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International Students :
Admission Requirements
Application To The
University
Only the Office of Admissions and Records is authorized
to notify the applicant of acceptance by the University as a
student. An applicant should not interpret any statement made
in casual correspondence with any university faculty member to
mean that the applicant has been admitted. No conditional or
temporary admission is ever granted to students from abroad.
Requirements For Undergraduate Admission
To be eligible for
undergraduate admission to the University of Houston-Victoria,
a student must have earned a minimum of 54 semester hours of
academic course credit from an accredited college or
university with a 2.0 (A = 4.0) grade point average and must
have satisfied all sections (Reading, Writing, and
Mathematics) of the Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) exam.
In computing grade point averages, only the semester hours and
grades earned on the last enrollment in a repeated course will
be used for computation of the required grade point average
for admission. A student will not be considered for
admission if not eligible to return immediately to any former
institution(s).
Deadline: The completed application and all supporting
documents must be received by the following dates:
Fall – June 1
Spring – October 1
Summer – March 1
Applications and
documents received after the deadline date may be used for admission
to the following semester.
No final approval or I-20 will be issued unless all of the
admission procedures and requirements are met. Some degree
programs may require additional deadlines that are set by the
college of Arts and Science, Business Administration, or
Education and Human Development.
Summary of Admission Procedures:
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An application for admission and additional international student
forms may be obtained from the Office of Admissions and Records or
from the internet at http://www.uhv.edu . This application must be
completed entirely and returned to the Office of Admissions and
Records.
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An
official transcript, including mark sheets (if available) for each
year, from EACH college or university attended must be sent directly
from each institution to the University of Houston-Victoria, Office
of Admissions and Records, 3007 N. Ben Wilson, Victoria, Texas
77901. Undergraduate student transcripts from international
institutions must be accompanied by an English translation, and an
official comprehensive evaluation of the documents by a recognized
credential evaluation service is required. Recommended
Translation/Evaluation Services are included with the forms on our
website. Also, a syllabus, catalog, or similar bulletin with
course descriptions sufficient for proper evaluation may be
submitted to support specific course transfer for individual
programs. All comprehensive evaluations must include: Course
Title, Course Credit, Course Grade, Grade Points per course with an
overall GPA, and U.S. Equivalent Degree. The student is
responsible to pay for the cost of this service.
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TASP/THEA
exam scores (reading, writing, and mathematics) are to be sent
directly from the National Evaluation Systems, Inc. to UH-Victoria;
or the scores must appear on an official transcript being sent from
a college formerly attended. This is an undergraduate requirement.
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An
official TOEFL score report must be sent directly to the University
of Houston-Victoria Office of Admissions and Records from the
Educational Testing Service. Exemptions to TOEFL requirements are
listed under English requirements in this brochure.
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Statement
of Understanding must be signed and returned with your application
for admission.
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Letter of
Financial Backing must be signed and returned with your application
for admission, along with recently dated bank documents, translated
to show currency in US dollars, in English, by the banking
institution. These documents must verify available funds for the
student or sponsor. The INS Form I-134, Affidavit of Support, must
be used by American sponsors. You may request this form from
Admissions or see the INS website for
Forms.
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A
completed Emergency Notification Form must be included with your
admission documents. This form is to provide UHV contact information
for persons in the U.S. and in their home country in the event of an
accident or medical emergency.
Requirements
For Graduate Admission
Admission to a
graduate program depends on (1) the applicant’s grade point
average on all work attempted, undergraduate and/or graduate,
beginning with the semester during which the first of the 60
most recently earned semester hours was taken and (2) the
score on the General Aptitude Test (verbal and quantitative
sections only) of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Business
majors must submit scores from the Graduate Management
Aptitude Test (GMAT) and follow the requirements for graduate
school admission set by the School of Business Administration.
Counseling majors may substitute scores from the Miller
Analogy Test (MAT) for the GRE score requirement. In general,
the higher an applicant’s grade point average, the lower the
test score needs to be for graduate admission approval.
To determine an
applicant’s eligibility for graduate admission, an Admissions
Index is computed which combines the grade point average on
the last 60 semester hours with the GRE or other test score.
The Admissions Index is obtained by computing the formula:
(GPA x 200) + the sum of verbal and quantitative sections only
of the GRE or (GMAT x 2) or (MAT x 18).
To be admitted, applicants must meet at least
one of the following standards:
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A grade point average of 2.5 or above over the last 60 credit
hours completed and a GRE score of 800 or above (verbal and
quantitative sections). GMAT
minimum score of 450 is required for MBA applicants. The MAT score minimum of 50 may be substituted for
Counseling applicants.
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An
admissions index of 1400 or above.
For formula, see previous paragraph.
In
addition to submitting official transcripts and scores on the graduate
admissions test specified by the relevant degree program, applicants
must submit one or more of the following documents, as specified by
the relevant degree program:
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A letter of application and/or resume
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A recommendation from a practicing professional in the field of study or a related field
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A personal essay stating the reason for application to
the program and career goals
Please
see the particular degree program (MBA, MAIS, etc.) in the UHV catalog
for an explanation of the specific admission requirements for that
program.
Applications
and all supporting documents should be sent to the Office of
Admissions and Records at the university. That office determines whether the application is complete and
meets the minimal admissions index.
It then forwards the file to the relevant academic school.
The school reviews the index and supporting qualitative
documents and approves or disapproves admission.
Summary
of Graduate Admission procedures:
1. Complete an application for admission.
2. An official transcript, mark sheets for each year of
attendance, and confirmation of degree or diploma, from EACH college
or university attended. Transcripts
must be in English and be mailed directly to UHV from each
institution. (Mail to:
University of Houston-Victoria, Office of Admissions and Records, 3007
N. Ben Wilson, Victoria, Texas 77901.
A comprehensive course evaluation of all transcripts is
required for admission to graduate studies. See “REQUIREMENTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION” above
regarding comprehensive evaluation description.
3. Appropriate exam scores must be sent directly from the
Educational Testing Service to the University of Houston-Victoria.
GRE minimum score required is 800 (sum of verbal and
quantitative sections only) for all majors, or MAT minimum score of 50
for counseling majors may be substituted.
GMAT minimum score of 450
is required for business majors.
4. An official report of the TOEFL score (minimum score of
550/213) sent directly from the Educational Testing Service to UHV.
Exceptions to TOEFL are listed under English requirements in
this brochure.
5. Statement of Understanding form, signed and dated by student.
6. Letter of Financial Backing (enclosed in this bulletin) must be
signed and returned with your application for admission, along with
recently dated bank documents, translated to show currency in U.S.
dollars, in English by the banking institution.
These documents must verify available funds for the student or
sponsor. The Immigration Form I-134, “Affidavit of Support” must
be used by American sponsors.
(Request from Admissions or see the U.S. Immigration Services website
for forms)
7. 7.
A completed Emergency Notification Form must be included with your
admission documents. This form is to provide UHV contact information
for persons in the U.S. and in their home country in the event of an
accident or medical emergency.
8. Additional
required documents (letters of recommendation, essays, resumes, etc.)
for admission.
DEADLINE: To assure processing, the
student’s completed application and all supporting documents
should be submitted by the international student deadline
which applies to the desired semester. (Fall – June 1; Spring
– October 1; Summer – March 1) Any application or documents
received after the deadline may be used for the following
semester. No final approval or I-20 will be issued unless
all of the admission procedures and requirements are met.
English Requirement
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