Graduate Information

The Graduate Schoolhouse of Arts & Sciences takes pride in our large international pupil population, and we welcome applications to our main's degree programs from all over the earth. Our students from around the globe ensure a richly diverse and stimulating surround.

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If y'all are non a citizen of the U.s.a. or do not hold official The states Permanent Residency status, yous will need to provide the following boosted information with your application:

  • Certified English translations of all transcripts and academic records.  We encourage international applicants to visit our Frequently Asked Questions department on submitting transcripts.
  • Official score report sent straight from a testing organization which meets the minimum requirements for English Proficiency (see below).

Proof of English proficiency is required of all applicants past submitting official results of the Examination of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Testing Arrangement (IELTS).

This requirement is waived if you meet any of the post-obit criteria:

  • You are a citizen or permanent resident of the U.s.a., or a citizen of Australia, Canada (except Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand, or the United kingdom.
  • You have studied in the United States (or one of the above countries) at an accredited higher or university for at least TWO (2)  years. The University must be located in the countries listed to a higher place.
  • Y'all take received, or expect to receive, an undergraduate or graduate degree from an institution where the official language of pedagogy is English. If your transcript does not clearly state that the language of educational activity is English language, then please upload supporting documentation on institutional letterhead along with your transcript.

This waiverdoes not utilise to students who accept earned or are earning undergraduate or graduate degrees from an institution in a country listed above while enrolled in a "dual degree" program with an institution in some other country. Studying as an substitution pupil in an English language-speaking state is non sufficient to waive the English proficiency requirement.

Note:  The TOEFL ITP exam is not accepted equally proof of English language linguistic communication proficiency.

Applicants who do not see the minimum requirements of English language proficiency are non eligible for access.

To support you lot with an accessible way to complete the English Proficiency requirement for your application to GRS, we are allowing our international applicants to complete the onlineDuolingo test or the TOEFL iBT Home Edition test.

When you log in to Duolingo to complete the exam, please select Boston University Graduate & Professional Programs as a score recipient. Once you have completed the Duolingo exam and after you submit your admissions application, please e-mail GRS Admissions at grs@bu.edu withSubject Line "Duolingo," and include yourfirst and last name, test date, and thename of the principal's program to which yous are applying.

Aminimum score of 105 is required to satisfy the GRS English proficiency requirement.

Minimum TOEFL Requirements

It is important that you schedule your TOEFL test well in advance of the application deadline. ETS should frontward the official score report to the Admissions Office (institution lawmaking 3087) so that it arrives before the application deadline date.

The TOEFL Bulletin of Information and registration form tin can be obtained from:

  • TOEFL/TSE Services website
  • American embassies and consulates
  • Offices of the United States Information Service (USIS)
  • U.S. didactics commissions and foundations abroad
  • Binational centers
  • Certain private organizations

If yous are unable to obtain the documents locally, request them well in advance from TOEFL/TSE Services, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, NJ 08541-6151, U.S.A.; 609-771-7975.

Unless otherwise indicated by the department/program to which you lot are applying, the minimum score requirement is:

  • Paper-based test: 550
  • Cyberspace-based test:
    • Reading section – 21
    • Listening department – 21
    • Speaking section – 21
    • Writing section – 21

Minimum IELTS Requirements

In addition to the TOEFL, the IELTS is accepted equally proof of English proficiency. The overall band score of 7.0 is required for access to the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Applicants submitting IELTS scores will demand to contact their testing eye and request official test scores be sent electronically to Boston Academy Graduate Schoolhouse of Arts & Sciences via our due east-delivery business relationship name: Boston University – Graduate Schoolhouse of Arts and Sciences.

We propose international students to apply early for fall access to allow sufficient time to process your application. If y'all would like to apply for a program with leap admission, we encourage you lot to contact the Graduate School Admissions Office or your prospective section for useful information on submitting all required documentation within the shorter timeline.

Post Academic Review

If you are offered access following the academic review of your application and y'all take that offering of admission, you will be notified via email to submit the following documents:

  • A completed, signed International Student Data Grade or International Applicant Coversheet
  • Re-create of the personal information page of your current passport
  • Copies of all current visas, if applicable
  • Financial support documentation (Sponsorship Certification and Depository financial institution Argument)

You must provide a bank argument or other appropriate evidence of financial support acceptable to cover travel to and from Boston and for tuition and living costs for at least one full year at Boston University.  The Gauge of Expenses can be establish on the International Students and Scholars Role website.

Frequently Asked Questions

All international applicants who are offered admission and have their offer are and so required to submit the completed International Applicant Coversheet or International Educatee Information form with required passport/visa documentation.  If this is the case for you, you will exist immediately notified by email and given instructions on how to submit this documentation.

In the event that you are offered access without sufficient financial aid to cover the estimate of expenses for yourself and whatsoever dependents you may have, y'all must besides submit appropriate financial documentation before official admission is given and the visa process can begin.

Yep, all transcripts submitted to the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences must be in English language. If you lot are submitting a transcript that is not in English, you must submit a certified English translation of the transcript and degrees awarded.

The WES/ECE evaluation is not a required component of the application.  If you have attended an institution that is not located within the Usa, nosotros request that you upload your unofficial transcript in the advisable section of your application.  GRS may contact you at the fourth dimension of review if a WES/ECE evaluation is necessary.

Nosotros accept checking or savings banking concern account statements, depository financial institution loan statements, scholarship award messages (non based on admission to a caste program), or back up messages from the government or independent organization. The financial documents must be in English and clearly state your name or, if applicable, your sponsor's name. The currency on the documentation tin can exist submitted in the currency of your home land.

If you are being sponsored, your bank statement must be accompanied by a legalized alphabetic character of sponsorship.  The International Students & Scholars Office has detailed information regarding financial support documentation on their website.

A legalized letter of support is an original alphabetic character, written and signed by your sponsor(s), stating their relationship to you and that they are willing to back up you for the upcoming academic year at Boston Academy with a specified corporeality of money (which must be sufficient to cover the estimated expenses as determined by the International Students & Scholars Office). It does not have to be notarized or signed past a lawyer. The submitted letter must exist an original letter, not a photocopy, and must exist signed and dated within the by yr. A Financial Sponsorship Certification Class tin be used in place of a legalized letter of the alphabet of support.

The International Students & Scholars Part provides an estimate of expenses that should be sufficient for one twelvemonth of attendance at Boston University. The about contempo estimate is posted on the ISSO website. Delight be aware that this estimate is updated on a yearly basis. If the estimate posted on the website is for a previous academic year, yous should await an increase and submit financial support documents accordingly.

On page 1 of the International Student Data Class, you are asked to bespeak how you lot volition be funded during your studies at Boston University. If you accept no fiscal support and will rely solely on financial aid from the section, please write a brief argument on the bottom of page 1 outlining why you lot have not included financial documentation with the form.