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The following is important information relevant to application requirements and procedures for international students.

Please note that a decision regarding your admission will not be made until all of your materials have been received by the Office of Admissions. You are responsible for ensuring that any supporting documents requested by the Office of Admissions are sent directly to the address below. Once your file is complete you will be notified of your admission status.

Who are International Students?

International applicants are students who do not hold United States citizenship or resident alien status. The Office of Admissions requires the following information from an international applicant to be considered for undergraduate admission.

A completed application form with a non-refundable $25.00 application fee in U.S. dollars.
Certified copy of all secondary and post-secondary records, including marks (grades awarded) and grading scale with minimum passing mark. If records are not in English, a certified English translation must accompany the original document.
An official TOEFL score report. (Test of English as a Foreign Language) The TOEFL test score report should be no more than two years old.
A banks (financial statement) or scholarship letter, no more than six months old, addressed to Fayetteville State University verifying the availability of funds to cover tuition, fees, and other direct costs associated with enrolling at the university.

Office of Admissions
Fayetteville State University
1200 Murchison Road
Newbold Station
Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-4298

Toll Free: (1-800) 222-2594 / (910) 672 - 1371 Fax: (910) 672-1414 E-mail: admissions@uncfsu.edu

Official copies of all secondary (high school) and university-level educational credentials in the original language. (Fayetteville State University will accept documents issued in English by an international university outside of the United States.) These credentials include grade reports (transcripts), graduation certificates, and if applicable all examination results.

Transcripts indicating your school's name and address, dates of attendance, subjects studied, credits and grades earned, and grading scale.
If you attended an accredited high school in the United States and an international high school between grades 9 and 12, have all your transcripts sent to Fayetteville State University for evaluation.
If you attended any college or university in the United States, request that complete official transcripts be sent to Fayetteville State University. Grade reports are not acceptable in lieu of official transcripts.
An official document (grade report or graduation certificate) indicating that you have graduated from secondary school. If you have not graduated from secondary school, send your most recent grade report with your application and a final transcript and graduation certificate after you graduate.
English translations of all educational credentials if originals are not in English. These should be complete, literal, word-for-word translations, presented in the same format as the original documents. Grades should not be converted to a United States scale.
Complete and return the required Certificate of Financial Responsibility showing assured support for the first year and projected support for the total years needed to complete your degree. Projected support should reflect a 4 to 5% increase for each year of study.

Do not send copies or faxes of the Certificate of Financial Responsibility.

Application Deadlines:

Fall Spring Sum I Sum II

First Year	Aug 25	December 1	May 1	June 1
Transfer	Aug 25	December 1	May 1	June 1
Readmit/Special	Aug 25	December 10	May 15	May 15
Pre-Nursing	February 15	December 1	May 1	June 1

All documents must be received at least thirty (30) days prior to the semester of proposed study at Fayetteville State University.