Admission Requirements for International Students

You must be at least 17 years old on your first day of class. However, you begin the application process up to one year in advance of your planned starting date.

Applicants from countries where English is not the primary language spoken and applicants whose native language is not English must demonstrate English language proficiency by providing TOEFL scores:

• TOEFL 500. Evidence of having scored at least 500 on the paper-based TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), 173 on the computer-based TOEFL, or a minimum of 61 on the Internet-based TOEFL.

If you have not yet taken the TOEFL or have not received the minimum TOEFL score required by the University, please contact your international admissions advisor to request information today for alternative proof of English evidence.

If you have completed any of the following tests, submit them to your international admissions advisor and DeVry University will evaluate them.

• Undergraduate - ACT, SAT, and/or CXE
• Graduate - GRE or GMAT

DeVry can administer a proctored admissions test for those students living outside of the US. Please ask your admissions advisor for more information or request information today.

Transfer Credits:

An applicant wishing to transfer credit from another postsecondary/baccalaureate institution must provide DeVry University with transcripts/mark sheets that are in English. Additional documentation may be needed such as course description, syllabus, textbooks, etc. If such information is needed, your admissions advisor will communicate this to you.

If you have completed any of the following tests, submit them to your international admissions advisor and DeVry University will evaluate them.

•    Undergraduate - ACT, SAT, and/or CXE
•    Graduate - GRE or GMAT

DeVry can administer a proctored admissions test for those students living outside of the US. Please ask your admissions advisor for more information or request information today.

Transfer Credits: An applicant wishing to transfer credit from another postsecondary/baccalaureate institution must provide DeVry University with transcripts/mark sheets that are in English. Additional documentation may be needed such as course description, syllabus, textbooks, etc. If such information is needed, your admissions advisor will communicate this to you.
 

If you are applying for an F-1 Student Visa you will need to provide a notarized statement of financial support or a certified government sponsor letter indicating that tuition will be paid in advance of each term and that a sponsor will provide all necessary living expenses for you. US Federal law requires international students studying on an F-1 Visa to enroll full time while studying within the United States. In order for DeVry to issue an I-20, you must show that you have at least $26,000 USD per academic year available in a moveable account.

International applicants must submit payment of the registration fee and first semester tuition prior to starting classes. View the current tuition costs for a specific DeVry University location. (Note: Amounts are in U.S. dollars.)

The academic programs¹ with ESL component at DeVry University, allows international students who has not met our Proof of English Language Proficiency the opportunity to be admitted to DeVry. The program consists of four courses of ESL courses moving from a focus on grammatical structure of English to more advanced essay writing skills and reading comprehension skills necessary to succeed in the university environment.

To be admitted to the ESL program in Fremont, applicants will take the DVUAC admissions test in reading and writing. Students who place Skills Development (SD) or Prerequisite (PR) will be considered admitted to DeVry’s undergraduate or graduate programs. Students will be placed into one of the ESL courses based on a separate ESL placement exam taken upon arrival at the Fremont campus. Students in the Advanced courses are allowed to enroll in undergraduate or graduate courses if the pre-requisites are met.

Course Offered
The ESL component offers four courses: Intermediate I and II and Advanced I and II.  Courses will be offered on a session based format and broken into two separate courses at each of the two levels: ESL036 and ESL037 for Intermediate I and II and ESL046 and ESL047 for Advanced I and II.

Intermediate ESL I and II (ESL036 and ESL037)
Intermediate ESL includes sophisticated reading selections, an introduction to the organization and development of the multi-paragraph essay, and an introduction to secondary research and preliminary written documentation standards and techniques.

Students are given assignments that incorporate both lower-level and higher-level cognitive skills, reading 1-4-page selections on a variety of topics and answering questions from the literal comprehension to the inference and critical thinking levels.  Students are then given opportunities to apply knowledge culled from these readings to the composition of original, multi-paragraph essays, always with the major focus on grammatically correct structures and clear communication of ideas.

Advanced ESL I and II (ESL046 and ESL047)
Advanced ESL continues the developmental approach to academic writing and also covers the organizational skills necessary for research and documented writing.  This course goes beyond essay writing and thesis development to include research and library skills for both research writing and the synthesis of the research through oral presentation.

Thus, speaking skills prepare the students for future class work and workplace requirements and essay and research writing.

 ¹ currently available at the Fremont and Calgary campuses