International Transfer Application Instructions

If you are applying to transfer to CMC from a college or university outside of the United States, you will follow the same application procedures as students applying from colleges and universities within the United States. You can find more information about applying to CMC as a transfer applicant in the Application Instructions for Transfer Applicants section.

At CMC international applicants are defined as students without U.S. citizenship. This does not include U.S. dual citizens, permanent residents, U.S. citizens living abroad, undocumented or DACAmented students, or non-U.S. citizens with valid asylee or refugee status living in the United States.  

Proof of Secondary School Completion

All transfer applicants must submit their official high school transcripts as well as any national exam results (e.g. GSCE ‘O’ and ‘A’ Levels, International Baccalaureate, Abitur, etc.). Official exam scores must be submitted on an official high school transcript, through the testing agency, or by a high school official.

English Language Proficiency Requirement

All international applicants, regardless of their country of citizenship, whose first language is not English, who did not attend a school in which English is the primary language of instruction for a minimum of three years, or who do not attend a college or university in which English is the primary language of instruction must submit score results from one of the following approved English language tests.

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Internet-Based Test Only – 100 minimum recommended score

  • TOEFL Essentials is not accepted.

• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – 7.5 minimum recommended score 

• Cambridge English C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency – 190 minimum recommended score

• Duolingo English Test – 130 minimum recommended score

Submitting Test Scores or Requesting a Waiver

Official English proficiency scores are required if submitting a Duolingo English Test (DET) score, and preferred for all other accepted exams. However, if sending official TOEFL IBT, IELTS, or CAE scores presents a financial burden applicants can submit self-reported scores through your CMC applicant portal. You will gain access to your CMC applicant portal after your application for admission is received. You must submit an official PDF score report to self-report TOELF IBT, IETLS, or CEA scores. For Duolingo English Test (DET) scores, submission must be made directly through the DET portal. 

Self-reported English proficiency scores from the Common Application or Coalition Application will not be accepted.

Applicants admitted based on self-reported scores must submit official test scores before the Fall semester begins if they choose to enroll. The Admission Office will verify self-reported scores against self-reported records, and students will be notified in case of any discrepancies. 

We will not accept self-reported English proficiency scores from the Common Application, Coalition Application, or by email.

If an applicant meets the eligibility requirements for an exemption from the English proficiency requirement, and it is not automatically waived on their application checklist, they can submit a waiver request form which will appear in their CMC applicant portal.

Translations

If your high school transcripts, score reports, letters of recommendation, or other required application materials are written in a language other than English, you must provide an official English translation. 

Need-based Financial Aid for non-U.S. citizens