International Admissions Requirements

University of Fairfax Program International Admission Requirements

Applicants are evaluated individually based on their professional experience, academic credentials, and admissions interview/teleconference to assess their potential for completing the relevant academic program successfully. International students are subject to the same admissions requirements as stated here.

International Credentials

Applicants with international credentials must arrange for a course-by-course evaluation of their transcripts to confirm equivalence to an accredited degree from the U.S. The University of Fairfax accepts evaluations from:

• National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES)
• Association of International Credential (AICE)
• Education USA 
• internally through UFairfax (using AACRAO standards)

If the academic records are in a language other than English, an English translation is required that is as close to word-for-word as possible.

English Language Proficiency

Applicants for any degree program whose native language is not English and who have not earned a degree from an appropriately accredited institution where English is the principal language of instruction must demonstrate proficiency in English by meeting one of the following requirements:

 

University of Fairfax English Proficiency Requirement	TOEFL Written Test (PB)	TOEFL Computer Test (iBT)	IELTS	Pearson	Duolingo	4-Skill Michigan English Test (MET)	Michigan ECCE/ECPE	College Board Accuplacer ESL	Eiken English Proficiency Exam	CEFR
Undergraduate programs	57	61	6.0	44	95	53	650/LP	Language Use: 85 ESL Listening: 80 ESL Reading: 85 ESL Sentence Meaning: 90 ESL Writeplacer: 4 Comp score for all all exams: 350	Pre-1	B-2
Master’s programs	60	71	6.5	50	100	55
Doctorate/PhD programs	65	80		58	105

• Undergraduate Degree: A minimum score of 57 on the paper-delivered Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL PBT), or 61 on the Internet Based Test (iBT), a 6.0 on the International English Language Test (IELTS), 44 on the Pearson Test of English Academic Score Report; 95 on the Duolingo English Test; or 53 on the 4-skill Michigan English Test (MET), or 650/LP on the Michigan Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English (ECCE), or 650/LP on the Michigan Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE).
• Master’s Degree: A minimum total score of 60 on the paper-delivered Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL PBT), or 71 on the Internet-Based Test (iBT); 6.5 on the International English Language Test (IELTS); 50 on the Pearson Test of English Academic Score Report; 100 on the Duolingo English Test; or 55 on the 4-skill Michigan English Test (MET), or 650/LP on the Michigan Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English (ECCE), or 650/LP on the Michigan Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE).
• First Professional Degree or Professional Doctoral Degree: A minimum score of 65 on the paper-delivered Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL PBT), or 80 on the Internet-Based Test (iBT); 6.5 on the International English Language Test (IELTS); 58 on the Pearson Test of English Academic Score Report; 105 on the Duolingo English Test; or 55 on the 4-skill Michigan English Test (MET), or 650/LP on the Michigan Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English (ECCE), or 650/LP on the Michigan Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE).
• A minimum score on the College Board Accuplacer ESL Exam Series as follows:
  a. ESL Language Use: Score of 85
  b. ESL Listening: Score of 80
  c. ESL Reading: Score of 85
  d. ESL Sentence Meaning: Score of 90
  e. ESL Writeplacer: Score of 4
  f. Comprehensive Score for all exams of 350
• A minimum grade of Pre-1 on the Eiken English Proficiency Exam
• A minimum B-2 English proficiency level identified within the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) Standards and assessed through various ESOL examinations, including the University of Cambridge;
• A transcript indicating completion of at least 30 semester credit hours with an average grade of “C” or higher at an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Secretary of Education and/or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or accepted foreign equivalent that is listed in the International Handbook of Universities where the language of instruction was English. A “B” or higher is required for master’s degree, first professional degree, or professional doctoral degree.

Download this checklist to ensure you have submitted all required documents:

 

Transfer Credits

A maximum of 84 semester credits may be transferred into a bachelor’s degree program, 18 semester credits may be transferred into a master’s degree program and a maximum of 9 semester credits may be transferred into a Doctorate program. No more than one course can be accepted as transfer credit toward a graduate certificate.

No transfer credit will be applied to programs of study where a doctoral student has been granted advanced standing. The University does not award academic credit for non-academic experience.

To receive transfer credit for a course, the following criteria must be met:

• The student must have taken the course for graduate credit as part of a degree or graduate certificate program from an accredited institution;
• The course taken was equivalent to the University of Fairfax course in content, level, and credit hours;
• The student earned at least a grade of “B” (courses taken on a pass/fail basis are not eligible for transfer); and
• Information Security courses must have been completed within the five years preceding initial enrollment at the University of Fairfax.

Students and graduates should note that when seeking to transfer credits to another educational institution, the receiving institution has full discretion as to which credits are transferable.