How
to Apply : International Undergraduate Students
An application is considered
complete when the following credentials have been submitted:
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION. Please type or print in ink for all mail-in
applications. Stetson University also encourages the use of our online
application, the Common Application or College Link. No form is more preferred
than the others.
APPLICATION FEE. A $50 fee must
accompany all applications for admission. Checks should be made payable to Stetson University. This fee is
nonrefundable. If you cannot pay the fee, you may submit the College Board
form Request for Waiver of College Application Fee or the NACAC Request for
Waiver of Application Fee. Your high school counselor must use the ATP
guidelines distributed by the College Board for the fee waiver.
FINANCIAL CERTIFICATION AND INTERNATIONAL DATA FORM. Under the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS)
regulations, any foreign national coming to the U.S. for full-time study,
or transferring from one U.S. academic institution to
another for the purpose of study, must have sufficient funds to meet
ALL anticipated expenses for at least the first year of study. It
is the student's responsibility to present acceptable evidence
of adequate financial support BEFORE requesting the USCIS SEVIS
I-20 form 'Certificate of Eligibility' which is required to apply
for the Student Visa. Upon application for the entry visa, the official at
the U.S. Consulate or Embassy may request documentary proof of this
support.
SCHOOL RECORDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. Freshman applicants should take the
attached Secondary School Advisor Evaluation to the proper high school
official to be completed and returned to the Office of Admissions.
TRANSCRIPT(S). Submit your secondary school transcript. If
your education system uses a grading and evaluation system different from
the U.S.
system, you must provide an official translation and a document-by-document
evaluation of at least three years of high school and GPA computation. Additionally,
candidates for transfer admission must submit an official copy of
transcript from each university attended. Transfers should also submit a
listing of courses in progress including name of class, course number, and
number of hours. (Students who attended international university that
use a grading and evaluation system different from the U.S. system
must provide an official translation and course-by-course evaluation and
GPA computation from one of the following evaluation companies.
World Education Services
22
Prince Street 7101S.W.
102 Ave.
PMB # 101 Miami, FL
33173
New
York, NY 10012
www.wes.org
Josef
Silny & Associates
7101S.W.
102 Ave.
Miami, FL
33173
www.jsilny.com
STANDARDIZED TESTING. AAll applicants
for freshman admission are required to take either the Scholastic Aptitude
Test (SAT I), (TOEFL), or the American College Test (ACT). Scores should be
sent to Stetson University (SAT and
TOEFL school code 5630 and ACT
School code 0756). We do not require SAT II exam.
Transfer candidates with less than 30 credit hours are also required to
submit scores from the SAT, ACT or TOEFL.
PERSONAL
STATEMENT OR GRADED PAPER. . We are very interested in evaluating the quality
of your writing. Rather than submitting a traditional "college
application essay" please send us a copy of a graded paper (at least
250 words), from your junior or senior year, that you developed for one of
your academic classes. Please be sure to put your full name and/or Social
Security Number on every page of this paper and that it includes teacher
comments and grade received.
Please return all paper documentation to:
Office of Admissions
Stetson University
421 N. Woodland Blvd., Unit 8378
DeLand, FL 32723
We strongly encourage you to submit
your complete application at least one month in advance the following
applications deadlines: Spring (January) is October 1st, Fall (August)
is May 1st and Summer (May) is March 1st.
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