ALL the steps will delay the admission process.

Apply online. No paper applications from international students will be accepted.

Send secondary academic records to WES (World Education Services; www.wes.org) for conversion to a US grade point average. The student should send complete, official academic records, in English, directly  to the World Education Services, P.O. Box 11623, Chicago, IL 60611-0623, USA. Click here for the Application for Evaluation for Foreign Education Credentials. Records should include courses taken, grades received, and degrees or certificates earned. If the grading system in your country is different from the US, an explanation of the coding system used to evaluate the student's work should accompany the records. Please have any post secondary transcripts evaluated in the course-by-course report.

Send post secondary education records to WES. Only classes completed with a grade of C or better will be considered for transfer credits. (Post secondary education completed in the US does not have to be reviewed by WES.)

Send one of the following test scores to TSU:

  • TOEFL
  • SAT
  • ACT

Secure a statement of financial guarantee. This statement must prove that the applicant has access to funds totaling a minimum of $26,000 US dollars. Acceptable documents include bank and stock account statements.

After Tri-State University receives the above documents, the international applicant will be reviewed for a conditional acceptance.

Upon conditional acceptance, mail US $1,500 to Tri-State University. Official acceptance will be granted when the University receives the one-time fee.

(After the fee is received, a student will be issued an I-20, which is required to gain an F-1 Student Visa. If the student is denied an F-1 Visa, they may return their I-20 and receive a full refund of their fee.)

REMINDER: Please allow several months before the beginning of classes to complete the items on the to-do list.


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