International Undergraduate Admissions

Submit your Undergraduate Application . Ensure your name matches your passport exactly, and all fields are completed in English. It is important that you give complete and accurate information.

Submit the official transcripts (or certificates) of all academic records or examination results documenting each year of study from the first year of secondary school and for all postsecondary or university-level work.

These documents must be signed by the appropriate school official, and only original or certified copies will be accepted. Original documents will be returned upon request.

Consideration of an application for admission cannot be given until the Admissions Office receives all required credentials.

Please send all credentials to Grace Nava, International Admissions Manager, via email at [email protected] .

Official Credential Evaluation

In addition, you’re required to submit an official credential evaluation for a fee through a reputable provider, e.g., World Education Services (WES) or SpanTran. This fee is estimated at $160 to $200 U.S. dollars (USD), and you must pay it directly to the credential evaluation company you choose.

Franciscan University will accept a Course-by-Course Evaluation/Report. A Course-by-Course Evaluation identifies and describes each diploma or certificate, indicates the periods of education, provides an equivalency for each document, lists all courses (subjects) with U.S. semester credits, and gives a grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale.

Please review the full list of approved NACES credential evaluation companies.

English Translations of Academic Records

If official credentials are in a language other than English, a certified English translation must be included. One option is World Education Services, which provides academic credential evaluation services for a fee. For more information on their services, visit the WES website .

All applicants must submit scores from one of our approved standardized tests of English language proficiency:

1. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
2. Duolingo English Test
3. International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

Applicants who are citizens of Canada (except Quebec) or whose requirements have been waived by the Admissions Office do not need to submit these test scores.

Minimum Test Score Requirements

• TOEFL
  • If you are taking the paper-based test, the minimum score required is 550.
  • If you are taking the computer-based test, the minimum score required is 213.
  • If you are taking the internet-based test, the minimum score required is 80.
• Duolingo English Test
  • The minimum score required is 115.
• IELTS
  • The minimum score required is 6.5 (overall band score).

Note: Although English is the native language of many countries, some students from English-speaking countries must submit English proficiency exam scores to meet the minimum English language proficiency requirements for admission to Franciscan University.

Please contact the Admissions Office at Franciscan University as soon as possible to determine whether you are required to submit English proficiency exam scores with your application materials.

English proficiency exam information and registration forms are available in many locations outside the United States, usually at U.S. embassies, consulates, and other U.S. educational commissions and foundations.

Candidates who cannot obtain information locally about the TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), or American College Test (ACT) exams should write Educational Testing Service, Box 955, Princeton, New Jersey, 08540, U.S.A., or visit the ETS website .

Other Testing

Applicants are also encouraged to submit SAT or ACT scores. The SAT is designed to assess your academic readiness for college, while the ACT measures what you have learned in school. Both are globally recognized admission tests.

A Certification of Finances form must be completed and submitted. Signatures are required, and bank statements must be included. It is very important that this form is filled out correctly.

Directions

There are four sources of funds listed on the form: personal or family savings, parents, sponsors, or your government.

Next to the appropriate source, write the amount the source has promised to give you, and make sure that the support will last for all the years you will study.

After you have filled in the blocks horizontally, you must total the blocks vertically.

The totals at the bottom of each column (first year, second year, third year, and fourth year) should each equal the total cost of attending Franciscan University, an estimated $47,925* USD per academic year.

*These costs are subject to increase.

After the columns and rows are filled out completely, you need to complete “Section 9,” which asks for signatures of bank officials to verify that the financial resources are available.

You should be familiar with the regulations of your government about sending money to you in the United States and make arrangements to have the necessary funds available at the designated times.

All checks for payment of tuition and fees should be made payable to Franciscan University of Steubenville in U.S. dollars. Funds may also be wired through your bank. Instructions for wiring funds will be provided after acceptance to the University.

Affidavit of Financial Support

If you are able to secure a private sponsor to aid you with your educational expenses, the sponsor must complete an Affidavit of Financial Support and provide documentation to prove their ability to support you financially. You will need to submit one affidavit for each sponsor.