How to Apply

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Gain a large university experience with a small university feel. Make your mark at Minot State.

For best consideration for admission, submit your application by the following deadlines:

  • Fall semester (August start)
    • Currently living OUTSIDE the United States: Submit your application and all supporting documents by June 15.
    • Currently living WITHIN the United States: Submit your application and all supporting documents by July 15.
  • Spring semester (January start)
    • Currently living OUTSIDE the United States: Submit your application and all supporting documents by Oct. 15.
    • Currently living WITHIN the United States: Submit your application and all supporting documents by Nov. 15.

After these dates, application may be considered.

Admissions Checklist

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Step 1: Apply


Take the first step into your future and apply to Minot State. Don't forget to pay your $35 USD application fee. This fee can be paid in several ways:

  • When you submit your application.
  • By a wire transfer through Flywire.
  • By mailing a U.S. check or U.S. money order payable to Minot State University to the address below. Note the applicant’s full legal name as it appears on their driver’s license or passport.

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Step 2: Gather Documents


Your required documents can be sent to:

Minot State University
Enrollment Services
500 University Ave West
Minot, ND 58707
Email: admissions@MinotStateU.edu
Fax: +1-701-858-3888

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Required Documents

International students who have not completed university-level coursework after graduation are considered first-year students.

1.Send in your current academic records.

  • International high school credentials must be evaluated by one of the services listed below. There is a cost to the applicant for the evaluation. This fee and evaluation are the responsibility of the application; you must request a document-by-document evaluation and for it to be sent to Minot State. This will allow the evaluating service to provide Minot State an official evaluation upon completion.

2. Submit your official entrance exam scores. See the Entrance exams tab below for more information.

3. Complete your Application for Form I-20 and Certification of Financial Responsibility and supporting financial documents.

4. Photocopy the passport page containing your personal information.

  • This will be used to create your Form I-20.

Notification of application status

You will receive an email about your admission status within two weeks after submitting all your required documents. Full acceptance is not granted until all requirements are met.

International students who have previously attended a college or university AND have completed at least 24 semester hours (after evaluation) are considered transfer students.

If you are transferring fewer than 24 semester hours of college or university credit, you will need to submit your academic records from your post-secondary AND secondary institutions for admission. See the First-year student tab above for more information.

1. Send your transcripts from all colleges or universities you’ve attended.

  • International post-secondary records must be evaluated by one of the services listed below. There is a cost to the applicant for the evaluation. This fee and evaluation are the responsibility of the applicant; you must request a course-by-course evaluation and for it to be sent to Minot State. This will allow the evaluating service to provide Minot State an official evaluation upon completion.

2. Submit your official entrance exam scores. See the Entrance exams tab below for more information.

3. Complete your Application for Form I-20 and Certification of Financial Responsibility and supporting financial documents.

4. Photocopy the passport page containing your personal information.

  • This will be used to create your Form I-20.

Notification of application status

You will receive an email about your admission status within two weeks after submitting all your required documents. Full acceptance is not granted until all requirements are met.

All international undergraduate students are required to submit one official entrance exam of your choice (from the list below) to be considered for admission.

Exemptions:

  • You have completed two years minimum at a regionally accredited institution in the United States.
  • You have completed Composition I and Composition II at a regionally accredited institution in the United States with a minimum grade of B.

Entrance Exam Tests

  • Only one test is required.
  • Please note: Only IELTS examination scores can be sent via email. All other examination scores must come from the testing institution.
  • TOEFL, taken within two years
    • IBT minimum score: 71
    • Paper-based minimum score: 525
  • IELTS, taken within two years
    • Minimum score: 6.0 overall band
  • SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test)
    • Minimum writing and language score: 25
    • Minimum SAT total: 920
    • If you took the SAT before February 2016, the minimum SAT subscores are Writing 430 and Math + Critical Reading 820.
  • ACT
    • Composite score: 17
    • English sub test: 18
  • ACCUPLACER
    • Write Placer: 5 or higher
    • NextGeneration Writing: 256 or higher
  • Duolingo English Test
    • Minimum score: 95, for scores submitted after 11/14/2020
  • PTE-Academic
    • Minimum score: 50

International students are not eligible for U.S. federal or state need-based financial assistance. Therefore, certification of adequate financial support to meet the needs during the period of enrollment at MSU is required of all international non-immigrant applicants. Note: If admitted, you will be required to complete the Application for Form I-20 and Certification of Finances before an I-20 can be issued.

Before completing the App for I-20, please review the Sources of Financial Support [pdf]

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Step 3: Prepare for your arrival


Visit international student services for important steps to prepare for your arrival and your F-1 status.

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