As Virginia’s most diverse university, we proudly welcome transfer students who represent all origins, identities, ideologies, and circumstances. This includes students from 130 different countries.
The Admissions Committee considers each transfer application individually, reviewing all grades received in courses attempted as well as the rigor of the applicant’s academic program. There are certain requirements for all international transfer applicants.
What You Need to Apply
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Completed Mason transfer application and non-refundable application fee.
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Official transcripts from each post-secondary institution attended sent directly to Mason from the institution.
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A certified course-by-course evaluation for all post-secondary level studies completed outside of the U.S at institutions that do not hold an accreditation from a Mason-recognized U.S. institutional accrediting agency.
- GPA and Degree equivalencies must be included with your course- by-course evaluation. All fees charged by translators or external evaluators must be paid by the student. We require an evaluation from one of the following:
- A certified English translation for documents not already in English, prepared by the university attended, an American Translator Association-certified translator, or a government-certified translator (accepted on a case-by-case basis), or as a separate translation included with the course-by-course NACES transcript evaluation.
- An essay.
- Although optional, applicants are encouraged to use the essay to provide information about their background that can’t be gleaned from a resume.
- Verification of English language proficiency.
- Non-native English-speaking applicants are required to meet the university’s English language requirement
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Resume for any applicant with gaps in enrollment.
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Although optional, applicants are encouraged to submit a resume to provide information about their background that may not be on their transcripts or essay.
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Applicants to Mason who have attempted college courses at other institutions are required to disclose their complete academic enrollment history in the admission application. Mason reserves the right to revoke admission or disenroll students who fail to indicate all previous institutions attended on the admission application.
Transfer applicants who have fewer than 24 hours of earned university-level credit must meet both freshman and transfer admission requirements. These applicants must also submit a final secondary-school transcript.