Freshmen students
- Official secondary school results in original language with
official English translation.
- Official examination results – if taken - from the examining
board (Baccalaureate; General Certificate of Education; Caribbean
Examinations Council; West African Examinations Council, for
example).
- TOEFL or IELTS exam to demonstrate English language
proficiency.
- Statement of activity describing your activities if there is a
gap of more than 3 months from your school graduation date to
application.
- SAT Optional unless applicant is applying for the Pharmacy or
Actuarial Science program, or would like to be considered for
academic scholarship.
Transfer students
- Official College Transcripts with English
Translation.
- An official course-by-course evaluation from www.wes.org or www.naces.org.
- If you have a gap in your education, please include a Statement
of Activity.
- Official examination results – if taken- from the examining
board (Baccalaureate; General Certificate of Education; Caribbean
Examinations Council; West African Examinations Council, for
example).
- TOEFL or IELTS exam to demonstrate English language
proficiency.
- Foreign credential evaluation.
All students who have attended an international university or
whose academic records are in a language other than English, not
accredited by the United States, must submit a foreign credential
evaluation. Please refer to www.naces.orgfor a listing of
credential evaluating agencies from which we can accept course by
course evaluations. The evaluations must contain US grade and
credit equivalents. Please refer towww.naces.orgfor a listing of
credential evaluating agencies from which we can accept course by
course evaluations. They evaluations must contain US grade and
credit equivalents.
Language Requirement
- Applicants who have taken the SAT can have the TOEFL/IELTS
requirement waived
- Applicants who have attended an American high school abroad or
an American university can have the TOEFL/IELTS requirement
waived
- Applicants from the following countries do not need to submit a
TOEFL or IELTS score: American Samoa, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados,
Belize, Canada (except Quebec), Dominica, Grenada, Grand Cayman,
Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Liberia, New Zealand, Sierra Leone,
Trinidad/Tobago, United Kingdom and U.S. Pacific Trust
For Graduate Students
- Official university and post-secondary transcripts, plus degree
conferrals/diplomas
- The Test for English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Official Documents
- All documents received by the university become the property of
the university and cannot be returned to the student
- If you have only one copy of your official document and are
able to visit our Welcome Center in person we are happy to make a
copy of the original and return the official copy to you
immediately.
For All International Applicants
All students who have attended an international university or
whose academic records are in a language other than English, not
accredited by the United States, must submit a foreign credential
evaluation. Please refer to www.naces.org for a listing of
credential evaluating agencies from which we can accept course by
course evaluations. The evaluations must contain US grade and
credit equivalents. Please refer to www.naces.org for a listing of
credential evaluating agencies from which we can accept course by
course evaluations. They evaluations must contain US grade and
credit equivalents.
More Information
For requirements for each individual graduate program, please
review the appropriate sections under the individual Schools of the University. For
more information, please contact the Office of International and
Graduate Admission, (718) 990-1601; email intlhelp@stjohns.edu.
* The CEEB code for the St. John's University Queens and
Manhattan campuses is 2799. For the Staten Island campus, the CEEB
code is 2845.