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REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS
APPLICATION FEE
A non-refundable $40 application fee is required of all students. 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 is also
acceptable.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
Unless the department to which you are applying has an earlier deadline,
applications must be complete and submitted to your intended department no later than the following
dates:
January admission ‹ September 1
September admission ‹ January 15
Summer admission ‹ January 15
While you may submit your application after the deadline, we cannot
guarantee that applications received after the dates listed above will be
evaluated.
TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (TOEFL)
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 exempted
from the TOEFL requirement. To be admitted to graduate study, it is
required that a student score a minimum of 575 on the TOEFL. Students
admitted with TOEFL scores below 600 are required to take an English
skills course during their first semester at Temple University.
The TOEFL examination is an ADDITIONAL requirement for international
applicants. It is not a substitute for the standardized examinations (GRE,
GMAT, MAT) required for admission.
Please note that the proper address to be used in the registration form is
the Graduate School, Temple University, 501 Carnell Hall, 1803 North Broad
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122-6095, USA. The proper code number is
2906.
Further information may be found in the booklet entitled Test of English
as a Foreign Language, available with registration forms by writing Test
of English as a Foreign Language, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, NJ 08541-6151,
USA, or by visiting their website at
http://www.toefl.org.
OFFICIAL EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTS
One official copy of transcripts/statements of marks/academic records
detailing all university-level work AND the corresponding diploma or
degree certificate are required. Documents in a language other than
English must be accompanied by similarly formatted literal English
translations. Original language documents must accompany the translations.
All documents must be certified and sealed by a university
official.
Those under a system of education modeled after the British system, in
which the examining authority is external, must submit results of each and
every examination attempt. These results or marksheets must be issued by
the examining body; college-issued yearly or consolidated extracts are not
acceptable.
Only students holding a baccalaureate degree from an accredited American
institution, or its equivalent, are eligible for admission to Temple
University graduate programs. A 3-year degree awarded by a foreign
institution may meet this requirement if that institution requires 13
years of pre-baccalaureate education for admission into its
program.
All educational documents must be signed and sealed by a university or
college official. Handwritten documents are not
acceptable.
FINANCIAL CERTIFICATION I-20/IAP-66
APPLICATION FORM
If your application packet does not include the I20/IAP-66 Application Form, contact
the Office
of International Services, 203 Vivacqua Hall, P.O. Box 2843,
Philadelphia, PA 19122-0843; (215) 204-7229. You can download the application
form at http://www.temple.edu/OIS.
Send completed graduate application materials directly to the department
to which you are applying. At the same time, send the completed
I20/IAP-66 Application Form with the $35 orientation fee directly to the Office of
International Services (see the address above.)