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International Admissions Requirements

International (non-U.S. citizen) applicants are welcome to apply to Chaminade University.

International students must have a visa status that allows in-person, academic study at Chaminade University. This can include temporary U.S. visas such as F-1 student visas, J-1 exchange visitors, H-1 temporary worker, dependent visas or any other non-immigrant classifications.

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INTERNATIONAL ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

  • NACES Evaluation
    • All International Students are required to submit an official, third-party certified evaluations (course-by-course, GPA, credits, grades), International Transcript Evaluation. This must be completed by a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) member organization in order to be considered official.
    • The official evaluation must come directly from the organization to Chaminade University by electronic submission to [email protected].
    • Unofficial transcript evaluations will not be accepted.
    • Students who attended English speaking institutions in a foreign country are still required to submit an International Transcript Evaluation.
    • Chaminade does not accept transcript translations in place of transcript evaluations.

Score reports must be submitted directly from the testing service to Chaminade University by emailing [email protected]. Unofficial score reports will not be accepted.

Exemptions to English proficiency tests:

  • Earning a prior degree from an institution whose instruction was entirely in English, however, this is at the discretion of the admissions and program staff and faculty.
  • Official records for at least the last four years of secondary school study and any university-level or post-secondary coursework that has been completed or attempted. These records must list all subjects taken, grades earned, or examination results in each subject, and all diplomas and certificates.

APPLICATION CHECKLIST

  • Application
  • Application fee
  • Official records from all secondary and/or post-secondary schools attended 
  • Official NACES evaluations 
  • Official English proficiency test results
  • Certificate of Finances – Evidence of financial capacity to cover the cost of attendance (tuition, fees, books and supplies, room and board, etc.) for the upcoming academic year. An I-20 will not be issued until this certificate is received and reviewed.
  • Copy of passport 

Scholarships

International students are not eligible to receive merit-based scholarships.

Certificate of Finances

Once you’ve been offered admission to your program, your admissions portal checklist will require you to upload a Certificate of Finances showing proof of ability to cover your cost of attendance (tuition, fees, books and supplies, room and board, etc.) for the upcoming academic year.

Your I-20 will not be issued until this certificate is received and reviewed.

Acceptable Financial Documents

  • Personal Funds: Bank statement(s)** in the applicant’s name showing balance of account.
  • Parent or sponsor’s funds: Bank statement(s)** in the sponsor’s name showing balance of account.
  • Other institutional support/awards letters: Official letter showing amount and length of support.
  • Loan certificates/letters: Must indicate applicant’s name or sponsor’s name and the amount of approved loan. Conditional loan approvals may be accepted only if the condition is the receipt of your I-20 of DS-2019.

**Bank/Financial statements must:

  • Clearly show the financial institution’s name, account holder’s name, account balance, and type of currency;
  • Be dated within the past 60 days (older statements will not be accepted);
  • Be translated into English (especially names) – unofficial translations are accepted;
  • Show that assets/funds are liquid and can be converted to cash.

Unacceptable Financial Documents

  • Documents older than 60 days
  • Income or salary statements
  • Funds that are not immediately accessible (i.e. liquid)
  • Assets that are not in liquidated form (house, car, etc)
  • Life insurance policy statements
  • Pensions funds
  • Tax return forms or documents
  • Loan applications
Certificate of Finances

Proof of Health Requirements

All international students attending on-campus programs must maintain health insurance that is accepted by U.S. providers.

All international students attending on-campus programs must submit proof of a clear TB 9 (tuberculin) test or chest x-ray, given and read less than one year prior to the start of the school semester. TB tests or chest x-rays are required by law by the State of Hawaii. International students must submit a chest x-ray. The x-ray may be taken in their country of citizenship.

Point of Contact and Designated School Official

As an international student, your point of contact for student visa and registration-related questions is Arial Mendoza. She can be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at (808) 735-4654. Arial is the Chaminade University Designated School Official (DSO) and works with International Students to issue the I-20 needed to apply for their student visa.

International One-on-One Sessions

Chaminade University offers personal one-on-one information sessions with an Admissions Counselor. Please schedule your personal session through our Meet Your Counselor page. These can be held virtually or on-campus.

International applications will be processed by the Office of Admissions. I-20’s will be processed by the Records & Registrar’s Office.