International Student Guidelines
To attend Westminster College, we recommend you begin the application process at least four months before the term you wish to attend to ensure that all documents and materials for application are received by the Office of Admissions well in advance of your intended starting date.
Application Procedure
Please submit the following materials and meet the listed requirements. Please try to send the necessary materials four months previous to the term you wish to attend. Please make sure all application materials are signed and dated. After completing these forms, send them by air mail to:
Westminster College
Office of Admissions
1840 South 1300 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84105 U.S.A.
Undergraduate Applicants, click here
Graduate Applicants, click here.
Freshman Requirements for Admission
o Completed Application
o Personal Essay
o SAT/ACT score
o Transcripts*
o High School Counselor or Teacher Recommendation
o $40 Application Fee
o TOEFL Score**
o Statement of Financial Responsibility
o Bank Statements
Transfer Requirements for Admission
o Completed Application
o College Transcripts* (High School Transcripts* are required if the student has completed less than 30 credit hours)
o $40 Application Fee
o TOEFL Score**
o Statement of Financial Responsibility
o Bank Statements
Graduate Requirements for Admission
The following are requirements to be admitted as a graduate student at Westminster College:
o Submit an application
o Hold at least the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor's degree.
o Present grades or scores which show you are a better-than-average student from all colleges/universities you may have attended.
o Provide Westminster College with the results of the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). Official TOEFL scores must be sent directly to the Office of Admissions
o Westminster's TOEFL institution code is 4948.
o A TOEFL score of at least 214 on the computer-based test is required for admission to the Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Administration in Technology Management (MBATM), and Master of Education (MEd) programs,
o A TOEFL score of at least 250 on the computer-based test is required for admission to the Master of Professional Communication (MPC) and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) programs.
o Statement of Financial Responsibility
o Provide verification, in U.S. dollars, of your ability to meet Westminster annual costs by submitting the following: 1) a bank statement, and 2) a student's or sponsor's statement of financial responsibility with appropriate signature(s).
Please complete and sign financial verification forms and include letters or certificates of financial verification, such as a bank statement, from a bank or other financial institution. After you have been accepted to the college and have sent in a tuition deposit, you will be sent a Form I-20 so that you can apply for your student visa or can apply for a transfer to Westminster College.
Note: Effective September 1, 2004, each person who applies for an F-1 student visa must pay the $200 SEVIS fee before applying for the visa. This fee is not paid to the school, but rather to the Department of Homeland Security, and is not collected by the school. The fee can be paid via the internet or through the mail. The fee is non-refundable.
*Transcripts
In order to attend Westminster, students must have graduated from a secondary school or have obtained a GED.
Transcripts, Mark Sheets and Score Reports should be sent directly from the school to Westminster or an evaluation service.
Secondary school transcripts presented in English will be evaluated by Westminster College. University transcripts should be submitted to ACEI (acei1.com) or WES (wes.org) for translation and/or evaluation. Westminster Admissions reserves the right to request the student submit their transcript to WES or ACEI for outside evaluation.
**TOEFL Scores
o Westminster's TOEFL institution code is 4948.
o A TOEFL score meeting the minimum requirements for the tests below is required for undergraduate admission to Westminster College.
• 215 on the computer-based test
• 550 on the paper-based test
• 79 on the internet-based test
o The TOEFL may be waived if the student has studied/lived/worked at an English speaking school/country/institution for more than one year.
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