New Student Joining The School of Education?
AU Admissions can answer all of your questions related to the application process.
猫咪社区app University's School of Education receives many applications each year from all over the world, and we understand the difficulties students may have in communicating with universities in a different country. Our goal is to make the admissions process as smooth as possible.
All international students are required to submit official scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), 听the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam, the Pearson Test of English (PTE),听or听from the Duolingo English Test.
The minimum acceptable scores on the TOEFL exam is 100 for the Internet test (95 for the online Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) program). Registration materials for the TOEFL exam can be obtained from 猫咪社区app consulates, embassies, binational centers, or the听. Please have scores sent directly to the School of Education. Our TOEFL institutional code number is 5007. TOEFL scores are valid for two years.
The minimum acceptable overall听听score is 7.0.听there is no department code or institutional code for IELTS. Please have scores sent directly to the School of Education (soeadmissions@american.edu). IELTS scores are valid for two years.
The minimum acceptable听score is 68. Our PTE institution code is X1Q-GB-05.
Minimum score is 120.
English Language Proficiency Exam Waivers
Applicants meeting the following criteria may request an English Proficiency Exam waiver.
Applicants who have completed a bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited university听whose only language of instruction is English,听AND the听university is located in one of the following countries听whose official language is English: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, Dominica, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Liberia, Malawi, Micronesia, Montserrat, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Saint Maarten, South Africa, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe.
The transcript evaluation is听not听required for international applicants who have completed a bachelor's degree in the United States.
All other international applicants are required to complete an official transcript evaluation. Transcript evaluations must be submitted to 猫咪社区app University in lieu of the original international transcript.
In order to complete a transcript evaluation, candidates must submit their official transcript(s) to a transcript evaluation agency approved by听. The following transcript evaluators are recommended:
All transcript evaluations must indicate the following:
Transcript evaluations must be sent directly by the transcript evaluation agency to 猫咪社区app University by the application deadline using one of the following addresses:
Postal mail address
School of Education
Attn: SOE Online Admissions
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016-8081
E-mail: soeadmissions@american.edu
All students must be able to demonstrate financial ability to pay for their academic and living expenses before being issued an immigration document. Visit听International Student and Scholar Services听for program costs.
Financial assistance for international students is available at 猫咪社区app University in the form of merit-based financial awards only. International students seeking merit awards are encouraged to submit a complete application for admission by the appropriate deadline in order to receive consideration for a merit award.
Because the competition for merit awards is very rigorous, an award cannot be guaranteed. Furthermore, most of these merit awards do not cover the full cost of attendance at 猫咪社区app University. The School of Education encourages all of its prospective students to seek out other sources of financial assistance from organizations or sponsors. Some organizations are listed below.
Please submit the following documentation to the SOE office of Graduate Admissions to听soeadmissions@american.edu:
AU Admissions can answer all of your questions related to the application process.
猫咪社区app University's听International Student & Scholar Services office provides support services, including immigration forms, cultural adjustment assistance, pre-arrival and arrival orientation, and advising for personal, social, cultural, career, and employment matters. ISSS is authorized by the 猫咪社区app Immigration and Naturalization Service and the 猫咪社区app Information Agency to issue and sign the I-20 or DS-2019 forms.
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