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International applicants who require the I-20 (Certificate
of Eligibility for Non-immigrant Student Status) must
submit all of the following additional documents:
Official copies of transcripts with certified English translations
if the transcripts are not in English. -
A course-by-course evaluation report: An additional set of
transcripts from foreign institutions must be sent
for a detailed course-by-course evaluation to Educational Credential
Evaluators (ECE), Inc., P.O. Box
514070, Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470, USA. An ECE form for credential
evaluation is enclosed or can be obtained from
their web site (www.ece.org). You must request ECE to send a
copy of this evaluation report to the Graduate
College of Northeastern Illinois University. The ECE report
will be placed in your application file as one of the
supporting documents necessary for your admission. Please note
that ECE’s processing time for the courseby-
course evaluation report is about four weeks. Make sure that
you mail your evaluation request form, all
necessary documents, and the course-by-course evaluation fee
to ECE directly. ECE will not process your
request if the evaluation fee (in U.S. dollars by money order
or certified check) is not included.
Official TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) result:
A minimum score of 550 (paper based), 213 (computer based) or 79 (Internet based) is required for admission for all applicants whose
mother tongue is not English. Northeastern Illinois
University’s test code is 1090. Financial Statement with supporting documents: All international
applicants must make adequate provisions
to meet all financial needs for the entire period of stay in
the United States while pursuing a full-time
course of study. As an international applicant, you and/or your
sponsor must complete the attached
Northeastern Financial Statement and provide supporting documents
to prove resources available for at least
the first calendar year. The Financial Statement and supporting
documents cannot be dated more than six (6)
months prior to the date of application. Please refer to the
enclosed financial statement for details. Only proof
of savings account and certificates of deposits are considered
satisfactory evidence of financial resources. A copy of I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record) form if you are
currently in the United States.
When your application file including the above additional documents
is complete, it will be reviewed by the
Graduate College. If your application is approved, you will
receive a letter of acceptance and the I-20 form
separately.
The following links will help you with the application process and offer additional resources.
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