International Students

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Augusta University provides opportunity, cutting-edge research, state-of-the-art technology, world-class facilities, and internationally renowned faculty.

Admission Requirements

In addition to meeting the academic requirements for freshman or transfer admission,
students must also provide proof of English proficiency.

All applicants who were educated outside the United States must submit an oficial, professional course-by-course evaluation based on all official foreign educational documents and transcripts. Official evaluations based on unofficial transcripts/documents or copies of transcripts/documents will not fulfill this requirement. You may choose to have your academic records evaluated by any of the following three credentials evaluations services, at your cost (approximately $150.00 USD):

English Proficiency Requirement

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 first language. *

Applicants whose primary language is not English must 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.

Freshman & Transfer Applicants to non-health science programs:

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 45 (reading, listening and writing sections) is 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.

Transfer Applicants seeking program admission to health science programs:

A score of at least 550 (paper-based) or 79 (internet-based) is required to be considered for most programs. Achievement of minimum scores does not guarantee admission.
550 paper-based (PBT) for test takers who took the PBT prior to October 2017, and were scored on the old scoring scale of 310-677
No minimum for the revised paper-delivered test (PDT) taken on or after October 2017, and scored on the new scoring scale of 0-30 for each section (Listening, Reading and Writing).

* 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.

Complete courses equivalent to English Composition I and II at a regionally accredited U.S. college or university and earn at least a 2.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) on the two courses, with neither grade below a "C"
Submit a score of at least 430 on the verbal portion of the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT-I) or ACT English score of 17
Submit proof of earning a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university at which English is the language of instruction.

* Exemption from the TOEFL requirement is allowed for graduate 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.

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