International Undergraduate Admission

• Academic Year
• Application Deadline Dates
• Application Fee
• Application for Admission
• Transcripts
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
• English as Second Language Institute (ESL)
• Financial Support
• Transfer Student from another U.S. college or university
• Assessment Requirement
• MMR and TB Requirement
• Medical Insurance Requirement
• SEVIS_Fee
• Graduate Admission
• Campus-Wide SARS Policy
• Preparing for Departure to APSU

Application Deadline Dates

The following deadlines have been established to receive all necessary admission documents so you can get your visa in a timely manner:

Application Fee

A non-refundable application fee of fifteen dollars (U.S. $15.00) is required of every International applicant, unless previously paid. A check or bank draft, made payable to Austin Peay State University must be sent with your application for admission.
Applications received without the fee will not be processed.

Application for Admission

To apply for admission, please click on the link below: 

International Undergraduate Application

To request an application, please email the Office of Admissions at admissions@apsu.edu  or call (931) 221-7661. Please give us your full name and address to expedite the process.

Transcripts

First-time Freshman Applicants
Official or certified true copies of secondary school (high school) transcripts, certificates, and diplomas must be sent directly to the Office of Admissions from the school. If the transcript is not in English, a translation should accompany the documents.

Transfer Applicants
  
Official or certified true copies of secondary school (high school) transcripts, certificates, and diplomas must be sent directly to the Office of Admissions from the school. If the transcript is not in English, a translation should accompany the documents. A secondary school transcript is not required if you graduated 1988 and before.

Official or certified true copies of all College/ University transcripts, certificates, diplomas and degrees must be sent directly to the Office of Admissions from the college/university. Transfer students from foreign institutions must also provide a course-by course equivalency in English performed by an educational credential agency.

All records must be in English. Since certificates and records filed are not returned, you should send certified copies if the documents in question cannot be easily replaced.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

Original results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) must be sent directly from the testing agency to Austin Peay State University, institutional code 1028. TOEFL scores are valid for two years.  Effective September 2005 a score of 61 is required on the Internet-based TOEFL (TOEFL iBT) exam.  Prior to September 2005 a score of 500 (paper-based) or 173 (computer-based) on the TOEFL exam (or its equivalency on other standardized tests that measure English proficiency) is required of applicants whose native language is not English.  Those countries that are waived are Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, West Indies and New Zealand.  TOEFL information can be obtained by writing to TOEFL, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey 08541, U.S.A.

Financial Support

All international applicants must submit a completed Affidavit of Support and Financial Statement. This form provides evidence of the applicant’s ability to pay all required educational and living costs. This form must be on file before an I-20 or DS-2019 can be issued. An international applicant is required to certify that he/she will have available U.S.$23,738 - $25,928 (depending on residence hall selected) for nine months or U.S.$34,211 - $37,496 (depending on residence hall selected) for 12 months at Austin Peay State University, exclusive of travel expenses. All fees are subject to change without notice. These fees are based on on-campus living; off campus accommodations may be more expensive.
  
For dependents to be included on the I-20AB, add $3,500 per academic year for your spouse and $2,000 per academic year for each child. (Spouses of F-1 visa holders are not permitted to work under any circumstances. Spouses of J-1 visa holders may obtain permission to work and then only for his or her and the children’s support)

Transfer Student from another U.S. college or university

If you are a transfer student from another U.S. college/university, you must have the U.S. institution submit a photocopy of your Form I-20/IAP-66 or DS-2019, Form I-94, U.S. visa page, and Passport Information pages to the Office of Admissions along with the Transfer Verification Form. If you are an F-1 student at another university and are authorized to work off-campus due to economic hardship, you will be required to re-apply for off-campus work authorization at APSU once your SEVIS record is transferred.

Assessment Requirement

MMR, TB, Hepatitis B (HBV) and Meningococcal Meningitis Requirement

International students must submit a certificate, in English, from a licensed physician within 30 days of the beginning of classes certifying they are free from tuberculosis. Certification also may be obtained through the Boyd Health Services. Should students have tuberculosis, enrollment may be continued upon the recommendation of a licensed physician.

In addition, the State of Tennessee requires all first time and readmission students to provide proof of two immunizations with the Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) vaccines, which were administered on or after the first year of birth. A student will not be allowed to register for classes until this requirement is met. The Boyd Health Services will be able to assist you if you require the immunizations.

The General Assembly of the State of Tennessee mandates that each public or private postsecondary institution in the state provide information concerning hepatitis B infection to all students entering the institution for the first time.  Those students who will be living in on-campus housing for the first time must also be informed about the risk of meningococcal meningitis infection.  Tennessee law requires that such students complete and sign a waiver form provided by the institution.  By following this link, (Immunization Health History Form), you must have this form completed, signed by the student or parent of students under 18 years of age), and returned to Boyd Health Services .

Medical Insurance Requirement

International students are required to provide proof of "adequate" medical & hospitalization insurance on themselves and their families as a condition of admission. Adequate health insurance is defined as insurance equivalent to that provided through the Tennessee Board of Regents’ plan. This insurance must be maintained throughout enrollment. International students will automatically be enrolled in the Tennessee Board of Regents Student/Scholar Health & Accident Insurance Plan unless documentation of adequate coverage is provided prior to registration. Automatic enrollment in the annual Plan will take place no later than the time of class registration, and the cost of the coverage will be added to your registration fees. When you arrive at Austin Peay, please go by Boyd Health Services in the Ellington Building, Room 104, to present a copy of your health insurance policy including term of enrollment, in English, and verification of payment for the semester(s) that you will be attending.

SEVIS Fee

Effective September 1, 2004 SEVIS has started collecting a fee for all non-immigrants who are initially issued a Form I-20 or Form DS-2019. 
Please visit the following web site http://www.ice.gov/sevis/i901/index.htm for information on the fee payment.

Graduate Admissions

The College of Graduate Studies is responsible for processing new graduate international student applications. Please contact the College of Graduate Studies for further requirements and information.