Undergraduate International Admissions

If your academic documents are issued in a non-English language, you must submit a complete, literal, word-for-word English translation in the same format as the original academic document.

Acceptable translators include your school officials, professional translators, or a local EducationUSA office. Academic documents cannot be translated by the student or any members of their family.

If a professional translator or EducationUSA office completes the certified translation into English, the documents must include:

• Appropriate stamps or seals explaining his or her qualifications as a translator.
• The full name of the translator or the translation service, mailing address, telephone number, email address or other means by which the authenticity of the translation can be verified.

Watch here for an overview of offical high school document requirements.

Official secondary (high school) documents are sent to MSU Denver directly from an official source, such as your school, ministry of education office, or examination board.  Your documents must show all final results and a graduation date.

If you do not know which documents are required for your country, please contact the International Admissions Office

Please be aware that we cannot review your application with incomplete or in-progress documents. We must have the final results with a completion (graduation) date.

If the document is issued in a language other than English, we must receive the official document directly from the issuing institution in the original (native) language and a certified English translation.

We do not require a credential evaluation for secondary level academic documents.

International Post-Secondary Institutions: 

Watch here for an overview of offical university document requirements.

A course by course evaluation completed by a professional transcript evaluation service, in addition to the official transcript(s), will be required.
The service agency must be a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).

We suggest that you choose a service that can send us a copy of your verified transcript(s) together with the evaluation report, such as WES ICAP  or ECE.

If the evaluation service does not send us your verified academic documents, we must receive a copy of the university transcripts issued by your school.

U.S. Colleges and Universities:

Official transcripts must be sent directly to MSU Denver by the issuing institution: [email protected]

International students must be proficient in English prior to being accepted to Metropolitan State University of Denver. An admission decision cannot be made until we receive qualifying proof of English proficiency.

Please note that we cannot accept Medium of Instruction as measurable proof of English proficiency. You can review our accepted English proficiency exemptions in the “English Proficiency Exemptions” tab below.

MSU Denver accepts the following test scores as proof of English proficiency:

Test Type                                                         Minimum Score                  Validity

TOEFL (iBT and PBT)                                    iBT: 72/ PBT: 533                  2 Years
*Accept Home Edition iBT test results  
*We do not accept TOEFL Essentials or My Best Score

Duolingo English Test (DET)                                      100                           2 Years

IELTS Academic                                              6.0 (Overall Band)              2 Years

LanguageCert English Test                                          65                          2 Years

Mighican English Test (MET)                                        59                          2 Year

Pearson Test English Academic (PTE Academic)       49                          2 Years

Cambridge English                                              169 score                        5 Years
B2 First (FCE: First Certificate in English)
C1 Advanced (CAE: Certificate in Advanced English)
C2 Proficiency (CPE: Certificate of Proficiency in English)

SAT Test                                                   470 in Reading and Writing       5 Years

ACT Test                                                   18 in English and 17 overall        5 Years

College Board Advanced Placement Test              3, 4, or 5                      5 Years
AP English Language & Composition Exam or  
AP English Literature & Composition 

GCE, GCSE, IGCSE, (UK)                            C or 4 in English language      5 Years

IB (International Baccalaureate)                              Grade 4                      5 Years 
English A Literature (HL or SL) or  
English A Language and Literature (HL or SL) 

NECO*  or WAEC / WASSCE**                       C6 in English language      5 Years
*National Examinations Council 
**West African Examinations Council

English Proficiency Test scores are not required for applicants who meet the following exemptions:

Citizenship Exemption

-Anguilla                             -Great Britain (UK)           -South Africa

-Antigua & Barbuda           -Grenada                           -St. Helena

-Australia                            -Guyana                             -St. Kitts & Nevis

-Bahamas                           -Ireland, Republic              -St. Lucia

-Barbados                           -Ireland, Northern (UK)    -St. Vincent & Grenadines

-Belize                                 -Jamaica                           -Trinidad & Tobago

-Bermuda                           -Kenya                               -Turks & Caicos Islands

-Canada (ex. Quebec)        -Montserrat                       -Virgin Islands (Uk)

-Cayman Islands                 -New Zealand                   -Wales (UK)

-Dominica                           -Nigeria                             -Zimbabwe

-Falkland Islands                -Scotland (UK)

-Ghana                                -Singapore

ESL Exemption

Student must submit documents showing the completion of an accredited Intensive English Language Program.

• The International Admissions office will review these documents to confirm that a sufficient level of English proficiency has been attained.
• The accreditation organization must also be recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• You may also be required to take our college assessment tests to verify college readiness  

Exemption for U.S. Study

Graduated from an American high school and attended for at least two years   

• You may also be required to take our college assessment tests to verify college readiness

Passing result on the U.S. General Education Development (GED) Test  

• Please note that you may be required to take our college assessment tests to verify college readiness  

Hold an Associate’s degree (AA and AS only) from a U.S. college or university 

Completed at least 24 semester hours of college level coursework with C- or better at a U.S. college or university 

Completed both of the required English composition courses (English Composition I and English Composition II) with grades of C or better at a U.S. college or university  

The Office of Admissions reserves the right to request proof of English proficiency, even if an applicant meets one or more of the above conditions.

Estimated Tuition and Expenses for One Academic Year (2023-2024)

F-1 Visa – Degree Seeking Students

** This is an estimated annual cost of attendance. The amount required for admission is subject to change without notice based on direct and indirect costs of attendance. **

Acceptable Types of Financial Documentation

• An official bank statement showing the transaction history for an account with liquid funds, such as a checking account or savings account
• If the bank can only issue a bank letter or certificate of deposit, you must also submit a screenshot of your online bank account summary

** International Admissions reserves the right to verify any submitted documents with the financial institutions. **

Requirements for Financial Documentation

• Bank documents must be issued on the official stationery of the financial institution in color
  
• Bank documents must be dated and less than five months old
  
• Bank documents must include the following information:
• • the current balance of the account
  • the type of currency held in the account
  • the account holder’s name
  • the account type (such as Checking or Savings Account)
• If the bank documents are not in English, we may require a professional English translation AND the original language documents issued by the bank 

We cannot accept documents for fixed or non-liquid assets such as: salary/employment letters, asset valuations, tax returns, real estate valuations, credit card statements, or stock market statements. We also cannot accept business accounts unless your employer is sponsoring your education.

Financial Affidavit Form

The F-1 Financial Affidavit Form is completed by yourself and your financial sponsors.  Please complete all sections and submit the form together with the bank statement.

Financial Documentation for Accompanying Dependents

If you will be accompanied by dependents (spouse and/or minor children) who will need to apply for F-2 visas, your financial support documents must show sufficient funds for your spouse and/or minor children, as well. Current expenses are $10,000 for a spouse and $10,000 for each child.

If you will be accompanied by dependents (spouse and/or minor children) who will need to apply for F-2 visas, you must submit the following documents:

– Dependents for F-2 Visa Status Form

– Copies of their passport identity page(s)

– Other immigration documents (if they are currently in the U.S. on another visa type), if applicable