International Applications

After you submit an application, a member of our admissions team will contact you to explain the next steps.

Please keep the following in mind for applications from international students:

1. Admission to any of our undergraduate programs requires that a person holds a minimum of the US equivalent of a high school diploma. Admission to any of our graduate programs requires that the applicant holds at least the US equivalent of a bachelor’s degree.

2. Our accreditation requires that we have documentation showing applicants have met US equivalency requirements for entrance into a program. If you attended schools located outside the United States, we need a transcript evaluation sent to the Admissions Office from an approved credential evaluation service organization (www.naces.org/members). The evaluation must include degree equivalency and overall GPA and an English translation of their documents, including the diploma and grade records for any documents that are not in English. The evaluation often takes several weeks to complete, so you will want to start the process right away. You may use the credential evaluation service organization of your choice. The Evaluation Company (TEC) is our recommended international transcript evaluation service, and offers our applicants a discount on their services. They have created a custom application for Catholic International University that will make sure you select the right kind of evaluation at a discounted rate. You can access their application here: TEC Application – Catholic International University.

3. For our English language courses, applicants whose native language is not English must provide verification of English proficiency by submitting the results of a standardized test that measures language proficiency. Exemptions are granted for students who have obtained a four-year undergraduate degree or a graduate degree from an accredited institution in the United States or other English-speaking countries. We accept scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

Please see the chart below for the minimum TOEFL PBT (paper based test) and iBT (Internet based test) scores. Registration materials for these exams can be obtained from Educational Testing Service. Please have scores sent directly to Catholic International University. Our TOEFL institutional code number is 6986. TOEFL scores are valid for two years.

Undergraduate Graduate

TOEFL PBT 57 60

TOEFL iBT 61 71

Please see the chart below for the minimum IELTS score. There is no department code or institutional code for Catholic International. Please have scores sent directly to Catholic Distance University. IELTS scores are valid for two years. Information about the IELTS exam can be found at the IELTS web site.

Undergraduate Graduate

IELTS 6.0 6.5