Georgia State may offer the Campus Atlanta Scholarship (100% out-of-state tuition waiver and 50% out-of-state tuition waiver) on a merit basis to qualified incoming international students. International students with F or J visas are not eligible for federal financial aid (FAFSA). However, limited scholarship opportunities are available to accepted international students.
Yes. Please register for one of our information sessions or a virtual office hour.
Students with an exceptional academic record (grade point average (GPA) above 3.4, as calculated by Georgia State in house) may be eligible to have the SAT/ACT waived for the 2023 admissions cycle. Please reach out to [email protected] after applying and submitting all transcripts/school or board exam results to determine if you qualify. SAT/ACT waivers are NOT guaranteed for any student.
Submit SAT scores through College Board. Use Georgia State’s SAT code: 5251.
Submit ACT scores through ACT. Use Georgia State’s ACT code: 0826.
Duolingo is no longer accepted and will not satisfy this requirement. The University System of Georgia decided to remove the Duolingo English test from our admission requirements after fall 2021. TOEFL, MET, Pearson and other English test providers are now offering online home-edition tests that are similar to Duolingo but widely accepted by U.S. institutions. Please review ELP requirements on our website here.
Applicants to Georgia State are classified as “international” if they meet any of the following criteria:
* Our International Admissions team has the expertise to review international academic credentials.
If you have a master’s degree from a regionally accredited university inside the U.S., you will be exempt from the TOEFL upon submitting your master’s degree transcript. You are also exempt from the evaluation, although we still require your official transcript from the institution from which you received your bachelor’s degree.
A student’s application is valid for a total of three terms of entry, including the term marked initially on the application and the following two terms of entry. Students who wish to be considered for a term of entry within this time frame must complete a Reactivation Application and any required credentials by the application deadline date for the desired term of entry.
Once the two additional terms of entry have passed, the application and application fee are no longer valid. Students who do not reactivate their application during this allotted time are required to submit a new application, new application fee and any new transcripts (if applicable) to be considered for admission.
Please see our Next Steps for Accepted Students. If you are an F-1 visa student:
You can learn more about Conditional Admission here. Only new F1 students who are currently outside of the US can be considered for Conditional Admission. Students must submit all required admission documents and be academically admissible, but lack English proficiency. Students must submit IELTS, TOEFL, or another approved English Language Proficiency test to show their current language skills. These test scores will also determine your placement level when you apply to the Intensive English Program. Students must submit a separate application to the Intensive English Program. Once completing the Intensive English Program, students can transition their I-20 for their F1 Visa to the main GSU Atlanta Campus or our Perimeter College to begin their degree program.
You can learn more about Conditional Admission here. Only new F-1 visa students who are currently outside the U.S. can be considered for Conditional Admission. Students must submit all required admission documents and be academically admissible while lacking English proficiency. Students must submit IELTS, TOEFL or another approved English Language Proficiency test to show their current language skills. These test scores will also determine your placement level when you apply to the Intensive English Program. Students must submit a separate application to the Intensive English Program. Once they’ve completed the Intensive English Program, students can transition their I-20 for their F-1 visa to Georgia State’s Atlanta Campus or Perimeter College to begin a degree program.
IEP and contact information can be found here.
Students who have attended schools using the UK Curriculum must submit their GCE/IGCSE results certificates for review. Please have your school email your results certificates for all IGCSE, O-Level, AS-Level, A-Level and BTEC examinations that you have taken to [email protected]. Students are not required to take specific A-Levels for admission to Georgia State, however, AS and A-Level results and BTEC Level 3 Diplomas may be processed as university transfer credit.
Georgia State requires the following documents from applicants who have attended school in Ethiopia:
Please note that this document will be required before the start of classes as proof of high school graduation, and we will not accept school-issued diplomas. If you have not yet graduated and taken your Year 12 Exams, please contact [email protected] to let us know your anticipated Year 12 Exam date and provide confirmation of registration for the SSLE. We will require that your school submits official copies of your Year 9-12 transcripts.
Georgia State requires the following documents from applicants who have attended school in South Asia:
If you have not yet graduated or taken your Year 12 Exams, please have your school submit official copies of your Year 10 and Year 11 marksheets and exam results. If you took Year 11 Intermediate or Pre-University Board exams, you must submit those as well. Please send your Admit Card (CBSE) or the information to [email protected] to verify your examination results online. This information varies by exam board, and we may request your Centre Number, Roll Number, School Number, Admit Card ID, Seat Number, Mother’s Name, etc.
We also accept International Baccalaureate results as well as IGCSE/GCSE O-Level and A-Level results if your school participated in the UK Curriculum.
