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Graduate Admissions Checklist
For your application packet to be considered complete, the Graduate Admissions Office will need the following items:
| Degree: U.S. Citizen |
Degree: Non-U.S. Citizen |
Nondegree |
| Application $65 Application Fee Official Transcripts Official Test Scores Federal Scholarship Verification Supplemental Materials |
Application $80 Application Fee Official Academic Credentials Official Test Scores English Proficiency Financial Guarantee Form Supplemental Materials |
Application
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Please write your Application ID Number on all documents and envelopes submitted to the Graduate College. Materials submitted without your Application ID Number will delay the processing of your application.
The mailing address for application materials appears below.
Applications will not be processed until the fee is received:
Accepted forms of currency include:
- $65 for each U.S. citizen graduate degree and non-degree application.
- $80 for each Non-U.S. citizen graduate degree and non-degree application.
- Credit card (VISA or MasterCard)
- U.S. check or U.S. money order, made payable to Arizona State University
- Cash, only if paying in person. Please do not mail cash.
NOTE: Checks drawn on international banks must identify a corresponding U.S. bank on the check and have bank routing numbers imprinted across the bottom of the draft. International money orders cannot be accepted.
Official Transcripts/Academic Credentials
One set of official transcripts/mark sheets from every college and university from which a bachelor's or higher degree was earned must be submitted. You do not need to submit Arizona State University transcripts. If additional transcripts are required, the Graduate College will notify you.
We prefer transcripts in sealed envelopes, stamped and verified by the issuing institutions.
International students should review additional information available at graduate.asu.edu/admissions/international.html.
Nondegree applicants do not need to send transcripts.
Have the official test scores required by the degree program sent to the Graduate Admissions Office by ETS.
If English is not your native language, you must provide evidence of English proficiency as indicated by acceptable scores on the TOEFL or IELTS as follows:
TOEFL and IELTS scores are valid when the test date is within two years of the first day of classes of the semester you are enrolling at ASU. Applications will not be processed without valid evidence of English proficiency.
- The minimum TOEFL requirement is 550 (PBT) or 213 (CBT) or 83 (iBT).
- The minimum IELTS is an overall band score of 6.5 with no individual band below a 6.0.
- Individual academic units may have higher requirements. Please consult your department's website.
- Applicants who have met one of the following conditions at a regionally accredited college/university in the United States do not need to submit evidence of English proficiency:
- earned a bachelor's degree or higher
- completed a minimum of 12 semester hours of graduate level study with a GPA of 3.00 or higher
- completed at least 90 undergraduate semester credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher
The TOEFL is administered by TOEFL/TSE Services, PO Box 6151, Princeton, NJ, 08541-6151, USA. Information is available on the internet at www.toefl.org or by email at toefl@ets.org.
The IELTS is administered by the University of Cambridge, ESOL Examinations, 1 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB1 2EU, United Kingdom. Information is available on the internet at www.ielts.org. If you are an international student from a country where English is not the native language and you have taken the test and received your score report, have an official score report sent to the Graduate Admissions Office by ETS as soon as possible for each application you submit.
If you are an international student, the Financial Guarantee form must be accompanied by the required bank statement.
Federal Scholarship Verification
If you will be attending ASU on a federal scholarship, please fax or mail a letter from the sponsor documenting your affiliation with this program to:
Graduate Admissions Office
Graduate College
Arizona State University
Interdisciplinary B #170 (formerly Administration B)
PO Box 871003
Tempe, AZ 85287-1003
Fax: (480) 965-5158
Non USA Citizens (residing in the USA) must provide proof of USA visa/immigration.
The academic unit(s) to which you have applied may require additional application materials. We recommend that you communicate directly with the academic unit(s) to determine additional requirements.
Mail application materials to:
APPLICATION
Graduate College
Arizona State University
Interdisciplinary B #170 (formerly Administration B)
PO Box 871003
Tempe, AZ 85287-1003
Please include your Document Reference Number on all materials you send to us.
If you have any questions pertaining to admissions that have not been answered, feel free to visit our FAQs or call us at (480) 965-6113.