International Admissions Requirements

Admission Criteria
Applicants will be considered on an individual basis by the BHIS Committee on Academic and Educational Policy. Individuals determined to be deficient in one or more areas may be recommended to the Graduate College for admission upon the condition that any deficiencies are remedied through appropriate course work.

Please refer to admissions section for specific degree requirements.
Please visit the following website for information regarding transcript requirements:
http://www.uic.edu/depts/oar/grad/international_requirements_grad.html

Evidence of English Competency
If your previous education was completed outside of the United States, you must provide evidence of English competency in the form of TOEFL or IELTS scores. You can review Graduate College requirements for test scores at their website: http://www.uic.edu/depts/oar/grad/international_requirements_grad.html#EnglishCompetency

TOEFL/IELTS Exemptions
TOEFL/IELTS exemptions are not determined by the prevalence of spoken English in your country or the medium of instruction at your university.
You may qualify for a waiver if you can provide the following:
• Evidence that you have been attending a U.S. institution for at least 2 years of full-time study.
• A letter from a U.S. employer stating that you are proficient in the use of English and that you have been employed at the establishment for at least 1 year.
• Education or employment for the duration of time listed above in a country where English is the only, official language, i.e. UK, Australia, Canada (excluding Quebec).
For additional information about the TOEFL, please use the following link: http://www.ets.org/toefl
DI Code: 1851
For additional information about the IELTS, please use the following link: http://www.ielts.org/

Certified translations
The Office of Admissions requires literal, certified translations for all documents issued in a language other than English. Translations should be on a translator’s letterhead and should be literal (not an interpretation). We accept translations from ATA certified translators, court-appointed translators, or from the consulate. You may find an ATA translator at their web site: http://www.atanet.org/. Plain translations, notarized translations, and translations done by someone other than a certified translator are not acceptable. Evaluations performed by agencies such as WES and ECE will not be used in place of certified translations.