Requirements
International applicants are required to meet the standard admission requirements and application requirements.
Applicants who plan to study
in the US on a non-immigrant visa are considered
international students at IUP and should select “Not a US Citizen, National, or
Permanent Resident” on the application and submit required documents. Applicants who are on an immigrant pathway, such as a Legal
Permanent Resident, also known as having a green card, are not considered
international students at IUP and should select “Citizen, National, or
Permanent Resident of the US” on the application. Those who have a pending
green card, are a refugee or asylum seeker, or are unsure of their visa type or
limitations, please contact the Office of International Education at intl-education@iup.edu.
International students are not admitted for summer terms unless they are applying to a “summers only program” or they are already an IUP student. Several IUP graduate degrees are eligible for an additional 24-month STEM OPT extension.
Paying the application fee is the final step before submitting your application electronically.
Please make sure that you can meet all of the admission and program requirements before submitting your application. Under no circumstance will the application fee be waived or returned.
International students applying for graduate admissions must demonstrate English proficiency.
This requirement is waived* for:
- Residents of countries where English is the dominant language. Countries not requiring English proficiency test scores
- Applicants who have graduated with a degree from an accredited US institution of higher education after review of official transcripts showing the degree conferred
- Applicants who have graduated with a degree from an accredited
institution of higher education from the approved list of countries after review of official transcripts
showing the degree conferred
- Students with conditional admissions who have successfully completed the ALI Bridge pathway program. Conditional admission is only available for select graduate programs.
*Some programs do not waive the exam requirement based on residency or a US degree.
All other students must satisfy the English language proficiency requirement through a qualifying exam score. Minimum requirements for graduate admissions are:
*Some departments may require a higher score for their program(s). Please contact your graduate coordinator for your program to learn more.
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Administration
and Leadership Studies, DEd: IELTS 7, iBT 100, ITP 600, CAE 190
- Biology, MS: IELTS 6.5, iBT 80, ITP
550, CAE 185
- Curriculum and Instruction, DEd: IELTS 7, iBT 100,
ITP 600, CAE 190
- Human Resources and Employment Relations, MA:
IELTS 6.5, iBT 80, ITP 550, CAE 185
- English: Composition and Applied
Linguistics, PhD: IELTS 6.5, iBT100, ITP 600, CAE 190
- English: TESOL, MA: IELTS 6.0, iBT
88, ITP 570, CAE 185
- Geography, MS: IELTS 6.5, iBT 80,
ITP 550, CAE 185
- Music, MA: IELTS 6.5, iBT 80, ITP
550, CAE 185
- Public Affairs, MA: IELTS 6.5, iBT
80, ITP 550, CAE 185
- Sociology, MA: IELTS 6.5, iBT 80,
ITP 550, CAE 185
- Speech-Language Pathology, MS: IELTS 7, iBT 100,
ITP 600, CAE 190
All international students are requiredto have their official transcripts from non-US universities reviewed by an external educational credential evaluation organization, such as World Education Services or another member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services foreign educational credential evaluation services (such as
SpanTran).
International students must send official transcripts directly to the educational credential evaluation organization for review. This evaluation process can take three to six weeks, and costs associated with the evaluation are the responsibility of the
student. IUP cannot forward official transcripts to educational credential evaluation organizations.
Below is a list of categories where international students do not need to use an educational credential evaluation organization:
- Degrees from US universities,
- US government-sponsorship (Fulbright, etc.),
- Select offshore IUP programs, and
- Select IUP agents.
Please note that transcripts from international students who are not required to use an educational credential evaluation organization must have the official seal of the institution and be sent directly to IUP.
All international students are required to complete a financial affidavit showing that they have enough money to cover the cost of two semesters at IUP. If a sponsor is someone other than a parent, a bank statement or letter from the sponsor is required. Bank statements and letters cannot be more than one year old.
Please upload or submit a copy of your passport. If you have dependents (spouse and/or children), please include copies of their passport(s) as well.