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International Applicants

Covenant College defines international students as anyone who is not a citizen of the United States of America. International applicants must submit the following in addition to standard admissions requirements:

A. The International Student Certification of Finances form prior to, or along with, submitting the application for admission. The form is provided here. The certification form must be supported with a copy of a bank statement or letter from a bank confirming the availability of financial resources to pay for educational expenses. If a third party sponsor or organization will be providing resources for the student, a similar confirmation of resources from an individual or a letter from an organization should be included.

One to two months should be allowed for processing certification of finances and two months minimum should be allowed to obtain a student visa.

International Student Certification of Finances– MAT Applicants

B. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing Syhstem (IELTS) — required for international students whose native language is not English.  A minimum score of 577 (paper-based exam) or 233 (computer-based exam) or 90 (internet-based exam) is required for the TOEFL, and a minimum of 7 is required for the IELTS. An official score report should be submitted to Covenant College (code 6124).

Information about the TOEFL may be obtained from the Educational Testing Service, Box 899, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA or www.ets.org/toefl.
OR
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) academic test. Information about the IELTS may be obtained www.ielts.org.

C.  International transcripts submitted for admission must be evaluated and authenticated. The following organizations are reputable such that Covenant College will accept a course evaluation and a degree confirmation. All are well established and have different fee structures and time lines of services so the applicant may select the organization they prefer to utilize.

International Education Evaluations, Inc.
https://myiee.org/university/covenant-college
Charlotte, NC
704.772.0109
Started 1981

 

Foreign Credentials Service of America
https://www.foreigncredentials.org
Austin, TX
512.469.4565
Since 1987

 

Josef Silny & Associates
http://www.jsilny.com/
Miami, FL
305.273.1616
Started 1987

 

World Education Services
http://www.wes.org/
New York, NY
212.966.6311
Started approximately 1980

 

Educational Credential Evaluators
https://www.ece.org/
Milwaukee, WI
414.289.3400
Started 1980

 

Global Credential Evaluators, Inc.
http://gceus.com/
Offices in Texas, Mississippi and Virginia
800.707.0979
Started 1990

 

Transcript Research
http://transcriptresearchcom/
Offices in Lancaster, PA and Dallas, TX
214.810.1124

 

D.  A copy of the biographical page of applicant’s passport.

E.  Note: college credits taken in the home country may not apply toward any Covenant master’s degree program.