You are a first-year student if you have not yet attended a college or university, and you have recently or will soon graduate from high school. If you are currently enrolled in a college or university, you are most likely a transfer or graduate student.
Application Process
To apply as a first-year applicant, please follow these steps towards becoming an Auggie:
- Complete the Common Application
- Submit a non-refundable application fee of $100.00 (US Dollars)
- Request official secondary school transcripts, exam results, and/or mark sheets be sent directly to Augsburg
- Request one letter of academic recommendation from a teacher or guidance counselor (optional)
- To fulfill Augsburg University’s English Language Proficiency Requirement, all applicants must provide evidence of a sufficient command of both written and spoken English. Non-native English language speakers may be exempt from this requirement and request a waiver based on the successful demonstration of one of the following (applicants may be asked to provide official documentation):
- Completion of a previous undergraduate or graduate degree at a college or university within the United States.
- Completion of a previous undergraduate or graduate degree at an English-speaking college or university in any country where English is the sole or dominant language.
- Completion of one academic year of transferable college level English courses (e.g.: English 101 and English 102) at a college or university within the United States, with equivalent grades of a B or higher.
- Completion of at least level 4 of the Minnesota English Language Program (MELP) at the University of Minnesota.
Outside of the waiverable exemptions listed above, prospective international students may demonstrate English language proficiency through one of the following:
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
- Minimum score of 80 on the Internet-based TOEFL (iBT) with a sub-score of 20 on the written and 20 on the speaking sections. (The Augsburg University TOEFL code is 6014.)
- Score of 8.5 or better on the TOEFL Essentials exam.
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
- Score report of 6.5.
- Duolingo English Exam
- Score of 105.
Score reports must be sent to Augsburg directly from the testing center. Score reports must be for exams completed within the last two years. Please contact your Admissions representative to inquire about any tests not reflected here.
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