INTERNATIONAL
UNDERGRADUATE REQUIREMENTS
Note: ALL of the following items must be on file in the Admissions Office before a decision can be made:
Undergraduate Admission
Complete the undergraduate application form and sign it
Processing Fees
Students applying for admission to TSU are required to pay a non refundable application-processing fee of $125.00. Make the check, Visa or Master Card payable to Tarleton State University. The Application Fee must be submitted with the Application Form.
Housing
If you choose to stay in one of our dormitories, fill out the Housing Application and include a $100.00 check as a deposit which will be refunded when you leave the dorm.
Note: If you choose to rent a private apartment, you do not need to make a room reservation in a University Dormitory nor is it necessary to send $100 for Room Deposit.
Letter of sponsorship
Applicant must have a reliable financial sponsor. To obtain a visa from the American Embassy, the prospective student must have documented evidence of financial solvency written on a Bank letterhead. A sponsor is obligated to also endorse all expenditures for the applicant during the first year of study.
High School Transcript (Records)
First time freshmen must submit a copy of their High School transcripts, which bears an official signature and reflects all credits earned, a date of graduation. All documents must be translated to English.
TOEFL Score
Original (minimum of 520 for Regular TOEFL or 190 for the Computerized TOEFL).
SAT/ACT Score
First time freshmen are required to submit a copy of either SAT (minimum of 930) or ACT (minimum of 20) entrance examination scores.
THEA
All incoming freshman must take the THEA test before they can be admitted at Tarleton State University. If THEA is not available in your country, you will be allowed to take the test upon arrival. However, certain conditions as follows may exempt students from requirement of taking THEA:
ACT : Composite Score of 23 or higher with individual Math and English scores of no less than 19. Scores must be no more than five (5) years old.
SAT : Composite Verbal and Math score of 1070 or higher with minimum of 500 on both Verbal and Math.
Photographs
Two Recent Passport Sized Photographs.
Essay
Essay of five hundred (500) words. You may choose your own topic.
Medical Insurance
You can purchase U.S. medical insurance - if you do not have a policy that is valid in the U.S. - at a very low, sensible, rate upon arrival at Tarleton State University.
Medical Condition
Notification of pre-existing medical conditions requiring special attention or treatment.
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