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International Student Checklist

This page is to help you navigate the application process as an international student.

Undergraduate Applicants (Freshmen):

• Freshmen applicants must take the TOEFL or IELTS (for students whose first language is not English) and SAT exams.
• Chapman's test code for the TOEFL and SAT is 4047.
• Complete the Chapman undergraduate application.
• Complete your Chapman financial certification form (be sure to include supporting financial documents).
• All transcripts must be translated in to English before being submitted.

Undergraduate Applicants (Transfer):

• Transfer applicants must take the TOEFL or IELTS exam (for students whose first language is not English).
• Transfer applicants with less than 24 units must take the SAT and submit all high school transcripts.
• Chapman's test code for the TOEFL and SAT is 4047.
• Complete the Chapman undergraduate application.
• Complete your Chapman financial certification form (be sure to include supporting financial documents).
• All high school transcripts must be translated to English before being submitted.
• All college/university transcripts must be translated in to English.  Submit English as well as native language copies of transcripts (if applicable).

Graduate Applicants:

• Complete the Chapman graduate application.
• Complete your Chapman financial certification form (be sure to include supporting financial documents).
• Graduate applicants must take the TOEFL or IELTS exam (for students whose first language is not English or who have not completed their bachelor's degree at an English speaking institution).
• All college/university transcripts must be translated in to English.  Submit English as well as native language copies of transcripts (if applicable).
• For applicants who have completed their bachelor's degree, submit a copy of your official university diploma in the native language, along with an English translation.
• If only one original transcript or diploma can be issued from the University please send a notarized photocopy instead of the original.  Documents will not be returned.
• Applicants who have a GPA below 3.0 in their last 60 units are required to a submit a satisfactory score on an accepted graduation admissions examination as specified by the requirements for the degree to which you are applying.
• Chapman University accepts scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET), and the Miller Analogies Test (MAT). 
• All MBA/EMBA applicants must submit scores from the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).