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Applicants who are not citizens or permanent residents of the United States are welcome to apply for admission. Please note that due to the online learning nature of the programs, the school cannot issue I-20 documentation to allow international students to enter the United States on student visas. Further, please note the following:
Transcripts in languages other than English must be accompanied by a certified translation. For credit transfer applications, see Credit Transfer Policy in section 15.14. International applicants whose native language is not English, except those who have completed their high school at a Richmindale school (worldwide), US school, or undergraduate degrees at a state-approved, or nationally or regionally accredited US college or university, must submit evidence of English proficiency through one of the following:
- Certificate of English as the Principal Language of Instruction from the applicant’s previous school;
- Paper-delivered Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL PBT), with a minimum total score of 57 for bachelor’s degree and 60 for master’s degree;
- Internet Based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT), with a minimum total score of 61 for bachelor’s degree and 71 for master’s degree;
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS), with a minimum total score of 6.0 for bachelor’s degree and 6.5 for master’s degree;
- Pearson Test of English Academic Score Report, with a minimum total score of 44 for bachelor’s degree and 50 for master’s degree;
- Duolingo English Test, with a minimum total score of 95 for bachelor’s degree and 100 for master’s degree;
- 4-skill Michigan English Test (MET), with a minimum total score of 53 for bachelor’s degree and 55 for master’s degree;
- Michigan Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English (ECCE), with a minimum total score of 650/LP for both bachelor’s and master’s degrees; or
- Michigan Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE), with a minimum total score of 650/LP for both bachelor’s and master’s degrees.