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Admission Procedure: Full-Time Freshman Students

• Complete the Undergraduate Application for Admission and submit it to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions with the non-refundable application fee. Applications are available on our website: www.newhaven.edu/apply. We are also a member of the Common Application. Prospective applicants can access the Common Application at www.commonapp.org. Equal consideration for admission is given to students who submit the UNH Application or the Common Application. ($75 for paper applications; $25 for on-line or common applications)
• Submit an official copy of your secondary/high school transcript to the Undergraduate Admissions Office. A satisfactory General Equivalency Diploma (GED) is acceptable in place of a high school diploma. (Note: The Right of Privacy Act requires that you must request your official transcripts. UNH cannot request them on your behalf.) If you are currently attending secondary/high school you must send us your final high school transcript with your graduation date as soon as it becomes available.
• Submit official Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or American College Testing (ACT) scores. Our SAT code is 3663 and our ACT code is 0576.
• Submit at least one letter of recommendation.
• A personal essay is required. The essay is an opportunity for us to get to know you as a person, not just your grades and test scores. It also gives us an example of how you express yourself and demonstrates your ability to organize your thoughts. The personal essay should be between 250 and 500 words on a topic of your choice.

Admission Procedure: Full-Time Transfer Students

• Complete the Undergraduate Application for Admission and submit it to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions with the non-refundable application fee. Applications are available on our website, www.newhaven.edu/apply. We are also members of the Common Application. Prospective students can access the Common Application at www.commonapp.org. Equal consideration for admission is given to students who submit the UNH Application or the Common Application
• Submit official transcripts from all the colleges/universities that you have attended.
• Students who have completed fewer than twenty-four credits from their previous college(s), must submit an official secondary/high school transcript which includes the date of graduation. A satisfactory General Equivalency Diploma (GED) is acceptable in lieu of a high school diploma.
• Students who have completed fewer than twenty-four credits from their previous college(s), must submit official Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or American College Testing (ACT) scores. Our SAT code is 3663 and our ACT code is 0576.
• Transfer students have the option to submit a personal essay and at least one letter of recommendation from an academic source.

Transfer students, if accepted, will receive a transfer credit evaluation shortly after they are accepted.

Admission Procedure: International Students

1. Submit a complete Online Application for International Undergraduate Students with a NON-REFUNDABLE Application Fee of $50.00. A student will be required to pay the application fee using a valid credit card. His or her application will NOT be processed without the application fee. If a student does not have a credit card, he or she should send a us a bank check or money order - drawn on a U.S. Bank and made payable to the University of New Haven. The check or money order should be sent in the mail along with items 2-10 upon completion of your online application. DO NOT SEND CASH.
2. 1. For First-Year Applicants (Students who just finished, or in the process of finishing, secondary/high school): Submit OFFICIAL/notarized/attested/or certified copies of ORIGINAL senior secondary/high school records. This includes mark sheets, academic transcripts, final examination results, diplomas, and degree certificates such as Std. X (SSC), Std. XII (HSC), O Levels, A Levels, IB, WAEC, CXC, etc.
   2. For Transfer Applicants (Students who have attended any post-secondary institution (college/university): Submit OFFICIAL/notarized/attested/or certified copies of ORIGINAL senior secondary/high school records (see 2.a. above) AND ALL post-secondary school (university/college) records. This includes mark sheets, academic transcripts, examination result, diplomas, and degree certificates. Transfer applicants MUST also submit official/certified course descriptions or syllabi, with exact course names and numbers, for all post-secondary (university/college) academic work attempted so that it may be evaluated for possible transfer of credit. Student-generated course descriptions are not acceptable.
      Credit may be granted for IB Higher Level Exam Scores of 4 or better and for A-Level courses of C or better.
      Please note: If post secondary (university/college) studies were done outside the U.S., a course-by-course evaluation of all academic work is strongly recommended for possible transfer of credit. Please contacthttp://www.wes.org/ for more information.
3. Submit a word-for-word notarized/attested/or certified English translations in the same format as the official document if the official document is not in English. It is important that everything on the official document be translated. Translations should be done by a bona fide translating agency in your country or in the U.S.
4. Submit at least one letter of recommendation from an academic source.
5. Submit a personal essay, personal statement or a statement of purpose. The essay is an opportunity for us to get to know the student as a person, not just his or her grades and test scores. It also gives us an example of how the student expresses himself or herself and demonstrates his or her ability to organize his or her thoughts. The personal essay should be between 250 and 500 words on a topic of his or her choice.
6. Complete and submit the Financial Statement for International Students Form (FSIS) accompanied by an original bank statement from the sponsor showing adequate funds. The bank statement must be of recent date of issue, no more than 6 months old, in English, and it must be in the same name as your sponsor. To download the FSIS form, click here.
7. All non-native English language speakers must demonstrate English language competency by providing a TOEFL score of 80 on the internet based test (iBT) or an IELTS score of 6.5. The University of New Haven School Code for TOEFL is 3663. . The Pearson Test of English with a minimum score of 53 is acceptable. The Pearson is managed by Language Testing (LT), a division of Pearson Education Ltd. The International Test of English Proficiency , iTEP score of 3.7 is also acceptable, iTEP is an innovative, Internet-based English assessment tool developed by Boston Educational Services. Completion of ELS Language Center Level 112 is also accepted in lieu of either the TOEFL or IELTS.
8. Submit a clear copy of your passport information page with your complete name, date of birth, and country of citizenship.
9. Applicants currently in the U.S. must submit clear copies of their U.S. visa stamp, I-94 card, I-20 (if any), I-797 (if any), and all other immigration document(s).