Bloomsburg Univeristy provides opportunity for international students to transfer from other univeristies within the United States as well as foreign higher education institutions.

For students who are applying as a transfer students must provide couple of extra information to Bloomsburg University.

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Transfer within the U.S.

This page contains information about international students who are applying as a transfer student from a college/university within the United States.

Who can apply to BU?
Transfer applicants must be certified as in good standing academically and otherwise in the college last attended and must have an overall quality point average of 2.0 or better on a 4.0 system for all courses in which passing and/or failing grades were recorded.

Tips/Hints:
Plan accordingly: it takes a bit longer to evaluate transfer applications because BU needs to determine what credits it will accept. So figure about four to five weeks before hearing from Admissions.

Send it all: BU will need both your college and high school transcripts. If you have more than 24 credits of college work, the high school grades are not that important, but BU needs to see it anyway.

Limitations: Some BU majors have minimum GPA requirements to be admitted (check with those programs first) and for all applicants, only grades of A, B, or C will transfer.

How you'll hear: After BU looks at your application and transcripts, you'll get a letter indicating acceptance, and if so, specifically what credits have been accepted toward both the major and general education requirements.

About housing: The demand for student on-campus housing at Bloomsburg is high, so there is little or no housing available for transfer students. However, Residence Life maintains a service relating to private, off-campus housing to help newcomers find nearby places to live.

How to apply?
Complete and submit an official international student application with $30 non-refundable fee to the Office of Admissions
Download a paper application (pdf)
Request official transcripts of all secondary school and college grades be sent by the schools to the university, even if no credit was earned.
Those with 30 or more semseter hours of college credit do not need to provide SAT or ACT scores (if applicable); those with fewer must provide them.
Acceptance is determined by the director of admissions after evaluation of high school work, achievement, SAT or ACT test scores, personal characteristics and enrollment capacity. Decisions are made without regard to race, age, color, creed, national origin, gender or disabilities.

The Process
Application reviews are made as they are recieved and on their own merit. Those seeking fall semester admission should have applications in by April; those seeking spring admission should have their applications in by Oct. 1. What transfer credits apply to the major at Bloomsburg is determined by the academic department. Applicants generally receive a decision within a few weeks. The university canno guarantee on-campus housing to transfer students.

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International Transfer Students

Any person who is not a citizen or a permanent resident of the United States should submit an international student application.

Requirements

1. Candidates for admission should complete the international student application and submit the $30 application fee (non-refundable).

2. Candidates for admission should submit the completed application to the admissions office six (6) months prior to the semester in which the student wishes to enroll at BU. Applications for the semester, which begins in late August, should be completed and on file in the admission office by March 1 and prior to September 1 for the semester that begins in January.

3. Notarized copy of official secondary/high school transcript must be submitted. English translations must be provided and notarized to verify authenticity.

4. International students seeking admission must submit a certified bank statement verifying the student's ability to meet all the expenses of studying and living in the United States. Students unable to finance their education and living expenses in the U.S. will not be admitted to the university. There are no scholarships available for international students. These students are not eligible for grants and loans provided by the U.S. Government.

5. Official results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) must be submitted by all applicants whose native language is not English. To be considered official, the results must be sent to the BU Admissions Office from Educational Testing Sevices, Princeton, NJ. Photocopies are not acceptable. The resluts of the TOEFL must be a 500 or higher for the paper-based exam and 173 for the computer-based exam to be considered for admission.

6. Transfer students must submit a notarized English translation of their official secondary or high school transcript(s). Transfer applicants are required to have their official college/university transcript evaluated by an outside evaluation service. An application for this services by WES (World Education Services) can be obtained from their website. It is student's responsiblity to pay for the service provided by the evaluation agency. Applications will not be considered without these credentials.

7. Certificates of eligibility for a student visa (I-20 or IAP-66) will be issued upon receipt of payment of the advanced deposits. The certificate of eligibility is issues by the Bloomsburg University Director of International Education.

8. BU requires all students to have appropriate accident and sickness insurance coverage. The annual cost is approximately $500.

Admission Procedures

1. Detach application form from information sheet.

2. Complete the application form.

3. A non-refundable application fee of thirty United States dollars (U.S. $30) must be sent to the admissions office at BU in the enclosed evvelope. You must also enclose the application card. A certified check or money order must be from a branch of an American bank and should be made payable to "Bloomsburg Univeristy." This is required of everyone. Applications will not be processed without the required fee.

4. Submit official high school transcrip(s) (English translations). (Transcripts must be sent from the issuing source to be considered official. Copies are not acceptable.) Official college or university transcipt(s) must be submitted by transfer students to an outside evaluation agency for course evaluation. This application for evaluation is enclosed. Transfer credit evaluation must be completed and on file before a deceision can be rendered.

5. Results of the TOEFL test must be sent to BU Admissions Office directly from Educational Testing Services, Princeton, NJ. Photocopies are not acceptable.

6. Enclose a certified bank statement verifying financial status.