To be eligible to apply as an Exchange Student or Non-Degree Seeking Student (NDS), you must

• Have graduated from an accredited high school/secondary school or obtained the equivalent by passing the GED or HiSET exam if you wish to take undergraduate-level courses.
• Currently enrolled in a college or university.

Undergraduate exchange students are only admitted for one term and must reapply if they wish to continue taking courses.

• Complete your Online Application - Undergraduate and Non-Degree Seeking

Online Application

• What to know before you start:
  • You will need to pay the $65 application fee to submit your application. This fee is non-refundable and must be paid online using a credit card.
  • We recommend using Chrome, Firefox, or Safari to complete your online application.

You are required to submit official transcripts from all regionally accredited colleges or universities you have previously attended.

If you have completed fewer than 30 transferable semester hours or 45 transferable quarter hours, you will also be required to submit an official high school transcript.

Paper transcripts can be mailed directly from the college or university or brought in an envelope sealed by the school to:

The University of Utah
Office of Admissions
201 South 1460 East, Room 250S
Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA

The University of Utah Asia Campus
Office of Admissions
U201, 119-3 Songdo Munhwaro, Yeonsu-gu,
Incheon, S.Korea, 21985

Electronic transcripts can be requested through one of the following services:

• Parchment/Naviance
• National Student Clearinghouse
• Credentials Solutions
• eScrip-Safe
• Scoir

If prompted for a recipient email address when ordering your transcript, please use [email protected]. Transcripts sent directly through email or fax will not be considered official. Applications will only be reviewed once all official transcripts have been received.

Approved English Proficiency Exams

Test Guidelines and Minimum Score Requirements

Exceptions to Proof Requirement

Citizenship

If you are a native English-speaking citizen of the countries listed below, you may not need to submit proof of English proficiency. Citizens of a country not listed below will still need to prove English proficiency through one of our approved means, even if the medium of academic instruction is English.

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Australia
• Barbados
• Belize
• Canada
• Dominica
• Federated States of Micronesia
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Grenada
• Guyana
• Ireland
• Jamaica
• Liberia
• Mauritius
• Namibia
• New Zealand
• Nigeria
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Sierra Leone
• Singapore
• Solomon Islands
• South Africa
• The Bahamas
• Trinidad and Tobago
• United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
• Zambia

Permanent Resident Card Holders: Applicants who are permanent residents of the United States may submit a copy of their (valid) permanent resident card as proof of English proficiency.

Other Ways to Demonstrate Proficiency

In some instances, your academic background can be used to demonstrate your English proficiency.

In these cases, the following means can be used in place of an English test score to fulfill your proficiency requirement:

• 3 years of B- or higher grades in non-ESL English classes at a U.S. regionally accredited high school.
• An associate’s or bachelor’s degree from a U.S. regionally-accredited college or university within the past two years.
• A bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree from a regionally-accredited or ministry of education-approved college or university within the past two years from any of the following countries:
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Australia
  • Barbados
  • Belize
  • Canada
  • Dominica
  • Federated States of Micronesia
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Grenada
  • Guyana
  • Ireland
  • Jamaica
  • Liberia
  • Mauritius
  • Namibia
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Solomon Islands
  • South Africa
  • The Bahamas
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
  • United States of America
  • Zambia
• Students who have completed 4 or more semesters (equivalent to 6 or more quarters/trimesters) of credit-bearing academic coursework at a US regionally accredited college/university.
  • Semesters do not need to be consecutive, but coursework completed prior to a gap of two or more years during which the student was outside the US cannot be used toward the semester total.
• Non-degree seeking applicants coming to the U under the auspices of institutional partnership agreements who receive formal confirmations of English language proficiency from the partner institutions.

In order to qualify as proof of English proficiency, you must have either:

• Received all grades, courses, and degrees within two years of submitting your application and paying the application fee
• Or have remained in the above-listed countries continuously since the time of receiving the scores, grades, or degrees

We’ll evaluate your application once we receive all required application materials.

You can track your application by logging into your Student Portal. Please allow 7-10 business days for your checklist to reflect materials sent via mail or digital delivery services.