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How to Apply : International Undergraduate Students
An application is considered complete when the following credentials have been submitted:
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION. Please type or print in ink for all mail-in applications. Stetson University also encourages the use of our online application, the Common Application or College Link. No form is more preferred than the others.
APPLICATION FEE. A $50 fee must accompany all applications for admission. Checks should be made payable to Stetson University. This fee is nonrefundable. If you cannot pay the fee, you may submit the College Board form Request for Waiver of College Application Fee or the NACAC Request for Waiver of Application Fee. Your high school counselor must use the ATP guidelines distributed by the College Board for the fee waiver.
FINANCIAL CERTIFICATION FORM. Under the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) regulations, any foreign national coming to the U.S. for full-time study, or transferring from one U.S. academic institution to another for the purpose of study, must have sufficient funds to meet ALL anticipated expenses for at least the first year of study. It is the student's responsibility to present acceptable evidence of adequate financial support BEFORE requesting the USCIS SEVIS I-20 form 'Certificate of Eligibility' which is required to apply for the Student Visa. Upon application for the entry visa, the official at the U.S. Consulate or Embassy may request documentary proof of this support.
SCHOOL RECORDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. Freshman applicants should take the attached Secondary School Advisor Evaluation to the proper high school official to be completed and returned to the Office of Admissions.
TRANSCRIPT(S). Submit your secondary school transcript. If your education system uses a grading and evaluation system different from the U.S. system, you must provide an official translation and a document-by-document evaluation of at least three years of high school and GPA computation. Additionally, candidates for transfer admission must submit an official copy of transcript from each university attended. Transfers should also submit a listing of courses in progress including name of class, course number, and number of hours. (Students who attended international university that use a grading and evaluation system different from the U.S. system must provide an official translation and course-by-course evaluation and GPA computation from one of the following evaluation companies.
World Education Services
22 Prince Street
PMB #101
New York, NY 10012
www.wes.org
Josef Silny & Associates
7101 SW 102 Ave
Miami, FL 33173
www.jsilny.com
STANDARDIZED TESTING. All applicants for freshman admission are required to take either the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT I), (TOEFL), or the American College Test (ACT). Scores should be sent to Stetson University (SAT and TOEFL school code 5630 and ACT School code 0756). We do not require SAT II exam. Transfer candidates with less than 30 credit hours are also required to submit scores from the SAT, ACT or TOEFL.
SHORT ANSWER AND ESSAY QUESTION.
Briefly answer just three of the questions below so we'll have an opportunity to get to know you better.
- Why are you the right fit for Stetson?
- What book that you've read recently would you recommend to a friend and why?
- What is something you are passionate about?
- Where do you see yourself in ten years?
- If you could sit down with any one person for an hour, who would it be and why?
Essay
Choose one of the following topics and write a thoughtful essay of at least 250 words.
- Discuss an issue of state, national or global concern to you.
- If you could live your life fighting for one cause what would it be and why?
- Describe a time you did not meet expectations and what impact did the experience have on you?
- What gives meaning to your life?
- If you wrote a letter to yourself to be opened in 20 years, what would it say?
Office of Admissions
Stetson University
421 N. Woodland Blvd., Unit 8378
DeLand, FL 32723
We strongly encourage you to submit your complete application at least one month in advance the following applications deadlines: Spring (January) is October 1st, Fall (August) is May 1st and Summer (May) is March 1st.
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