International Student Applicant Frequently Asked Questions

That depends on many factors, including the time it takes to gather documents and the time it takes us to process them. In general, submitted documents take about 5-8 business days for our office to process.

Once all required documents are submitted and processed, undergraduate applicants will receive an admission decision in about 5-8 business days. Graduate applicant decisions are made by the academic department and can take up to 4 weeks. Once we hear back from your department, you will receive your decision letter by email from our office.

A Foreign Credential Evaluation is a review of your academic documents (transcripts, graduation certificates, exit exam scores, etc.) to provide U.S. equivalency. Your grade point average (GPA) will also be converted to a 4.0 point scale.

WTAMU maintains an approved list of agencies located on our website on the “Approved Agency” list.  You will find the instructions and cost associated with each agency at this site. 

Yes. International students are those students who are not US citizens or legal permanent residents, with a valid PR card.

If you have applied for permanent residence, you are still considered international until your permanent residence is approved.

Transfer Students

• Yes!
• If you attended a US institution, we will need your final and official transcripts to be able to determine transfer credit
• If you attended a non-US institution, we will need course descriptions, final official transcripts, and final official foreign credential evaluation to be able to determine transfer credit. 
  • Course descriptions must be issued by the Registrar's office or equivalent. These are descriptions of what was taught in each class that you took. A foreign credential only converts your grades and credits to US equivalency, and does not tell us what was taught in each course.

Graduate Students

• It depends on your academic department. If you wish to transfer credits into a master's or doctoral program, please inquire with your academic department about this possibility and their requirements and process to transfer credits.

Even though international students are not eligible for federal aid, WT awards more than $8 million in scholarships every year.