Catalog 2016-2017 > Admissions (Traditional) > Admission Procedures > International Students

International Students

Students who are not citizens of the United States of America and desire admission to MVNU must complete the regular admission process with the following provisions:

• The prospective student must complete and return an application to the University’s Admissions Office by May 1 for fall enrollment or October 1 for spring enrollment.
• International students must have their secondary school (or equivalent) and university transcripts evaluated by the following independent evaluation service and mail official transcripts and evaluation results to the Admissions Office:

  Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE)
  PO Box 514070
  Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470 USA
  Telephone: 414-289-3400
  Fax: 414-289-3411
  Email: eval@ece.org
  Website: http://www.ece.org

• Applicants from countries and US territories in which English is not the primary language must also provide recent evidence of proficiency in English by one of the following:
  1. scoring 80 or above on the Internet-based TOEFL with subscores in writing, reading, speaking and listening of at least 20, or
  2. scoring 550 or above on the written TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with subscores in writing and reading of at least 50.
• All tests of English proficiency must have been taken in the last two years to be considered for acceptance. An official score report must be mailed directly to the Admissions Office.
• Each international student must furnish the University with evidence of the ability to finance an education by completing the International Student Certification of Finances form and the International Student Financial Aid Application. These can be obtained from the University's Admissions Office. Upon verification of funds, an initial deposit of $250 must be submitted to the University. Securing finances for school is the responsibility of the student. International students do not qualify for U.S. federally-sponsored financial aid, but may qualify for academic, church-related, international student, and other scholarships from the University.
• Once the above steps have been completed and the student has been accepted, the University will issue an I-20 form for the student to use in obtaining an F-1 student visa. Students who are citizens of a country other than the United States of America (USA) must hold the F-1 visa in order to register for classes and enroll at the University. Persons who have entered the United States on a visitor’s visa must convert it to an F-1 visa before the University will consider admission. A SEVIS fee of $200 must be paid in addition to the visa application fee. International students on academic or disciplinary probation at another university, or who have been dismissed from another university, are not considered for admission.
• International students who have not taken the ACT or SAT and had an official score report sent directly to the University must take the ACT before classes begin. The test is offered at New Student Orientation and in the University’s Test Center.