Ohio Administrative Code|Rule 3361:40-15-12 | International students: admission and english requirements.

                                                
(A) Official application. A formal and
		  complete application for admissions must be completed by the prospective
		  student and submitted to the appropriate admission office. A complete
		  application is defined as fully responding to all questions included on the
		  application and all supporting documents required by the specific program (i.e.
		  official transcripts, writing samples, applicable test scores) in accordance
		  with published deadlines.
(B) Official transcripts. Officials transcripts from all
		  secondary schools, colleges and universities attended must be submitted
		  directly from the institution. Photo copies of original documents must bear the
		  signature of the registrar or other authorizing entity and the seal of the
		  issuing institution. All documents not issued in english must be accompanied by
		  notarized english translations.
(C) Test scores:
(1) Graduate students: graduate applicants should plan to
			 take the "Graduate Record Exam" (GRE). Although not required for
			 every academic program, it is used in determining financial aid
			 awards.
(2) College of business graduate students: applicants for
			 the graduate programs in the college of business are required to take the
			 "Graduate Management Admission Test" (GMAT).
(3) Undergraduate students: the results of the
			 "American College Test" (ACT) or the "Scholastic Aptitude
			 Test" (SAT) are required for all freshmen undergraduate applicants. If
			 freshmen applicants have difficulty arranging to take one of these examinations
			 during the application process, they should contact the undergraduate admission
			 office for waiver options. To assure appropriate placement, all undergraduate
			 students are subject to english placement tests during new student
			 orientation.
(D) English language requirements.
(1) Graduate students: proof of english proficiency is
			 required of all applicants whose native language is not english. Students can
			 demonstrate english proficiency by taking the "Test of English" as a
			 "Foreign Language" (TOEFL) or the "International English
			 Language Testing System" (IELTS).
(a) This requirement may
				be waived for an international student who has a degree from an accredited
				United States college or university and who can document having studied english
				while a student at that institution.
(b) Minimum scores are
				published on the university of Cincinnati graduate school web site. Many
				programs have established higher scores; where this is the case, requirements
				are published with program admission criteria.
(c) The "Oral
				English Proficiency" (OEP) testing program is used to assess the oral
				english language skills of graduate students who are nonnative speakers of
				english and receive financial awards from university of Cincinnati general
				funds. Students whose oral english proficiency has not been officially
				certified may not assume instructional responsibilities.
(d) Alternative
				assessments to the TOEFL, the IELTS and the OEP may be accepted with the
				approval of both the graduate program to which the student has applied and the
				graduate school.
(2) Undergraduate students: students whose native language
			 is not english are required to demonstrate english proficiency by submitting
			 scores from one of the following tests: "Scholastic Aptitude Test"
			 (SAT), "American College Test" (ACT), "Test of English" as
			 a "Foreign Language "(TOEFL) or "International English Language
			 Testing System" (IELTS).
(a) This requirement may
				be waived for an international student who has taken a full year of high school
				or college courses in the United States for which the study of english was part
				of that study and for students who have earned a passing score on the O-level
				exam (GSE).
(b) Minimum scores are
				published on the university of Cincinnati undergraduate admissions web site.
				Some programs have established higher scores; where this is the case,
				requirements are published with program admission criteria.
(c) Alternative
				assessments to the TOEFL, the SAT, the ACT and the IELTS may be accepted with
				the approval of the university of Cincinnati undergraduate admissions
				office.


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