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Apply online. Our online application is easy to use and secure, and it gives you immediate confirmation that we’ve received your application. Applicants should apply here.

Application Checklist

Before you apply, make sure to review our transfer admission standards and priority dates. In addition to a completed online or paper application, you must submit the following items before we can start our review.

• $65 application fee. If you apply online, you must pay the fee by credit card. If you apply on paper, please follow the instructions for submitting your application fee. We do not accept checks for international applications fees.
• Document Cover Page (PDF). This form must be submitted with all other documentation you send to the Office of International Admissions.
• Secondary school academic records. Secondary school records are required if you have completed less than one full year of studies or fewer than 26 semester hours (or 39 quarter hours) of transferable college course work. Please ask your secondary school to send your official academic record directly to IU. If the original is not in English, also include a certified, literal translation. In all cases, the record must be an official copy bearing an original stamp or seal. Learn more about country-specific requirements within our information for international freshman applicants.
• Official transcript(s) from each college or university you have attended. Arrange for your official transcript(s) to be sent directly to IU at the time of application. U.S. and Canadian transcripts should be sent directly from the registrar to the IU Office of International Admissions. If you are studying in another country, please submit official copies of your academic record. If the original is not in English, also include a certified, literal translation. In all cases, the record must be an official copy bearing an original stamp or seal.
• Request for Review of Undistributed Credit. Be sure to access the Credit Transfer Service to find out what courses will transfer from your current university. For any courses that are not listed on the Credit Transfer Service, complete the Request for Review of Undistributed Credit and submit it along with your transcripts and the required supporting documents.
• International Student Financial Documentation form (PDF) and supporting financial documentation. Federal regulations require students to demonstrate that they have the financial resources to support themselves and any dependents during their first year of study in the United States. We cannot review your application until we receive this information.
• SAT/ACT scores. We require the SAT or the ACT, with the writing assessment(s), for all applicants who have completed fewer than 26 semester hours (or 39 quarter hours) of transferable college course work, unless you have been out of secondary school for more than three years. When you register for either test, make sure to have your scores sent to IU Bloomington. To submit your scores electronically, please use the IU Bloomington reporting codes located at the bottom of this page.
• Demonstration of English Proficiency

  Indiana University Bloomington requires all non-native English speaking international undergraduate applicants to demonstrate English proficiency. Demonstration of English proficiency can be achieved by one of the three following ways.

  1. English Proficiency Tests

     IU Bloomington requires applicants to submit one of the following English proficiency tests results to complete an application. Testing services should report scores directly to IU Bloomington. Scores associated with each test must be obtained in order to be considered for admissions:

     English Proficiency Test		Required Score
     Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)*
     	Internet-Based Test	79
     	Paper-Based Test	550
     International English Language Testing System (IELTS)		6.5
     Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB)		79

     * Applicants to the Jacobs School of Music MUST submit a TOEFL score.

  2. SAT or ACT Exams

     English proficiency will be met by obtaining a minimum of 500 on the SAT's Critical Reading section or a 21 on the ACT's English section.

  3. Secondary School in an English Speaking Country

     Submit evidence of having completed at least three full years of secondary school in a predominately English speaking country. A list of English speaking countries can be found here.

  4. Transferrable Credit Completion

     Submit evidence of having completed more than 26 transferrable credits at the time of application and evidence of having complete the full freshman English requirements with a C or better from an accredited two or four year post-secondary institution in the U.S.

  Indiana English Proficiency Exam (IEPE)

  All new international students must take IU's English Proficiency Examination upon arrival at the university to determine if they must take preparation English courses. Students must take English courses prescribed from the result of their examination. Fees for special part-time English courses are the same as other courses; however, credits earned in these preparation English courses do not meet degree requirements. To learn more about the IEPE (including requirements for exemption) please visit our webpage on Admissions Standards for incoming freshman.

Send your application materials to:

International Admissions
Leo R. Dowling International Center
111 South Jordan Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405
USA

Admission Status

IU receives thousands of applications each year, and each application is carefully reviewed by our admissions counselors beginning in early fall. We practice rolling admissions, which means we’ll review your application as soon as we receive all of your supporting documents. You can expect to hear whether you’ve been accepted to IU four to eight weeks after we receive all of your application materials.

You can check your admission status online, and also make sure we’ve received all the required materials.

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