International
graduate students are a vital part of the Temple University intellectual
and cultural community. With more than xxx students from xxx countries,
Temple warmly welcomes students from all parts of the world.
Office
of International Services International applicants must contact
the Office of International Services for additional admission documentation
and requirements.
Contact
Applicants
may find some required forms on-line at:
www.temple.edu/ois/instructions.html
or
may contact the Office of International Services or visit
their website:
Office
of International Services
203B Vivacqua Hall
1700 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122.3429
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Graduate
Application
International graduate applicants should apply for admission
online, obtain an application online,
or contact the department in which they are interested by Internet,
telephone, or fax.
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Application
Fee
All
applicants must submit a non-refundable $40.00 application fee.
Payment by check must be in U.S. dollars, drawn on a U.S. bank
or on a U.S. branch of a foreign bank. A postal money order in
U.S. dollars also is acceptable.
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Application
Deadlines
Unless
the department to which an applicant is applying has an earlier
deadline, applications must be complete and submitted to the intended
department no later than the following dates:
January
admission |
August
1st |
September
admission |
December
15th |
Summer
admission |
December
15th |
While
applicants may submit materials after the deadline, Temple cannot
guarantee that applications received after the dates listed above
will be processed in time to obtain the required visas.
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Mailing
the Graduate Application
Applicants
should send the completed graduate application materials directly
to the department to which they are applying.
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Test
of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
The TOEFL examination
is an additional university-wide requirement for international
applicants. It is not a substitute for the standardized examinations
(GRE, GMAT, MAT) that may be required by individual schools or
colleges for admission.
This test is required
of all applicants who are not native speakers of English, regardless
of previous language of instruction. Applicants having an undergraduate
degree conferred by an American university are exempt from the
TOEFL requirement. However, applicants having only a graduate
degree conferred by an American university are NOT exempt from
the TOEFL requirement.
To be admitted to graduate
study, applicants must score a minimum of either 575 on the paper-based
version or 230 on the computer-based version (CBT) of the TOEFL.
However, the registration of those students admitted with TOEFL
scores between either 575-600 on the paper-based or 230-250 on
the CBT is subject to conditions. They will be required to pass
the university-administered SPEAK test prior to registration or
to enroll in and pass an English skills course taken concurrently
with their regular, academic coursework during their first semester
at Temple University.
The address to be
used on the TOEFL registration form is:
Graduate School
Temple University
501 Carnell Hall
1803 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122.6095
USA.
University code=2906.
Further information
can be found at the TOEFL
website or in the booklet titled "Test of English as a
Foreign Language," available with registration forms by writing
to:
Test of English as
a Foreign Language
P.O. Box 6151
Princeton, NJ 08541.6151
USA.
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Official
Educational Documents
Temple University assesses
foreign degrees based on the characteristics of the national educational
system, the type of institution attended, and the level of studies
completed. The following guidelines indicate the minimum level
of study required of applicants who wish to apply for graduate
study:
- British-patterned
Education: Bachelor's degree with honors
- French-patterned
Education: Maîtrise from university or completion of diplôme
d'ingénieur from grandes écoles
- African Countries:
Educational systems other than British or French-patterned, university
degree requiring four years of study
- Germany: University
diplom preferred, or at least one year of full-time higher study
beyond vordiplom
- Other European
Countries: University degree requiring four years of study
- Middle East:
University degree requiring four years of study
- Canada: Three-year
bachelor's degree from Quebec; four-year bachelor's degree from
other provinces
- Central and South
America: University degree requiring four years of study
- India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, Nepal: Bachelor's degree in engineering or medicine;
master's degree in all other fields.
Note: A three-year bachelor's degree is not considered sufficient
for graduate study at Temple. At least one year of a master's
degree following the three-year bachelors' degree from India is
required.
- Philippines:
Five-year bachelor's degree or four-year bachelor's degree plus
one year of graduate work
- Other Asian Countries:
University degree requiring four years of study
- Newly Independent
States: University diploma requiring four-and-a-half years
to six years of study
- All Others:
Bachelor's degree or bachelor's degree comparability as determined
by Temple University awarded by a post-secondary institution recognized
by the country's own Ministry of Education
Applicants must forward
to the department to which they are applying official, sealed
copies of academic records from every post-secondary institution
regardless of the amount of work/courses completed. Academic
records should give detailed information on the content and
the quality of the applicant's performance, courses taken each
year, and grades received. The grading scale of the institution
and the applicant's rank in class should be noted whenever possible.
Degree completion must be supported by accompanying copies of
diplomas. Failure to receive a post-secondary academic record
means that the application is incomplete. Incomplete applications
will not be reviewed. Temple University reserves the right to
authenticate academic records, test scores, and letters of reference
as it sees fit.
All academic records
must be official documents bearing the seal and signature of
the institution's Registrar/Academic Records Officer or copies
verified by a school administrative officer. Unsealed original
post-secondary academic records in the applicant's possession
are neither official nor acceptable for admissions purposes.
Translations must
be submitted for all documents that are issued in a language
other than English. Official copies of the foreign language
documents must be submitted with the translations. For those
applicants residing in the U.S., an acceptable translation would
be one done by the following: the consulate or embassy of the
document's issuing country or an acceptable professional translation
service. For those applicants living in their own country, an
acceptable translation would be one completed by the institution
that issued the document.
- All translations must
be prepared using the same format as the original document.
- All information must
be translated.
- The translation must
be verbatim.
No interpretation or
evaluation of information should be included (e.g., if a grade
of 85 appears on the Chinese language version, then an 85, not
an "A", must appear on the translation). The translation must
be typed and signed by the translator.
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