ADMISSION FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS Admission requirements for each program are described under Graduate Academic Programs.
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY: UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS To be admitted into a graduate or undergraduate program, non-native English speakers must demonstrate English proficiency by meeting one of the following criteria: •
Earn one of the following minimum proficiency exam scores within two years before the date of admission: TOEFL, 80; IELTS, 6.5; or Step Eiken, 1.
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Complete at least two years of coursework within three years before the date of admission where the language of instruction was English.
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Complete at least 24 undergraduate semester credit hours or 18 graduate semester credit hours within two years before the date of admission at an accredited college or university in the United States.
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Achieve an advanced level in English from an accredited and approved intensive language institute within one year before admission.
Also, all applicants are required to complete an interview (in person or via live video) with the Admission Office before admission.
Student Finances Payment for tuition, as well as for room, board, and other charges, is due by a published deadline before the beginning of each term. Students failing to meet this deadline will be required to make special arrangements with the Business Office before their course registrations are processed. Questions regarding charges and payments should be addressed to the Business Office.
REFUND POLICY FOR FULL-TIME STUDENTS Treatment of Title IV (Federal) Aid When a Student Withdraws For a student who withdraws after the 60 percent point-in-time, there are no unearned funds. However, a school must still complete a return calculation to determine whether the student is eligible for a post-withdrawal disbursement. The calculation is based on the percentage of earned aid using the following Federal Return of Title IV funds formula: Percentage of payment period or term completed = the number of days completed up to the last date the student attended class or participated in an academically related activity divided by the total days in the term. (Any break of five days or more is not counted as part of the days in the term). This percentage is also the percentage of earned aid. Funds are returned to the appropriate federal program based on the percentage of unearned aid using the following formula: Aid to be returned = (100 percent of the aid that could be disbursed minus the percentage of earned aid) multiplied by the total amount of aid that could have been disbursed during the payment period or term.
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