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Home School and International Admissions Guidelines

Homeschooled Students

CSU will require homeschooled students to show proof that they successfully completed their state’s requirements for high school graduation.  The homeschooled student is responsible for compliance with all requirements for their state.  An official transcript is required to demonstrate that high school graduation requirements are met. The following are examples of the required transcript:

• GED, if required by state in which high school was completed
• Accredited official transcript provided by authorized third-party
• Authorized official transcript provided by a family source that includes detailed course descriptions with curriculum, grades and records of attendance. The person in charge of the home school program will be responsible for verifying the transcript as official.  Students who submit documents provided by a family source and have successfully completed the ACT with a minimum composite score of 18, or SAT with minimum score of 440 Math and 440 English will be admitted.  If the ACT or SAT is not provided with family source transcripts, the student will be enrolled conditionally as described below.

Conditional Status

All undergraduate applicants are reviewed by qualified evaluators.  Those who do not meet the specific requirements above or who only have documents provided by a family source may be eligible to enroll conditionally as a non-degree seeking student (not Title IV eligible).  While on conditional status, students will be required to successfully complete all of the following courses with a minimum grade of “C” in each, or the student will be subject to academic dismissal:

• SLS 1000 Student Learning Success
• EH 1010 English Composition I
• Math
• Science or History

International Students

Applicants 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 are required to submit one of the following official test score prior to admission:

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) test score with the following:
  1. Undergraduate- a minimum of 500 in the paper-based version or 61 in the Internet-based version
  2. Master’s- a minimum of 530 in the paper-based version or 71 in the Internet-based version
  3. Doctorate- a minimum of 550 in the paper-based version or 80 in the Internet-based version
• A minimum grade of Level 3 on the ACT COMPASS English as a Second Language Placement Test;
• A minimum score of 6.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), including the academic writing and academic reading modules;
• A minimum  grade of Pre-1 on the EIKEN ENGLISH PROFICIENCY EXAM;
• A transcript indicating completion of at least 30 semester hours of credit with an average grade of “C” or higher at an appropriately accredited/recognized college or university where the language of instruction is English;
• A transcript indicating a grade of “C” or higher in a 3 semester hour English Composition course from an appropriately accredited/recognized college of university (as verified by the International Handbook of Universities (21st ed.);
• An official high school transcript completed at an appropriately accredited/recognized high school where the medium of instruction is English.  Transcripts not in U.S. equivalency must be translated through a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) approved translating service.  Please visit www.naces.org for more information.