International Requirements
Admission requirements for international students are listed below. Please read them carefully before submitting an application for admissions. Students must be proficient in English before attempting to enter the university. For students whose TOEFL scores are below the minimum requirement, Georgia Southwestern offers English as a Second Language. For information about the ELI program click here or contact the Asian Studies Department, Georgia Southwestern State University, 800 Wheatley Street, Americus, GA 31709 or call (229) 931-2346.
  1. After reading the instructions, please complete this online application as thoroughly as possible. When you are finished, click the SUBMIT button on the left column of any application screen. Print the application agreement statement that appears after you submit your application. Return it with the nonrefundable application fee of $25 (check, money order, American Express, Discover, MasterCard, or Visa), a recent photograph, and immunization form of the applicant.

    2. You may also visit our international student website. www.gsw.edu/international/f1/index.html.

  2. Please submit official copies of secondary school transcripts and all college transcripts. You must submit certified English translations of original transcripts from each institution attended. In addition, you must submit your transcripts to an Evaluation Service and have an original evaluation sent directly to us. We accept evaluations from ONLY Josepf Silny & Associates, Inc. www.jsilny.com/fcehtml.htm and American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) www.aacrao.org/credential/individual.htm.
    Josef Silney & Associates, Inc.
    International Educational Consultants
    PO Box 248233
    Coral Gables, FL 33124-8233

    OR

    Office of International Education Services
    American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)
    One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite #520
    Washington, DC 20036-1135
  3. Submit official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score report. The minimum requirement for admission to Georgia Southwestern State University is 523/193.
No application will be considered until all above items are received. Allow at least eight (8) weeks for processing. Once these items are received, the admissions office will evaluate your credentials and make an admission decision. If you are accepted to the university, you will be notified by mail or you may check the status of your application at: https://rain.gsw.edu.

Once accepted, you must submit the following items before the SEVIS I-20 will be issued.
  1. Submit an official Undergraduate Foreign Student Financial Statement provided by GSW or available online at www.gsw.edu/~aaf/student_forms/f1.html, a letter from your family or sponsor stating they will pay for your education, and a certified bank statement showing three months of transactions with a balance of at least $20,000 per year available to you for educational expenses. There is no financial aid program available at Georgia Southwestern State University for International Students.

  2. A deposit for the first semester’s tuition and fees, room and board, ($8,625) must be sent. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Georgia Southwestern State University. The deposit should be mailed directly to the Business Office, Georgia Southwestern State University, 800 Wheatley Street, Americus, GA 31709. (This deposit is refundable should the student decide not to attend.)

  3. Students transferring from another institution within the U.S. must submit an Undergraduate Transfer Clearance form provided by GSW and also available online at www.gsw.edu/~aaf/student_forms/f1.html.
Each International student must obtain and maintain health/accident insurance. Proof of coverage must be presented before registration. Otherwise, the university offers a comprehensive insurance plan designed to meet the needs of international student coverage, available for purchase at the time of registration.

Upon receipt of the tuition deposit, the SEVIS I-20 will be mailed to the student. Each international student should be aware that they are responsible for locating their own housing during vacation periods and breaks between academic terms. One residence hall is open during these periods.

PLEASE NOTE: All international students enrolling for the first time to Georgia Southwestern State University are required to have a Tuberculosis screening testing & questionnaire — within 10 days of arrival to GSW campus. Positive PPD tests are required to have a follow-up chest X-ray within 2 weeks.


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