International Students

To attend ECPI University, all new applicants must complete each of the following requirements:

1. Complete Documents and submit the following:

  • International Student Application
  • International Checklist

Click here: International Student Application and here: International Checklist to print the documents listed above. There is a non-refundable $10 application fee.

Enrollment Agreement

Original and Official Financial Statements. Financial statements (typically provided by a bank) must verify sufficient funds to cover the cost of the educational program as well as all living expenses and must demonstrate access to liquid assets available within the last six-months of the date of submission. View Cost of Attending documentation.

2. Complete Assessments

English Language Proficiency

Proof of English Language Proficiency. Regardless of country of birth or citizenship, immigrant or non-immigrant status, all undergraduate applicants to ECPI University whose first language is not English must demonstrate competence in the English language.  Successful completion of level five (5) of ALA counts toward qualification as a form of acceptable English language competence.

Demonstration that English is an applicant’s “first” language can be satisfied if the applicant submits an earned secondary school diploma (or a degree earned at the post-secondary level) from a school in an educational system in which English is the official language of instruction. If English is not the applicant’s “first” language, the applicant will need to submit acceptable proof of meeting the University’s English Language Proficiency standard.

Acceptable English language competence for undergraduates can be demonstrated by submission of the following:

  • A score of 500 or higher on the written TOEFL.
  • A score of 61 or higher on the Internet-Based (iBT™) TOEFL.
  • A score of 6 on the IELTS Band™

Admissions Assessment

Completion and Achievement of acceptable scores on all required ECPI University Admissions Assessment(s). During the admissions process, ECPI University utilizes various standardized assessment tools to determine all applicants’ preparedness to undertake college-level coursework, which includes the applicant’s understanding of:

  • Basic math
  • English concepts

Assessments vary depending upon the applicant’s program of interest. Standardized assessment tools do not test English language proficiency but rather test the applicant’s readiness for postsecondary-level English writing and literature courses. (See English Language Proficiency Policy for additional admissions requirements concerning required skill and ability in the English language.)

For all programs, excluding all nursing programs, applicants residing within a 50-mile radius from the campus at which they intend to enroll, must participate in on-site, in-person, assessment examinations. All applicants residing beyond a 50-mile radius of the campus at which they intend to enroll will take online assessments.

Post Assessment

Applicants who do not achieve scores acceptable for admission to ECPI University may attend an ECPI-sponsored refresher course (at no cost) or purchase a test preparatory manual from the University or other local book sellers. Several copies of the preparatory manuals are also available in the University library. If the student attends a refresher course or provides evidence of an organized review or preparation for the test, the student may re-test at any time. If the student chooses to use the preparatory manual or complete a refresher course outside of ECPI University, the student must show what type of preparations or review was used between the initial test and the re-test.

If the student fails to achieve the acceptable scores for program entrance after the second attempt, he/she must wait 12 months before reapplying to ECPI University. The International Student Admissions Advisor also has additional information regarding the assessments and the necessary scores for admissions.

Admissions Interview

Completion of an Admissions Interview. All applicants are required to take part in an Admissions Interview, conducted by an Admissions Advisor, who will discuss an applicant’s career goals, interests and needs, and financial planning. Through the interview, applicants will learn more about ECPI University educational opportunities, programs of study, student services, and career services’ assistance and will tour the facility. This interview assists the applicant and Admissions Advisor in determining which program of study offered at the University may be best suited to the student’s ability, interests, skills, and experience.

All applicants residing within a 50-mile radius from the campus at which they intend to enroll must participate in an on-site, in-person, admissions interview. All applicants residing beyond a 50-mile radius of the campus at which they intend to enroll will participate in the admissions interview via telephone and/or synchronous online information exchange.

3. Meet Program Requirements

Certain ECPI University academic programs, particularly those within the School of Health Science, have other program-specific admissions requirements.Program specific admissions requirements include background checks and submission of results from additional external examinations. The RN to BSN is one such program. To determine if the program to which you are applying has any additional requirements, please select your major at Program Fields, click on your major, and read the program description and additional admissions’ requirements. You may also consult the ECPI University Catalog.

4. Provide Transcripts

Provide an official secondary school transcript or official General Educational Development (GED) test scores.If you have also attended postsecondary-level school(s), please also provide official transcripts from each institution that you attended.

What Is An Official Transcript?

Official secondary school transcripts must show the date of graduation and must be delivered directly to ECPI University from the secondary school.

  • lTranscripts (as well as GED test scores) marked as issued to student are not considered “official”
  • Certificates of attendance, secondary school diplomas, unaccompanied by official transcripts, or modified secondary school diplomas are not acceptable to establish proof of secondary school completion.
  • Additional Transcript Requirements and Information

Nonimmigrant alien students intending to attend ECPI University under the auspices of a nonimmigrant student visa must submit all official academic records, including evaluations and translations, if applicable, as part of a complete application for admission. In compliance with federal regulations governing the attendance of nonimmigrant alien students in authorized U.S. schools, nonimmigrant students may not be granted provisional admission status while awaiting the receipt of official academic documents. Students who have attended a post-secondary education institution that is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Department of Education and who have completed a bachelor’s degree or higher may submit official post-secondary school transcript to establish proof of secondary school graduation. (Secondary school transcript is therefore not required.) In the absence of having earned a bachelor’s degree or higher from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the US Department of Education, and submitting an official transcript, both secondary and all post-secondary school official transcripts must be submitted. All the requirements contained herein, defining an official secondary school transcript apply to the definition of an official post-secondary school transcript.