International First-Year Applicants
How to Apply
Apply online using the Common Application or Coalition Application. Your file will not be reviewed until all of the materials below have been received by the International Admissions Office:
Completed application, including essay and CV/Resume
Application fee of U.S. $70
Common or Coalition Application AU Writing Supplement (optional, but recommended)
Academic records for grades 9-12 with official transcripts and certified English translations (if applicable), for each secondary institution attended
Two academic letters of recommendation
Demonstrated English proficiency
Completed AU Certification of Finances (AU CFIS) form showing at least U.S.$62,819 for first year of study and living expenses*
Bank letter showing at least U.S.$62,819 for first year of study and living expenses*
Interruption of Studies Statement if you have already graduated from secondary school.
* Only required from students who need a student visa (F or J). Financial documents showing less than U.S.$62,819 will not be accepted. All financial documents must be dated within the past three months to be considered valid.Click here for sample bank letters, the AU CFIS and Transfer-in forms, and AU cost guide.
No SAT or ACT Needed! AU does not evaluate SAT or ACT scores for students (including U.S. citizens) graduating from secondary schools outside the United States.
English Proficiency
AU requires strong English language skills. All freshmen applicants (including U.S. citizens) whose first language is not English can prove English proficiency byone of the following:
Via curriculum:
Four years of study (grades 9, 10, 11, and 12 or equivalent) in U.S.-accredited or IB, CXC or UK curricula (inside or outside the U.S.), where English is the only medium of instruction AND no ESL courses have been taken;
Four years of study (grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 or equivalent) in selected English-speaking countries* or in the educational systems of these countries* (regardless of location) where English is the only medium of instruction AND no ESL courses have been taken.
*English speaking countries include: UK, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada (except Quebec).
Or via testing:
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) - TOEFL code 5007
Internet based test (iBT) score of 80 or higher. To be considered competitive, a 90 TOEFL iBT score or above is recommended. Sub-scores for each section of the TOEFL should be 20 or higher.
Paper-based test score of 550 or higher
IELTS (International English Language Testing System): Composite score of 6.5 or higher. Sub-scores for each section of the IELTS should be 6.0 or higher.
Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 53 or higher
SAT Critical Reading score of 530 or higher (or new SAT Reading Score 29)
ACT English score of 23 or higher
IMPORTANT: Though English proficiency may be met in one of the above ways, the Office of Admissions may request additional documentation if deemed necessary.
For native speakers of English from the U.S., UK, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada (except Quebec) who list English as their first language on the Common Application, proof of English proficiency is not required, but may be requested.
International Transfer Applicants
A transfer applicant is anyone who has enrolled and begun study at a postsecondary institution after obtaining a secondary school diploma in the United States or in their home country.
Apply online using the Common Application. There is a U.S.$70 fee for all applications.
HOW TO APPLY
Important: Your application and all supporting documents listed below must be received by the appropriate deadline:
Completed Common Application, including essay and CV/resume
Application fee of U.S.$70
Academic records with official transcripts and certified English translations, if applicable, for each postsecondary institution attended
Transfer Registrar Report (see below)
One letter of recommendation
Demonstrated English proficiency
Completed AU Certification of Finances (AU CFIS) form showing at least U.S.$61,157 for first year of study and living expenses *
Bank letter showing at least U.S.$61,157 for first year of study and living expenses **
* Only for non-U.S. citizens who will need a student visa (F or J). Financial documents showing less than U.S. $61,157 will not be accepted. All financial documents must be dated within the past three months to be considered valid. Visit this page for sample bank letters, the AU CFIS and Transfer-In Form, and AU Cost Guide.
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
AU requires strong English language skills. All transfer applicants (including US citizens) whose first language is not English can prove English proficiency by oneof the following testing options:
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) - TOEFL code 5007
Internet based test (iBT) score of 80 or higher. To be considered competitive, a 90 iBT score or above is recommended. Sub-scores for each section of the TOEFL should be 20 or higher.
Paper-based test score of 550 or higher.
IELTS (International English Language Testing System): Composite score of 6.5 or higher. Sub-scores for each section of the IELTS should be 6.0 or higher.
Pearson Test of English (PTE): Score of 53 or higher.
SAT Critical Reading score of 530 or higher
ACT English score of 23 or higher
NOTE: Proof of English proficiency via TOEFL, IELTS, etc., is not required of non-native English speaking transfer applicants who:
Have been educated in U.S. regionally-accredited post-secondary institutions inside or outside the U.S. where English is the only medium of instruction AND where the student successfully completes two English college composition (non ESL) classes with a "C" or higher;
Have graduated 4 years (grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 or equivalent) of secondary/high school where English was the only medium of instruction with no ESL within the past two years in one of the following:
U.S. regionally-accredited high schools inside or outside the U.S.
IB secondary schools inside or outside the U.S.
In the following countries* or in the educational systems of these countries* around the world/regardless of location where English was the only medium of instruction AND no ESL courses were taken.
* English-speaking countries include: UK, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada (except Quebec).
IMPORTANT: Though English proficiency may be met in one of the above ways, the Office of Admissions may request additional documentation if deemed necessary.
For native speakers of English from the U.S., UK, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada (except Quebec) who list English as their first language on the Common Application, proof of English proficiency is not required, but may be requested.