International Students

• A completed International Student Financial Assistance Form or a copy of the International Student Application for Financial Assistance
• Secondary/high school transcript and exam results
• Standardized test scores OR a test-optional form 
  • International students can submit one of the following test scores: SAT, ACT, IELTS, TOEFL, the Duolingo English Test, the Pearson English Test, or the Cambridge English Exam.
  • Students who apply from a country where English is an official language may apply with a test-optional form to Washington College. If a test-optional form is submitted, other test scores are not required. 
• Letter of recommendation from a high school counselor, teacher, or school administrator
• Personal essay
• Resume (optional)

• A completed  International Student Financial Assistance Form or a copy of the International Student Application for Financial Assistance
• Official college transcript (Students enrolled in a foreign higher education institution must submit a course by course evaluation by one of our approved agencies — WES  or NACES — as well as descriptions of the topics covered in each course taken. We will use these documents to assess how many credits will be transferred.)
• Standardized test scores OR a test-optional form 
  • International students can submit one of the following test scores: SAT, ACT, IELTS, TOEFL, the Duolingo English Test, the Pearson English Test, or the Cambridge English Exam.
  • Students who apply from a country where English is an official language may apply with a test-optional form to Washington College. If a test-optional form is submitted, other test scores are not required. 
• Personal essay
• Professor recommendation
• Resume (optional)
• Registrar's Report (Required only for students transferring from U.S. higher education institutions.)

International applicants who are non-native speakers of English must show English Proficiency as per admission and student visa requirements. Washington College accepts the following exams:

Note: We can also accept SAT or ACT scores instead of these English Proficiency exams. International students from countries such as the English-speaking islands of the caribbean including Belize and Guyana, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe,  Malawi,  Ghana,  Rwanda and Sudan where the official language is English and whose cumulative GPA is a 3.5 and above may be allowed to apply test optional  at the discretion of your  admissions counselor.

 All international students that study in the United States need a  Form I-20, “Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status.”  After being admitted or provisionally admitted, all non-US citizens must pay their enrollment deposit, and submit the following documents: