International Students

A candidate for admission from a foreign country must complete a two-step application process –academic admission (1), and immigration (2). To complete this process, they must submit the following:

1. Online application.

2. Academic records.

  • An original or certified copy of all educational credentials is required. (Certified copies must include all original official seals. Photocopies of official seals cannot be accepted.

  • Applicants are required to submit an official credential evaluation for a fee as part of their application, i.e. SpanTran or WES (World Education Service). This fee would be paid by the applicant directly to SpanTran or WES. 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.

  • All credentials must be submitted in English or accompanied by a certified translation.

3. After conditional academic admittance is granted by the office of admissions, applicants will need to complete the immigration portion of the process by providing the following documents:

  • Academic history ladder.

  • International Student Information Sheet.

  • A Certification of Finances demonstrating ability to finance your education in the United States along with an Affidavit of Financial Support.

4. Verification of English proficiency through the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for those whose first language is not English.

Canadian students note: Ontario Academic Credits (OAC) are NOT accepted for credit.