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2015-2016 Catalog > Graduate Policies and Programs > Graduate Policies > International Graduate Student Admissions

International Graduate Student Admissions

Applicants from countries other than the United States may be admitted to the university subject to the following regulations in addition to the general admission requirements:

1. Accompanying the application must be an official English evaluation of the transcripts if the academic transcripts are from a foreign institution.
2. Evidence of English proficiency must be submitted before admission will be granted. Applicants whose primary language is not English (the undergraduate degree is from a foreign institution) must submit results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Pearson Test of English (PTE), or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Minimum score requirements are as follows:
   1. 79 TOEFL iBT (internet-based test)
   2. 550 TOEFL PBT (paper-based test)
   3. 53 PTE
   4. 6.5 overall band score and 6.0 in each subsection IELTS 
   5. Individuals who have completed bachelor’s or master’s degrees from a regionally accredited US academic institution are not required to submit an English proficiency test score; instead, they will submit an official transcript from the institution from which they earned their degrees.
   6. Individuals who have completed the equivalent of ENG1301 and ENG1302 from a regionally accredited US academic institution and received a minimum grade of B are not required to submit an English proficiency test score; instead, they will submit an official transcript from the institution at which they completed the equivalent courses.
   7. Please note that individual graduate programs may have higher standards for English proficiency. Applicants should check with program advisors for details on English language proficiency requirements.
3. Individuals who complete Level 6 of the University of Texas at Tyler’s Intensive English Language Institute with no grade lower than an A or who complete Level 7 with no grade lower than a B may be eligible for a waiver of the TOEFL requirement.  
4. An affidavit of support is required indicating the source of funds being made available to the student and the amount of money being provided and the length of time the funds will be made available.
5. Holders of student (F-l) visas must be classified as full-time students. For international graduate students, the minimum course load is 9 semester credit hours.
6. The filing deadlines for applications and the required documents to be received in the Office of Graduate Admissions are available online at http://www.uttyler.edu/graduate/calendar.php.
7. International students holding non-immigrant visas are required to maintain approved comprehensive medical insurance, repatriation insurance and medical evacuation insurance. An international student may purchase his or her own insurance. However, the policy must meet or exceed UT System Student Health Insurance Plan requirements and a health insurance waiver must be submitted by the deadline for the insurance charge on the student bill to be waived.

   If no waiver form is submitted, a health insurance fee will be assessed at the time of enrollment. The health insurance fee will be in the amount of the premium approved for the UT System Student Health Insurance Plan for the actual cost of the insurance.