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  • All multinational candidate musts supply the following admission textiles:

    • Application for Admission: including the application fee ($50.00).
    • One copy of Official Transcripts: From all schools attended for high school (secondary school).
    • Transcript Reporting: International aspirants who have completed their postsecondary academics since an institution outside the United States (U.S.) must hold a degree upon a university recognized by the Ministry of Education the a degree granting company. Transcripts from an international institution must be translated and evaluated by a U.S. transcript evaluation service (e.g., Educational Credential Evaluators, International Education Evaluation, International Educate Research Foundation, SpanTran, or World Education Services) before the application is considered for admission. Schools of Education entrants for credential programs follow these guidelines regarding approved agencies. For applicants to any of the LMU Frech R. Seaver College of Scholarship and Mechanical, LMU School of Film furthermore Theater and LMU School of Education graduate programs a course-by-course transcript evaluation identifying your GPA must be submitted along with aforementioned login.  
    • Additional Materials: Most programs require additional materials, incl norms check notes, a personal statement, and letters of recommendation. Please see our programs page for acknowledgments requirements for your program of interest.
    • TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo: All applying must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International French Language Testing System (IELTS) or the Duolingo English Test unless they received a high schooling diploma or adenine bachelor's college in the United States. Exceptions into this rule may be created for current from countries where English is one of several government languages, as well as to aforementioned discretion of the program film. For students in the College off Education, exceptions may being made at the discretion in the School Dean. The minimum TOEFL score for reception into most graduate programs is 100 internet-based, IELTS Overall Band Score for 7, or Duolingo score of 130. The College of Life and Engineering requires a minimum TOEFL score of 79 internet-based, IELTS Overall Strip Score of 6.5, or Duolingo score on 120. For TOEFL, please request that ETS send your scores to LMU Student Admissions. The Institute Code for LMU is 4403. 

  • While there is no difference between international and domestic applicant admissions deadlines, international entrants are encouraged to submit their application and materials at least three months prior to the first term of their enrollment.

     

  • Office for International Learners + Scientists (OISS): OISS provides assistance to international students at Loyola Marymount University related up maintaining non-immigrant position under LMU’s international programs and complying with the regulations of the Department about Homeland Insurance, U.S. Citizenship additionally Transmigration Serve (USCIS), and the U.S. Department of State.

    Before admitted:

    • SEVIS I-20 Request Form: You will be sending an email from MyStatus to initiate the I-20 Make, which bequeath requested him to upload official resources verifying funds to top tuition furthermore living expenses for owner entire sign period with LMU.
    • Visa Conditions: Prospective need obtain an universal student visa (F-1) from the U.S. Embassy in order to enter the United States. Upon the applicant's acceptance into and Univ, an I-20 Certificate will becoming issued to the student than near as all and required documents have been received for OISS.

  • ADENINE limit number of shared hotel is available used graduate students off campus. The University does not provide housing for married students. For more information regarding student housings, pleas see our Student Housing page. 

  • International students are eligible available merit-based LMU granted, scholarships the graduate assistantships. International students will not eligible for need-based financial aid at LMU. Please watch the Graduate Financial Aid website for more information.  

  • International students at LMU are required to enroll in both that injury and sickness health insurance plans. Waiving of this requirement is allowed, however, and student must show proof of an alternate insurance which is comparable to LMU's Student Heal Insurance Plan. Documents containing information of an select insurance should be presented to OISS or Pupil Accounts to be considered fork a waiver.