INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

With students from more than 135 countries, Perimeter College is a popular destination for international students looking to begin their studies in the U.S. Find requirements for different international student types below.

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Admissions for International Students into Perimeter College

Applicants to Georgia State University are classified as international applicants if they meet any of the following criteria:

Students who are living outside the U.S. and who will require an F-1 visa to study in the United States.
Students who have been educated outside the U.S.
Students who are in the U.S. on a non-immigrant visa (B-1, H-1, J-1, etc.)
Students who are in the process of applying for Permanent Residency status, but have not yet received the Permanent Residency card.

International Student Types

International Traditional First-Year Students

First-year applicants are those who are in high school or have received a high school diploma and have less than 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of college credit.

Steps to Apply & Requirements

1	Complete the Perimeter College Application for Admission.

2	Official High School Transcripts / Mark Sheet (3 consecutive academic years) in English. All documents must be submitted by a verified school official. Documents submitted by students will be considered unofficial unless they can be verified online by a national or regional examination board. Unofficial documents will not be processed unless they can be verified.
3	Official Transcript Evaluation: Georgia State University provides an in-house evaluation on all international academic documents (transcripts, mark sheets, certificates, leaving examination results, etc.) that are presented in English.
4	English Language Requirements: TOEFL 69 or IELTS 6 or other approved English language test.
5	ACCUPLACER placement test: only required for students with lower than 2.5 GPA

Deadlines

NOVEMBER 15
Fall Semester – Priority
MAY 1
Fall Semester – Regular
NOVEMBER 1
Spring Semester
APRIL 1
Summer Semester

International Non-Traditional Freshman Students

Students who graduated high school at least 5 years ago and have not attended college.

Steps to Apply & Requirements

1	Complete the Perimeter College Application for Admission.

2	Official High School Diploma from accredited high school, or GED from the U.S.
3	English Language Requirements: TOEFL 69, IELTS 6 or other approved English language test.
4	ACCUPLACER placement test

Deadlines

JUNE 1
Fall Semester
NOVEMBER 1
Spring Semester
APRIL 1
Summer Semester

International Transfer
Students

International Transfer Students

Transfer applicants are students who have completed at least 30 transferable semester credit hours or 45 quarter hours of college-level academic coursework. Students who have completed fewer than 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of college-level academic coursework must meet all first-year admission requirements.

Steps to Apply & Requirements

1	Complete the Perimeter College Application for Admission.

2	Official College Transcripts: Students must submit transcripts and evaluations for ALL schools and universities attended. Additional document verification or translation may be requested.
3	Official Transcript Evaluation: Georgia State requires international credential evaluation for international transfer students who have attended colleges or universities outside the U.S. Please see our Foreign Credit Evaluations and Document Submission sections for details.
4	English Language Requirements: TOEFL 69, IELTS 6 or other approved English language test.

Deadlines

JUNE 1
Fall Semester
NOVEMBER 1
Spring Semester
APRIL 1
Summer Semester

Foreign Credit Evaluation and Document Submission

Foreign Credit Evaluation
Document Submission

Foreign Credit Evaluation

Georgia State performs in-house evaluations for international first-year applicants. Official copies of the following documents must be submitted to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions by your school or examination board:

High school graduation certificate (if you earned it already)
High school academic transcript (includes all subjects taken and grades earned for at least three recent academic years of study)
Mark sheet (includes the final examination results)
Special examinations
National and regional examinations (if they are required for university admission in your home country)

Note:

Students must submit all academic records in the original native language, accompanied by an English translation if the native language is not English.
Documents submitted by students are considered unofficial unless they can be verified online through the Ministry of Education or an Examination Board.
Georgia State will not preview any credential(s) without an official submission of an online application.

Georgia State offers in-house evaluations for all international first-year applicants. Students are required to submit all official documents directly to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

High school graduation certificate (if you earned it already)
High school academic transcript (includes all subjects taken and grades earned for three recent academic years of study)
Mark sheet (includes the final examination results)
Special examinations

Examinations System	Accepted Credential
French Baccalaureate Program	Diplôme du Baccalauréat / Diploma of General Baccalaureate (if you earned it already) Relevé de Notes de l’Examen Final (final examination results)
International Baccalaureate (IB) Exams	Certificate/Diploma (if you earned it already) Academic Transcript (includes all subjects taken and grades earned)
Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)	Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Education Certificate (CECSEC) Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE)
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC)	West African Examinations Council Senior School Certificate Please contact our in-house evaluator for details of your country’s WAEC verification requirement after you apply to Georgia State
IGCSE, GCSE: O-Level, A-Level, AS-Level Exams	Official Final Examination Results (includes all subjects taken and grades earned)
Examinations System: Indian Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE)	Accepted Credential: Year 10 Examination Results Certificate, Year 12 Examination Results Certificate, and Admit Card or additional information needed to verify results online
Examinations System: Ethiopian National Education Assessment and Examinations Agency (NEAEA)	Accepted Credential: Year 10 Examination Results – Ethiopian General Secondary Education Certificate, and Year 12 Examination Results – Ethiopian University Entrance Examination

See the Document Submission section for additional details.

If you have questions about an in-house foreign credential evaluation or country-specific requirements, contact International Admissions at [email protected] with your Georgia State Panther ID number and your full name.

Document Submission

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will accept official documents from:

Verified school counselors
National examination boards
Verified officials from a national or regional Ministry of Education
Education USA

All documents submitted by students will be considered unofficial unless they can be verified online by a national or regional examination board. Unofficial documents will not be processed unless they can be verified.

Schools must submit transcripts, graduation certificates, mark sheets, examinations and any other official documentation to [email protected] with the student’s full name and Panther Number.

All documents must be submitted in the original native language, accompanied by an English translation, if the native language is not English.

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