International Student Application Checklist
Application documents
All of the following items must all be on file in our office by the appropriate deadline before your application can be considered (click on links for details about each item):
Enrollment documents
After your application is accepted and you have an offer of admission, UC's International Services office (a separate department from the Office of Admissions) will assist you to obtain a visa and get settled in Cincinnati. At that point, you will need to submit a Financial Certification Form and Sources of Support and Amounts For more information about these documents, please visit the UC International Services website.
Details about admission documents
Application
International students must apply as full-time students. Your application and all supporting materials must be on file in our office on or before the application deadline. Because many programs fill quickly, we recommend that you apply early.
Use of your name: When completing your application, please be consistent in the use of your first name (your individual name) and your last name (your family name). Use the same order of first name and last name in all correspondence with the university.
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Application fee
All undergraduate applicants to the University of Cincinnati must submit an application fee in U.S. currency in the form of check or money order made payable to the University of Cincinnati.
Application fee is $40.
The online application requires a credit card (Visa, MasterCard or Discover).
Fee waivers are not accepted from international students.
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Transcripts / course list
We require official transcripts, translated into English, from all secondary schools you have attended and for university studies you have completed or are currently engaged in.
Photocopies of original documents must have the signature of the registrar and the seal of the issuing institution. The signature must be original and the seal must be embossed in the photocopy.
All documents not issued in English by the officials signing them must be accompanied by notarized English translations.
The transcript must include a list of the courses you have completed and the marks attained for every class for each of your 4 years of study prior to graduation from high school. Because of differing school systems, this may mean that a year of study in a "middle" school will need to be included, particularly if your "high school" course was for three years.
Credit evaluation process. After you are offered admission to the University of Cincinnati, the program to which you are admitted evaluates and awards transfer credit or advanced standing independently. If you need specific transfer credit information, please contact the assistant dean or associate dean of the college that offers the program to which you are applying.
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