Office of Research and Graduate Studies

International Applicants

In addition to the Application materials listed on the Application Portfolio pages, international applicants must also supply the following information to be considered for admission to the Graduate School:

Transcript Evaluation
International Students who attended schools outside of the United States must submit an evaluation of their academic records. (see more details)

GRE Test Requiremments
International applicants who are graduates of international colleges or universities (where the primary language of the country is not English) are not required to take the GRE General test, unless they are applying for a degree in the Biology, Music, Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences, Speech-Language Pathology, or Physical Therapy programs. International applicants must submit a complete application packet six weeks prior to posted deadlines. (The ETS institutional code for the University of the Pacific is 4065. This code is used for both GRE and TOEFL exam reporting.)

Certification of Finances
Government regulations require that international students provide evidence that they are able to meet the financial requirements of their education, living expenses, and miscellaneous costs. This requires the submission of the "Certification of Finances" form (found on the Forms for Admissions Page) in the amount to cover all of the aforementioned costs for one year. Exceptions to this amount are applicants who expect teaching assistantships, who are required to verify US $5,000 to qualify for admission consideration.

English Proficiency Examination Results
Applicants whose native language is not English must arrange for official results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) examination to be sent directly to the Graduate School. The TOEFL exam is administered by the Educational Testing Service. The ETS institution code for the University of the Pacific is 4065, which is used to report the official scores to the University.

Minimum Score for Admission
A score of at least 550 (213 on the computer-based test) on the TOEFL is required to be considered for admission to the Graduate School. (Some programs require a higher TOEFL score, please contact specific departments for further information.

Minimum Score for Teaching Assistants
A score of at least 600 (250 on the computer test) on the TOEFL is required to be considered for an award of a teaching assistantship. Applicants not obtaining the required score for an assistantship may be asked by a unit's admissions committee to submit scores from the Test of Spoken English (TSE), also administered by the Educational Testing Service.