International Students
International Degree Evaluation Process
Applicants seeking admission or transfer credits for credits earned at institutions outside the United States must have their transcripts evaluated and certified by a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES) member organization or by an Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) member organization. Aspen University will also accept evaluations of nursing education from CGFNS. Applicants may be assessed a fee by the certifying organization and must request the report be sent directly to Aspen University. In order to be accepted for admissions or transfer credit purposes, the official international evaluation must state that the applicant’s prior educational experience is equivalent to a degree earned or credits earned at an accredited university in the United States. Applicants should contact their Enrollment Advisor for further information regarding the international transcript evaluation requirement. Transcripts not in English must be evaluated by an appropriate third party and translated into English.
International RN Licenses
For Aspen University's nursing programs, a current, unrestricted registered nursing license from the United States, a US Territory, or Canada is required. Registered nurses outside of these areas are not eligible.
English Proficiency
Applicants whose native language is not English must demonstrate English proficiency by meeting one of the below criteria. Official score reports are required for any English proficiency exams.
- An official transcript from an appropriately accredited institution in the United States or a US territory at which the student has an earned degree and where the language of instruction was English.
- An official transcript from an appropriately accredited institution in the United States or a US territory at which the student has earned at least 30 semester credits and where the language of instruction was English. Undergraduate students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher on this transcript; graduate students must have at cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on this transcript.
- An official score report demonstrating that the applicant meets one of the following English testing scores:
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
- Undergraduate Degrees: minimum score of 57 on the paper-delivered exam (TOEFL PBT) or 61 on the internet based test (iBT)
- Master's Degrees: minimum score of 60 on the paper-delivered exam (TOEFL PBT) or 71 on the internet based test (iBT)
- Doctoral Degrees: minimum score of 65 on the paper-delivered exam (TOEFL PBT) or 80 on the internet based test (iBT)
- International English Language Test (IELTS)
- Undergraduate Degrees: minimum score of 6.0
- Master's & Doctoral Degrees: minimum score of 6.5
- Pearson Test of English Academic Score Report
- Undergraduate Degrees: minimum score of 44
- Master's Degrees: minimum score of 50
- Doctoral Degrees: minimum score of 58
- Duolingo English Test
- Undergraduate Degrees: minimum score of 95
- Master's Degrees: minimum score of 100
- Doctoral Degrees: minimum score of 105
- 4-skill Michigan English Test (MET)
- Undergraduate Degrees: minimum score of 53
- Master's & Doctoral Degrees: minimum score of 55
- Michigan Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English (ECCE)
- Michigan Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE)
- College Board Accuplacer ESL Exam Series (must meet minimum score for all sections)
- ESL Language Use: score of 85
- ESL Listening: score of 80
- ESL Reading: score of 85
- ESL Sentence Meaning: score of 90
- ESL Writeplacer: score of 4
- Comprehensive Score for all exams: 350
- Eiken English Proficiency Exam
- Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) standards and assessed through various ESOL examinations, including the University of Cambridge
- Minimum B-2 English proficiency