Georgia State requires the following documents from applicants who have attended school in the Caribbean:
If you have not yet graduated or taken your final exams, please have your school submit official copies of your Year 9, 10 and 11 transcripts as well as any mid-Year 12 grades that you have received so far.
Please send your scratch card information to [email protected] so we can verify your WAEC results as soon as possible. We do not accept results that our office has not personally verified. We will be using the Exam Board’s Online Results Checker and need the following details: Examination Number, Examination Year, Examination Type (School or Private), Card Serial Number and Card PIN. If you have not yet taken WAEC or NECO, your school must submit your official transcripts for years 9-12 (JSS 3 – SSS 3).
If you are missing any of the required materials, please have your school counselor send them to [email protected]. Please have your school counselor send these documents from an official email address, not a teacher’s personal Gmail or Yahoo account. We do not accept documents from students who cannot be verified online through an examination board. We do not accept documents that are sent via email or uploaded to the Common Application from an unverified email account.
Please visit our International Postbaccalaureate Admissions page for more information.
Please visit our International First-Year Admissions page for more information.
International first-year applicants: https://admissions.gsu.edu/elors-degree/apply/int-first-years/
International transfer applicants: https://admissions.gsu.edu/bachelors-degree/apply/int-transfer/
Other international applicants: https://admissions.gsu.edu/bachelors-degree/apply/int-other/
Please visit our International Nontraditional Admissions page for more information. Students who graduated high school more than five years ago and have not attended any university are considered nontraditional applicants.
Please visit our International Transfer Admissions page for more information.
If you have completed a bachelor’s degree at a regionally-accredited college or university and wish to enroll in undergraduate-level courses at Georgia State University as a non-degree seeking student, you are considered a postbaccalaureate applicant. Detailed requirements for all postbaccalaureate applicants can be found here.
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Transient (visiting) applicants are those who are enrolled at another regionally accredited college or university in the United States and intend to apply their Georgia State credits to a degree from their home institution. Detailed requirements for all transient applicants can be found here.
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Georgia State requires proof of English-language proficiency from applicants who have attended school internationally. We want to ensure that all students are successful in an English-speaking academic environment. Information about ELP requirements can be found on our website here. We accept SAT Reading (minimum score 480), ACT English (minimum score 17), TOEFL iBT (minimum score 69), IELTS Academic (minimum score 6) and a variety of other examinations, including the 4-Skills Michigan English Test (save 20% by registering here) and the Pearson Test of English (Academic).
Duolingo is no longer accepted and will not satisfy this requirement. We do not accept letters of English proficiency from non-U.S.-accredited (MSA, NEASC, IB, etc.) schools.
For students required to show English-language proficiency for summer 2020 and fall 2020, Georgia State accepts Duolingo English tests as one of the new English proficiency tests. To register for the test, please go to go.duolingo.com/applicants. The Duolingo English Test can be taken online from a computer with a camera. Certified results are available within two days and can be shared instantly with the university.
For 2020-21 admissions cycle, any changes on the admission requirements will be updated on the website under the guidance from the University System of Georgia.
Georgia State requires an International Credential Evaluation for all international students who have attended colleges, universities, postsecondary programs or technical/vocational programs outside the U.S. This gives us an analysis of what you have already accomplished at the university level and lets us know what course credit can be transferred to you as a potential Georgia State student. Please visit naces.org to find approved evaluation companies that can provide an evaluation of your transcript. Transfer students must submit a course-by-course evaluation. (We need to review the grade conversion and credit hours for every class.) Postbaccalaureate students can submit a document-by-document evaluation. We have received evaluations from WES, ECE, Josef Silny, SpanTran, etc. in the past. You can learn more on our website, here, under the Foreign Credential Evaluation section. The International Credential Evaluation must be based on official documents and should list all courses taken abroad as well as the U.S. equivalency of your academic credit. Please have the NACES evaluator include your verified transcripts in your evaluation. We do not require third-party evaluation for international high school/secondary school credentials. If you did not attend any international university or postsecondary institution, please contact [email protected] so that we can review and update your checklist.
The International Student & Scholar Services Office handles all immigration responsibilities. To request form I-20 and find out how to apply for a F-1 visa, click here.
Information on Georgia State testing centers for the ACCUPLACER exams can be found here. Visit the College Board website, here, for information on the SAT. Information about the ACT can be found here. Visit our admissions page for information on English proficiency tests, here. We accept TOEFL iBT (minimum score 69), IELTS Academic (minimum score 6) and a variety of other examinations, including the 4-Skills Michigan English Test (you can save 20% by registering here) and the Pearson Test of English (Academic).
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