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TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
International Students
Charles Wilkerson, Director
Office of International Education
Tennessee Technological University
What is considered full-time for an
international student?
All international students must follow the law, rules,
guidelines and policies distributed by the Department of
Homeland Security, USCIS, SEVP, and Department of State.
These rules began in 2002 and have not really altered
much over the past 20 years.
International Undergraduate Students
Maintaining Status by being enrolled full-time
Undergraduate students…. Graduate students with…. NO ASSISTANTSHIP
Must enroll in a minimum 12 Must enroll in a minimum 9
credit hours or more credits hours or more
9 credits hours must in the 3 credits can be in-class, 6 credits hours must in the The other 3 credits can be
classroom or hybrid + hybrid, web assisted, or classroom or hybrid + in-class, hybrid, web
online. assisted, or online.
Anything credits above 12 Anything credits above 9
credits can be on-line, web credits can be on-line, web
assisted, or in the classroom. assisted, or in the classroom.
New undergraduate students who may be struggling with Graduate students…. WITH AN ASSISTANTSHIP
classes fully in English, in this case, the International Master’s students with an
Education can allow international students to enroll in less Assistantship; Phd students with or
than 12 hours. We must filled special documents with the without an assistantship must
USCIS and SEVP to do so. Take 3 credits hours must in the the other 3 credits can be
classroom or hybrid in-class, hybrid, web assisted,
or online.
Anything above the minimum can be
online, hybrid or inclass
International Undergraduate Students Online Exception because of COVID 19
Deadline for Fall is July 1st
UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS Deadline for Spring is November 1st
Items needed with your Immunizations
application to Tennessee 2 doses of Measles, Mumps
Tech and Rubella
1. Passport Bio Page TB Skin test negative result
2. Students will need to 2 doses of Chicken vaccine
submit their TOEFL or Hepatitis B vaccine
TOEIC or IELTS or (Meningitis vaccine if you
some ESL certificates. are under 25 years old
Bank Statement
Most of TTU’s majors Bank Statement in German
require a minimum GPA or English is required;
of 2.0 to join TTU as a minimum amount in the
New Freshmen for most bank is $10,000 for 1
majors. Or 2.5 for Biology, semester or $20,000 for a
Chemistry and Physics. student who will stay for an
Some majors like entire academic year (fall
Engineering, Pre- and spring)
Professional Programs
and Nursing require a 3.0
GPA
High school or College transcripts
Students who plan to Students with CLEP results, AP
study at TTU must credit, IB courses, A and O
submit copies of all years levels must submit these
of their high school items as well, if you wish to
transcripts, mark sheets, receive college credit.
exams or results.
____________________
Students may initially email
scanned copies for faster
review, but upon admissions
must request their home
institution or previous schools
to send an official copy of their
transcripts, mark sheets,
exams or results.
High school or College transcripts
Students IB courses,
Cambridge A and O levels
must submit these items as
well, if you wish to receive
college credit.
Transfer students?
Tennessee Tech University will accept transfer credits
from colleges and universities which are
accredited. A list of INTERNATIONAL accredited
institutions can be found here: www.whed.net
NOTE:
If a students institution is not
listed in the Whed database
they will be required to get a
professional evaluation from
Educational Perspectives or
WES for any credits to be
transferred unless a
Memorandum of
Understanding has been
established between the two
institutions.
The ACT exam is only
available in a few
American high schools
overseas on military bases
(less than 20 sites and all
have long waiting lists),
and the SAT is available in
some nations, but with
limited seats and only
offered 3 to 4 times
annually unlike 5 times in
the USA. China has no
ACT or SAT test sites.Marketing materials different nations
Country Guidelines
Examples of Brazil Certificado de Segundo Grau and transcript
minimum China
Senior High School graduation and transcript or proof
of Gaokao
requirements for Germany Abitur including exam scores
undergraduate India
Higher Secondary Certificate and transcript/Secondary
School Certificate
applicants from Japan
Kotogakko/Secondary School Leaving Certificate and
school transcript
overseas Shahadat Al-Thanawiya Al- A’ama (General Secondary
Kuwait School Leaving Certificate)
Malaysia Malaysian Certificate of Education/Sijil Pelajaran
Malaysia
MCE/SPM and transcript of Lower Form VI
Higher School Certificate/Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Pelajaran
or A levels or IB Credits
Titulo de Bachillerato/Graduado en Educatcion and
Spain transcript
Taiwan Senior High School Diploma
Mathayam Suksa VI including grades and school
Thailand transcript
GCSE and minimum of 1 year of GCE A-Level study
United Kingdom (with 5 grades of E or better)
Official General Certificate of Education (GCE) and CXC
Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica,
(Caribbean Examinations Council Secondary Certificate)
Trinidad and Tobago Official GCE Advanced level passesYou can also read
