International Student Admission

Admission of International Students

Chicago State University is approved by the US Department of Justice-Immigration and Naturalization Service to enroll international (nonimmigrant) students. In general, international students must meet the same academic standards and policies for admission that apply to US citizens. In addition, all applicants must provide evidence of their former academic work, English proficiency, and adequate financial resources. A course-by-course evaluation of all foreign educational credentials is required and may be forwarded by any one of the following and/or professional evaluation service agencies:

1. Education Credentials Evaluators (ECE). Website: ece.org
2. World Educational Service (WES). Website: wes.org
3. Educational Perspective. Website: edperspective.org
4. Josef Silny & Associates, Inc. Website: jsilny.org
5. Foreign Academic Credentials Service. Website: facsusa.com

Applicants must submit the following documents: (1) Online application for admission to a graduate degree program; (2) $30 application fee (3) Bank Statement showing the available funds [detailed day-to-day transaction copies are NOT needed]. (4) a foreign credential evaluation; and (5), Proof of English Proficiency.

International students are strongly encouraged to submit their applications at least one month, preferably two months, before the deadline to facilitate the preparation of documents required for visa. Upon admission to the graduate school, student’s information is forwarded to the Office of Global Engagement for further processing of I-20/Visa documentation.

Contact information: Office of Global Engagement.

Phone:(773-995-2582), Email: geo@csu.edu

English Certification for International Students

An applicant whose native language is not English must present a minimum score from one of the following English Testing agencies:

1. TOEFL Official score Report, Minimum total score of 69 is required.
2. IELTS Official Score Report, Minimum overall score of 6.0 is required.
3. TOEFL Essential Official Score Report, Minimum overall score of 8 is required.
4. Duolingo Official Score Report, Minimum overall score of 95 is required.
5. Pearson Official Score Report, Minimum overall score of 51 is required.

Students who meet certain requirements [ e.g., Medium of instruction is English] may be eligible to petition for a waiver of English Certification.