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Canadian Undergraduates
Students from Canada are encouraged to apply to Montana State University. Those who have completed grade twelve or thirteen in secondary school are considered freshmen; those who have completed an equivalent to twelve credits or more of post-secondary university-level course work are considered transfer students.
Freshman Students
Freshmen will be considered
for admission on the basis
of their secondary school
record and scores taken from
the ACT or SAT tests. Applicants
who have a minimum cumulative
grade-point average of a 2.5
on a 4.0 scale or have
an ACT score of 22 or an SAT
score of 1540 will qualify
for admission. If the applicant's
native language is not English,
a minimum TOEFL score of 525
(CBT 195, iBT 71), IELTS 6,
or A.C.E. Language Institute
Level 6 will be required.
Transfer Students
Transfer students will
be considered on the basis
of their post-secondary education
record. A minimum cumulative
transferable grade-point average
of 2.0 or C on a 4.0
scale is required of all
Canadian transfer students.
If the applicant's native
language is not English, a
minimum TOEFL score of 525
(CBT 195, iBT 71), IELTS 6,
or A.C.E. Language Institute
Level 6 will be required.
All application materials must bear the official school seal and signature and be sent directly from the institution or agency to the Office of International Programs. Transcripts and test scores issued to students are unofficial and not acceptable. To provide time for evaluation and for notice of acceptance to reach the applicant in a timely manner, the application and required credentials must be received by the Office of International Programs according to the following dates:
- Fall Semester - May 15
- Spring Semester - October 15
- Summer Session - March 1
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Receipt of the following credentials in the Office of International Programs constitutes a complete application for admission:
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Application form: The
application form may be obtained
from the Office of Admissions
,
Montana State University,
P.O. Box 172190, Bozeman MT,
59717-2190 (tel: 406-994-2452,
e-mail: admissions@montana.edu).
Return the completed and signed
application form to the Office
of International Programs,
Montana State University,
P.O. Box 172260, Bozeman,
MT 59717-2260 (tel: 406-994-4031,
e-mail: globalstudy@montana.edu).
(See When
to Apply.)
$36 application fee (online application); $30 application fee (paper application): The fee must be in U.S. currency. Checks should be made payable to Montana State University and must indicate the U.S. banking codes. The application fee will not be waived, deferred, or refunded. The fee must be paid before the application will be processed.
- Evidence of financial support: Montana State University requires certification of financial support for students with non-immigrant visas. The International Student Financial Certificate, included with the application information, complete with signed statement of support, is required. The Financial Certificate guarantees that the required minimum amount of money, in U.S. dollars, will be available to the student during the academic year. A bank statement is also required.
- Secondary school transcript: A complete and official secondary school transcript is required of all students applying as first-time freshmen or those who have earned fewer than 12 college/university credits.
- Official scores from ACT or SAT: Scores can be obtained by contacting American College Testing, P.O. Box 451, Iowa City, IA 52243, (www.act.org) or SAT CEEB College Board, P.O. Box 592-A, Princeton, NJ 05840 (www.collegeboard.com). Practice SAT resources can be found online at http://www.satprepplan.com/.
- College/university transcripts: Official transcripts from each international and U.S. college/university attended are required.
- Translation of transcripts: An English translation is required for all non-English transcripts.
- Evaluation of foreign credentials: MSU reserves the right to require a professional evaluation of non-U.S. academic credentials from applicants who have attended colleges/universities outside the United States and Canada where English is not the official language of (e.g. Quebec).
- Official proof of English language proficiency: A TOEFL score of 525 (CBT 195,iBT 71) or above is required of non-native speakers of English. Official scores can be obtained at www.toefl.org. Official IELTS scores can be obtained at www.ielts.org. Proof of A.C.E. Language Institute Level 6 must be submitted in writing from the A.C.E. Language Institute, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717.
- Medical records/insurance: All applicants are required to submit a completed immunization record to the Student Health Service. Proof of medical insurance is required prior to registration of classes. Questions may be directed to the Student Health Service, Montana State University, P.O. Box 173260, Bozeman, MT 59717-3260 (tel: 406-994-2311, fax: 406-994-2504, web: (www.montana.edu).
- Foreign Student Eligibility to Transfer form: This form must be submitted by all international students transferring from a U.S. college or university. This form should be sent to the Office of International Programs, Montana State University, P.O. Box 172260, Bozeman, MT 59717-2260 (406-994-4031).
- The Office of International Programs will issue the I-20 Form (necessary for obtaining F-1 student visa status) to Canadian applicants who are accepted for admission and whose application files are complete.
- The request to have credentials sent to Montana State University must be initiated by the applicant. Requests should be made in writing to the registrar at the former secondary school, college, university, or agency. Credentials must be sent directly to the Office of International Programs.
- Application materials and application fee will be retained for one year from the original applied term. To defer admission to a later semester, the Office of International Programs must be notified well in advance of the intended semester of entry.
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