* The institution code for submission of the TOEFL scores to Augusta University is 5406. Please do not select a department code.
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High school (secondary school) transcripts from each and every institution must be submitted for review. If your high school is outside of the United States and not accredited by a U.S. Regional Association of Colleges and Schools, we recommend (not required) that you use a "course-by-course" (not document-by-document) evaluation service to ensure that your transcript is evaluated properly.
These are the approved evaluation services:
College transcripts from each institution attended during high school must be submitted for review. If you have attended college after high school graduation, you are not eligible to be a First-Year applicant and should submit a Transfer application. If your college is outside of the United States and not accredited by a U.S. Regional Association of Colleges and Schools, we require that you use an evaluation service that does a "course by course" evaluation to ensure that your transcript is evaluated properly (if you do not submit, your application will be incomplete).
Students that plan to enroll as part of a F1 program must submit the following documents in addition to their admissions application before a Form I-20 or Form DS-2019 can be issued. We recommend students start the application process and submit additional documentation for the Form I-20 at least 90 days prior to the start of their intended semester to allow process sufficient time to process admission and visa documents.
Certificate of Finances
Nonimmigrant Student Information Form
Bank/ Financial Institution Letter
The Certificate of Finances and Nonimmigrant student information form can be completed and submitted electronically to admissions@augusta.edu. The Bank Letter must be mailed to the University’s physical address indicated below:
Attention: International Admissions Officer
Location: Augusta University
Building: Office of Academic Admissions-Benet House
Street Address: 1120 15thStreet
City/State/Zip: Augusta, GA 30912
Country: USA
For more information on document guidelines, cost of attendance, international finances,
scholarships, and Visas, please visit the links below:
Cost of Attendance
Acceptable Financial Documents Guidelines
Finances and Visas
IN ADDITION TO MEETING THE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION, STUDENTS MUST ALSO PROVIDE PROOF OF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY.
For the purpose of applying for admission to Augusta University, English may be considered your primary language only if you have been raised in an environment where English is the ONLY official language of your locality and nation, and English has been the primary language used in your home.
Applicants must request that Augusta University receive official results from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), if English is not your primary language.
Applicants whose primary language is not English may also meet the English proficiency requirement by any one of the options listed below.
The institution code for submission of the TOEFL scores to Augusta University is 5406. Please do not select a department code.
UPDATE MARCH 2020:
Educational Testing Service has introduced a solution for students who have been impacted
by the coronavirus to take the TOEFL iBT® test and the GRE® General Test at home until
test centers can reopen. TOEFL® testing is scheduled to begin on March 26, and GRE
testing will begin on March 27.
Testing will be conducted through the use of live remote proctoring serviced by ProctorU®.
This high-touch, real-time human monitoring of test sessions limits the number of
seats available. Students in certain regions* can register now on the TOEFL and GRE
web pages.
*United States, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Hong Kong (China), Macau (China)
* The institution code for submission of the TOEFL scores to Augusta University is 5406. Please do not select a department code.
Students who state on their application for admission that their native language is other than English are required to take the TOEFL as described above. Placement in the first semester English classes is based on the reading, listening and writing sections of the Internet-based TOEFL as follows:
A minimum score of 69 overall and 45 combined in the reading, listening and writing sections are required for consideration for admission to Augusta University.
Internet-based TOEFL greater than 78: Placement in English 1101.
Internet-based TOEFL of 45 to 78: Placement in English 1101Z, a special section of Freshman English for non-native speakers.
* Exemption from the TOEFL requirement is allowed for undergraduate students who submit proof of earning a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university at which English is the language of instruction.
UPDATE MARCH 2020: In response to the cancellation of spring SAT and ACT testing dates,
Augusta University applicants for Summer and Fall 2020 do not need to submit ACT or
SAT scores for admission consideration. First-year students applying to Augusta University
for the Summer and Fall 2020 semesters can be admitted without submitting an ACT or
SAT score if they meet all other admissions requirements, have completed the Required
High School Curriculum and provided other requested documentation.
The University System of Georgia authorized this change on March 19, 2020.