OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS

INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

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🌍 International Students – How to Apply

Start your journey to Arlington Baptist University in just a few steps.

✅ Step 1: Apply

Submit:

  • Application for Admission

  • Admissions Essay & Questionnaire

  • Recommendation Form

🎓 Step 2: Send Your Transcripts

  • High School Transcript (if under 12 college credits)

  • All College Transcripts (including dual credit)

  • Must be translated into English and evaluated for U.S. equivalency

English Proficiency (TOEFL):

  • Reading & Listening: 22

  • Speaking & Writing: 24

🩺 Step 3: Health Requirements

  • Physical Form

  • Health Information Form

  • Meningitis Vaccine (within 5 years)

  • TB Test

💵 Step 4: Financial Documents

  • Affidavit of Support (notarized)

  • Passport Copy

  • $5,000 Deposit (applied to your account)

✈️ Step 5: Visa Process

🌐 Outside the U.S.

  1. Receive your I-20 from ABU

  2. Pay SEVIS Fee

  3. Schedule Embassy Interview

🔁 Already in the U.S. (F-1 Transfer)

  • Request SEVIS transfer from your current school

  • Receive new I-20 from ABU

🔄 Other Visa Types (B-1/B-2, H-4, etc.)

  • Option 1: Change status in the U.S. (slower)

  • Option 2: Travel and return with F-1 (recommended)

📝 Step 6: Final Enrollment

Before registering:

  • F-1 Visa

  • Signed I-20

  • I-94 Record

⚠️ Maintain Your Status

You must:

  • Be enrolled full-time (12 hours)

  • Attend classes

  • Maintain a “C” average

  • Stay financially current

📩 Need Help?

admissions@abu.edu | 817-461-8741

 

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ABU welcomes Graduate applicants from around the world. International applicants follow the same application process as US-based students, with a few other requirements: 

  • International applicants must have a college or university degree equivalent to a four-year American baccalaureate (Transcript Evaluation Required). 

  • English Language Exam 

English Language Exam: 

If English is not your native language, you will need to submit proof of English proficiency by taking the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). 

Minimum Score Requirements: 

  • 550 on the paper-based test 

  • 213 on the computer-based test 

  • 80 on the internet-based test 

This requirement can be waived if you earned an undergraduate or postgraduate degree from an institution where English is the language of instruction or if you are a citizen or permanent resident of a country where English is the official language.  

Questions? Contact admissions