International

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International Admissions

Applications for international undergraduate admission may be obtained from the Office of Admissions, Mount Mercy University, 1330 Elmhurst Drive NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402-4797, 319-368-6460 or 800-248-4504, or online at www.mtmercy.edu. Admissions files are reviewed on a rolling basis.

All required documents listed below must be on file by the following deadlines:

Fall Semester – August 1st
Spring Semester – January 2nd

Freshman International Admissions

To be considered for admission into the university, international students who have not previously attended another university are considered a "new freshman" by university standards and should submit:

  • Application for undergraduate admission

  • Official high school transcripts translated into English by a foreign credit evaluation agency or by an official English language translator.  Strong consideration will be given to applicants with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 or equivalent as calculated by the Office of International Student Recruitment and Integration.
  • Official scores from standardized tests* that will be considered for admission into the university include:
    • TOEFL (550 PBT, 213 CBT, 79 IBT)
    • IELTS (6.0)
    • STEP Eiken (Grade 1)
    • PTE-Academic: Minimum score of 53 (no subscore below 51 for reading, listening, and speaking)
    • ACT (20)
    • SAT (1020)
    • Duolingo (50 or higher)
    • *Test scores are waived for students completing Level 112 of ELS's English for Academic Purposes program.
  • Certificate of Finance or letter/affidavit from the bank certifying funds are available
  • Scanned copy of the information page of the passport

Transfer International Admissions

To be considered for admission into the university, international students who have previously attended another university are considered "transfer students" and should submit:

  • Application for undergraduate admission
  • All official college and/or foreign university transcripts translated into English and evaluated by a foreign credit evaluation agency.  Strong consideration will be given to applicants with a college-level GPA of 2.50 or equivalent.
  • Official high school transcripts translated into English by a foreign credit evaluation agency^
  • Official scores from standardized tests* that will be considered for admission into the university include^:
    • TOEFL (550 PBT, 213 CBT, 79 IBT)
    • IELTS (6.0)
    • STEP Eiken (Grade 1)
    • PTE-Academic: Minimum score of 53 (no subscore below 51 for reading, listening, and speaking)
    • ACT (20)
    • SAT (1020)
    • Duolingo (60)
  • Certificate of Finance or letter/affidavit from the bank certifying funds are available
  • Scanned copy of the information page of the passport and of U.S. visa and I-20 if a current F-1 student
  • ^ High school transcripts and test scores are waived for students who have earned an associate's degree or higher from an accredited U.S. college or university