Online Foreign National Graduate Applicants

UNG defines online foreign national graduate students as those who are not currently citizens, permanent residents, or refugees in the U.S. and are enrolled in a fully online UNG graduate program. Online foreign national graduate students are not offered visas and they are not required to have U.S. residency to enroll in a fully online graduate program.

No applicant who is a citizen of an Office of Foreign Assests Control (OFAC) sanctioned nation is eligible for enrollment.

Applicants should view the program-specific admission requirements before applying. The admissions criteria applied in evaluating online foreign national graduate applicants are the same as those for U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents, but not all graduate level online programs offer enrollment to online foreign national students.

Graduate Forms

Application Process

Step 1Application and Fee
Step 2Official Transcripts
Step 3Review Requirements and Submit Documents
Step 4Proof of English Proficiency
Step 5Foreign National Supplemental Form

Submit the online application for Graduate Admissions.

Please allow three business days after submitting your application for processing. You will receive an email from grads@ung.edu after your application has been reviewed for accuracy and updated with submitted documents.

Note: Do not check your application status prior to receiving an email from this office as your online application checklist will not accurately reflect the required items for your program of interest.

Non-refundable application fee of $40.
Pay with a credit/debit card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express) when completing the online application.
Include a check or money order payable to UNG when submitting a paper application.
Required supplemental documents may be uploaded with your application or emailed to grads@ung.edu.

Submit one set of official transcripts from each institution attended for all course work, undergraduate and graduate level.

International transcripts must have a course-by-course credential evaluation by an independent evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE). Evaluations must be sent directly from the agency to the Admissions office. Refer to the evaluator website for a full list of NACES or AICE members. Official evaluations must include certification that the applicant's course work and degrees earned are equivalent to course work and degrees earned from an accredited institution (as defined under Accredited Institutions in the Academic Information section of the Graduate Catalog) and include a cumulative grade point average. Evaluations should be submitted from the evaluation service to Graduate Admissions. Evaluations must include certification that the applicant has received a baccalaureate from an accredited institution (as defined under Accredited Institutions in the Academic Information section of the Graduate Catalog) with a minimum grade point average of 2.75.
Transfer credit posted on records of other institutions is not accepted in lieu of transcripts from original institutions. Please request a transcript from each institution attended.
Transcripts that have been opened, scanned or forwarded by email are not official and will not be accepted.
Graduate Admissions will retrieve transcripts of coursework completed in-residence at UNG. You do not need to order official transcripts from UNG.

Individual graduate programs require different supplemental documents. Review the Degree Seeking Regular admission requirements under your program of interest to determine what you will need to submit. You can find this by navigating to your program of interest on our Graduate Degrees & Programs page.

English proficiency is required

Students who are non-native speakers of English, who transfer from an institution of higher education outside the U.S. where English was not the language of instruction, are required to submit an English language proficiency exam score from one of the approved providers.

Proficiency can be proven as follows:

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) scores if applicant's native language is not English.
Scores must be sent directly from the testing agency. Personal copies and photocopies are NOT accepted.
TOEFL and IELTS scores are valid for two calendar years from the test date.
UNG accepts MyBest™ scores for the TOEFL iBT® test, in addition to TOEFL iBT scores from a single test date.
Required minimum scores:
- TOEFL internet based - 79
- IELTS - 6.5

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An official evaluation by a National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) member indicating proof of a degree at the secondary or collegiate level either outside or inside the U.S. where English is the official language of academic instruction. If the NACES evaluation does not indicate English as the official language of academic instruction, request an official letter from the institution to be sent directly to UNG with this information, or direct this office to where it is stated on the institution's website.

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Proof of completion of the equivalent of English 1101 and/or 1102 with a grade of C or better in one or both courses, at a regionally accredited U.S. institution.

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Other approved exams and recommended standards as stated by the USG English Proficiency Requirements. Acceptable scores must be earned at the recommended score for admission level, not the minimum score for admission as indicated on the USG English Proficiency Requirements website.
- Scores must be sent directly from the testing agency. Personal copies and photocopies are NOT accepted.

All applicants must complete the Foreign National Supplemental Form to be considered for admission. This form will help to determine your eligibility for specific programing at the University of North Georgia.

No applicant who is a citizen of an OFAC-sanctioned nation is eligible for enrollment as an online foreign national graduate student.

To maintain compliance with OFAC regulations, the University of North Georgia requires this additional information from foreign national applicants prior to acceptance into our online programs where no visa is issued that would serve as license. On the form you will indicate your citizenship as well as the location where you will be a resident for the duration of your studies at the University of North Georgia.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy, Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 require higher education institutions to provide an annual security report and annual fire safety report that contain crime statistics and fire statistics for the three most recently completed calendar years, institutional policies or procedures for reporting crimes and current policies concerning the security of, and access to, campus facilities and residencies, as well as security considerations in the maintenance of campus facilities.

A print copy of the most recent report is available upon request, email clery@ung.edu.