Please follow the steps below to apply as a full-time student seeking a bachelor's degree:
1. Application: Complete an online application. You can also download an application.
2. $50 Application Fee: You will be required to pay the application fee while completing your online application. If submit your application via regular mail, please submit the deposit in the form of a check, money order, or any other traceable form of currency. Cash is not recommended.
3. Official Transcripts: Submit official transcripts for all secondary and college/university education. All transcripts/marksheets must be submitted in English. In addition, we require a minimum of a 2.5 GPA for Freshmen students and a 2.0 GPA for Transfer students.
4. Test Scores: Submit the results of the TOEFL, IELTS, or other proof of English proficiency exam. Results must come directly from the testing service. The minimum scores for university admission are as follows:
- TOEFL: 525 PBT, 70 IBT, or 195 CBT. (School code: 4006)
- IELTS: 6.0 band or higher.
- ACT English Sub Score: 21 or higher.
- SAT Verbal Score: 510 or higher.
If you have completed high school/secondary education in a country where English is the official language, you may provide one of the following instead of one of the test scores above:
- proof of four years high school English (composition and literature-based) with passing grades; OR
- one three-semester-hour course in English composition taken at the post-secondary level completed with a passing grade.
If you do not meet NAU's English proficiency requirement you may be required to:
- Take the English Level Placement test upon arriving; OR
- Enroll in NAU's Program in Intensive English until you pass the English Proficiency Requirement.
5. Proof of Financial Support: Provide poof of financial support and complete the
financial guarantee for the total amount of the fees & expenses for bachelor's degree students for the academic year (summer not included). This is required to issue the SEVIS form I-20, the immigration form you will need to apply for a student visa.
If you bring dependents with you, please submit the Dependent Form and provide an extra USD $5,500 for your spouse and/or USD $3,500 for each child.
If you have any questions, please contact us at studynau@nau.edu.
Center for International Education
Northern Arizona University
Tinsley Hall, Room 102
Box 5598
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5598 U.S.A.
Phone: +1 (928) 523-2409
Fax: +1 (928) 523-9489
E-mail: cie@nau.edu
Emergency Pager:
+1 (928) 913-7922