Academic Requirements

Official copies of secondary work and college/university work

Education History Form [pdf 67 KB]

If you have completed at least twelve years of schooling in a preparatory school program (e.g., preparatoria, gymnasium, Form VI, liceo, or high school), you may be considered for undergraduate freshman admission. USD seeks serious students, and those applying as freshmen are expected to present a well-balanced secondary school program of college preparatory courses. We require official transcripts of all high school and college work that you have attempted. When additional terms have been finished, updated transcripts should be mailed to our office. These transcripts must be translated into English.

Transfer applicants are required to be in good standing at their current or most recent institution. We require official transcripts of all work attempted and these transcripts must be translated into English. Individual official transcripts must be obtained from each college/university attended. Students need to submit a final high school transcript but it is not used in determining admission to the University.

To have your International Baccalaureate (IB) or Advanced Placement (AP) scores evaluated for college credit, please have them directly sent to the Office of Admissions from the IB office or College Board. Please visit below the approved listing of AP/IB.

Advanced Placement (AP)/International Baccalaureate (IB) Test Credit

USD strongly recommends foreign high school or college transcripts to be evaluated by an outside agency. An outside evaluation service has proven to be very effective in serving the needs of both the international student and the university administrators. For additional information on an evaluation service, we suggest :

World Education Services (www.wes.org)
PO Box 5087 , Bowling Green Station
New York , NY 10274-5087 , USA
Tel: 212-966-6311

International Education Research Foundation (www.ierf.org)
P.O. Box 3665
Culver City , CA 90231 , USA
Tel: 310.258.9451

In order to be considered for admission to the University of San Diego, the following documents must be submitted:

• Admissions application form and application fee. ($55.00 U.S. Dollars)
• Official copies of secondary work and any college or university work completed. Official copies must be translated into English and the original document must accompany the translation.
• Official test results:
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) - All Applicants
  • SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) - Freshman applicants only
• Letter of recommendation (enclosed with application)
• Admissions Essay (1 –2 typed pages)
• Certification of Finances form with original bank documents
• School Transfer Verification form
  (This applies only to international students already attending a U.S. high school, college or university).
• Summary of Educational Experience
• Official results of any national examinations.
  For example: IB exam, GCE A-levels, India School Certificate, ect..
• Grade Progress Report for current semester
  (Transfer applicants only)

You may also print our application checklist [pdf 93 KB].

Please be aware that all submitted documentation becomes the property of USD and will not be released in original or photocopy form under any circumstances. If you need to keep your original documents, we will photocopy the original but an admissions counselor must sign and verify that the original was looked at.