International Graduate Admission Requirements

(for students currently on F-1 visas or requiring I-20's to apply for F-1 visa's at the embassy or consulate in their home country)

International students or students with transcripts from countries other than the U.S. have additional documents and/or evaluations required. Plan to begin the application process at least nine months in advance of when you would like to begin your program.
Your completed application packet, which includes general admission requirements and individual program requirements, should be submitted to Graduate Enrollment Services by the posted admission deadlines. Your application packet, transcripts and scores should be sent to:

Graduate Enrollment Services
Armstrong Atlantic State University
11935 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA 31419
912-344-2798, or 1-800-633-2349, Fax: 912-344-3488
E-mail:  Graduate@Armstrong.edu
 

International Admission Requirements

Complete Graduate International Application. The following required forms are included in the international graduate application.
    : :  International Data Sheet
    : :  Copy of current passport
    : :  Request for I-20 form
    : :  Declaration of Financial Resources statement
Submit two official transcripts (link is below) from all colleges/universities attended.  
    : :  All students that have undergraduate or graduate degrees or any courses that have been completed in countries outside the United States, are required to have an outside evaluation agency do a transcript and degree evaluation of both the courses and/or degree. A course-by-course evaluation with a grade point average (GPA) calculation is required. Acceptable evaluation agencies are Josef A. Silny & Associates, Inc., (www.jsilny.com) or World Education Services, (www.wes.org).
Important:  If you are applying for a degree in Education, please check with the Armstrong College of Education and/or the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) regarding acceptable international evaluation agencies.  The GaPSC publishes a list of their own acceptable evaluation agencies.  It is the student responsibility to ensure that your evaluation agency is acceptable to BOTH the GaPSC and Armstrong Graduate Studies.
    : :  This evaluation must state that you have the minimum equivalency of a four year U.S. Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution. If your evaluation does not state that you have the equivalent of a minimum of a 4 year U.S. Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution, then you will not be eligible to apply to Graduate Studies, and your paperwork will be referred to our Undergraduate Admissions Office. Neither Armstrong nor Graduate Studies will act as an intermediary between a student and the evaluation agency.
Submit two official transcripts in a sealed envelope from each college or university attended. (see above evaluation requirement)
Send in Immunization records
Submit $30.00 Non-refundable Application Fee
Students whose native language is not English must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) . Information regarding the TOEFL exam may be found at www.ets.org.  Information regarding the IELTS exam may be found at www.ielts.org.

For information regarding acceptable IELTS scores, please contact the Graduate Office. 

The academic department at Armstrong may also require an interview prior to academic admission.
Submit supporting documents required for your program of study.