International Students
Admission Requirements
Please submit the following to be considered for admission and an academic scholarship:
- Application for Undergraduate Admission
- Official high school graduation documents and transcripts
- Documentation of English proficiency
- Standardized Examination Results (sometimes waived for transfer students), such as:
- Official college/university transcript (required for students who have attended another college or university)
- Documentation of financial support
- Photocopy of passport identity page
- $25 application fee (waived for online applications)
We reserve the right to seek verification of any document. This process may be time consuming. In some cases, you, the applicant, must bear some expense for the verification.
Where to Send Your Documents
Please mail official or certified hard copies to:
University of Indianapolis
Office of Admissions
1400 E. Hanna Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46227
U.S.A.
Photocopies or Scanned Documents
We often can make a provisional assessment based on scanned or photocopied documents; however, official or certified hard copies of documents are required before a final admission decision can be made.
A certified copy is a hard photocopy that has been stamped and signed by an official of the institution issuing the document, of a governmental education office, or of an EducationUSA office.
A scan or a photocopy of a certified copy is not official. We require documents with the original stamp and signature.
Application Deadline
There is no application deadline. However, because of capacity issues, we may need to establish waiting lists for housing or enrollment. Therefore we suggest that you apply as soon as you can.
Start Dates
Our academic year begins in late August. Students can also begin mid-year in January. We offer accelerated summer terms in May and June/July. However, class selection and services are very limited during the May and June/July terms, and we do not recommend that students new to the U.S. begin their studies during these months as we are not able to provide adequate support.
Transferring Credits From Your Previous College/University Outside the U.S.
Students who would like to receive credit (exemptions) for courses taken at colleges or universities outside the United States should submit their transcripts to an evaluation agency such as World Education Services or Education Credential Evaluators. A detailed, course-by-course report is required. This report can take several weeks or more to obtain. After a student is accepted for admission, our Registrar’s Office will examine the credential evaluation report to determine transfer credit. The student may be asked to submit course descriptions in English or to consult with a faculty member regarding specific course content. Our Registrar’s Office will send a list of transferred courses to the student’s address of record.
In general, courses (C- grade or above) taken at institutions “recognized” by the government in that country will receive transfer credit. However, in order for any particular UIndy course to be waived, there must be a corresponding course (similar in content, level and goals) taken at the non-U.S. institution. In addition, at least 30 credit hours and at least one third of major requirement credit hours must be completed at the University of Indianapolis in order to receive a UIndy degree.
Except when applying to a health science program, a credential evaluation report is generally not required for admission to the University of Indianapolis. It is generally required only for transfer credit evaluation.