International Admissions

Kennesaw State students represent over 140 countries! We appreciate you considering becoming an Owl! International students must meet basic admission requirements for their classification. You may have additional requirements based on visa type, country of origin, and educational history.

If you have any questions, you can contact our International Admissions Counselors through email at KSUadmit@kennesaw.edu or on the right-hand side of this page.

You should apply for International Admission if you are:

• Not a U.S. Citizen.
• Currently in the U.S. on an F-1 (student) visa.
• Currently living outside the U.S., and will require an F-1 visa to study in the United States.
• Currently in the U.S. on any other class of visa.
• In the process of applying for Permanent Residency status but have not yet received the Permanent Residency card.
• Receive a Permanent Residency card.
• Have been educated outside of the U.S.

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  Freshmen/Tr. Freshmen Information

   
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  Transfer Information

   
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  English Proficiency

   
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You should apply for International Freshman admission if you are:

• A senior in high school, graduating in the spring, or
• Recently graduated high school and have not enrolled in another college or university after graduating.

You should apply for International Transfer Freshman admission if you:

• Attended another college or university and have earned less than 30 semester hours or 50 quarter hours of transferable college/university credit. 

You should apply as an International Transfer student if you:

• Graduated from high school five years ago or more
• Have attended another college or university, or have earned 30 semester hours or 50 quarter hours of transferable college credit. 

International Freshman/ Transfer Freshman Admissions Information

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  GPA Requirement

  Graduation from high school with GPA of 2.5 with qualifying SAT/ACT test scores

  
  
  (If educated outside of the United States, the required official evaluation
  must indicate GPA)
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  SAT

  500 - Evidence Based Reading and Writing | 490 - Math
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  ACT

  18 - English or Reading | 18 - Math

International Freshman/ Transfer Freshman Application Steps

1. Submit your application and $40 application fee online by the deadline posted for your desired semester of entry.

2. Submit official transcripts of ALL your high school and/or post-secondary records.
   
   
3. Official English evaluations of all foreign documents will be needed. You must have your foreign transcripts evaluated by one of the following credential evaluations services found at naces.org or aice-eval.org.
   
   
   • Your High School transcript will need to have a document-by-document evaluation, including GPA.
   • Your College/University transcript must have a course-by-course evaluation.

Official transcripts from high schools or colleges must be sent directly from the institution to:

Kennesaw State University
Office of Undergraduate Admission
3391 Town Point Drive, MD 9111
Suite 1000
Kennesaw, GA 30144

If you’re requesting your official documents to be sent electronically, please request the institution(s) to send official copies to our Office of Undergraduate Admissions Email: KSUadmit@kennesaw.edu.

  4. Results from your Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or American College Test (ACT).
  5. Validation of English Proficiency. 

See Below for English Proficiency Options

International Transfer Admissions Information

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  GPA

  Cumulative 2.0 GPA on all college coursework attempted.
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  CREDIT

  At least 30 transferable semester credit hours or 50 transferable quarter hours, which must include the equivalent of English 1101 (English Composition I) or higher and Math 1111 (College Algebra) or higher.

  See What Transfers
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  ACADEMIC STANDING

  Good as indicated on transcript.

International Transfer Student Application Steps

1. Submit your application and $40 application fee online by the deadline posted for your desired semester of entry.

2. Submit official transcripts of ALL your high school and/or post-secondary records.

3. Official English evaluations of all foreign documents will be needed. You must have your foreign transcripts evaluated by one of the following credential evaluations services found at naces.org or aice-eval.org.

   • Your College/University transcript must have a course-by-course evaluation.

Official transcripts from high schools or colleges must be sent directly from the institution to:

Kennesaw State University
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
3391 Town Point Drive, MD 9111
Suite 1000
Kennesaw, GA 30144

If you’re requesting your official documents to be sent electronically, please ask the institution(s) to send official copies to our Office of Undergraduate Admissions Email: KSUadmit@kennesaw.edu.

    4.  Validation of English Proficiency

See Below for English Proficiency Options

English Proficiency

We want you to succeed and grow while at KSU. It is important to contribute to the classroom and engage with the campus community. Thus, we ask non-native speakers to validate their English proficiency when applying to KSU. See the list of English-speaking countries exempted from the English proficiency requirement.

Below are the various methods to meet the English Proficiency requirement for admission.

• Validation Criteria
  Minimum
• TOEFL (Internet Based TOEFL IBT or Paper Based TOEFL PBT)
  79 IBT or 550 PBT
• IELTS
  6.5
• SAT Evidence Based Reading and Writing
  (Test taken March 2016 or later)
  500
• ACT English or ACT Reading
  18
• EIKEN
  Pre-1
• MET (Michigan English Test)
  59
• Cambridge CAE (Certificate of Advanced English)
  177
• Cambridge CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English)
  180
• Pearson PTE Academic
  58
• Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) IGCSE Or "O" Level Exams
  B or Better
• UK GCSE English Exam
  B or better
• UK GCE A-Level Exam
  B or better
• EdExcel Intl A-Levels Or IGCSE English Exams
  B or better
• KSU Intensive English Program (IEP)
  Successfully complete High Advanced (final) level 
• US College Completion of English Composition One
  English Composition I with C or better 

Testing and Support Services

• SAT- College Board*
• ACT- registration and testing**
• Kaplan- SAT/ACT information 
• IELTS- registration and testing
• IEP- Intensive English Program
• TOEFL- Educational Testing Services*

*The school code for the TOEFL and SAT: 5359
**The school code for the ACT: 0833

Conditional Acceptance

To gain full admission to a KSU degree program, you must demonstrate English proficiency as per the above chart. This process requires you to enroll in IEP fully and complete the highest level as defined by the Intensive English Program. During this time, you are given an I-20 for Language Training. Upon completing the highest level of IEP, your KSU Conditional Acceptance to the university will be reviewed for full acceptance. Only then will you be considered to have met the English Language Proficiency requirement, enrolled in the university, and gained an I-20 into a degree program.

See the Intensive English Program for details on enrolling in English language training. 

Contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions for all other international admission questions - 470-KSU-INFO (470-578-4636).