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NCU Catalog - May 2016 
    
NCU Catalog - May 2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

International Official Basis for Admission


All prospective students with internationally awarded degrees must provide the following documentation to meet official basis for admission to the University:

  • English proficiency  and;
  • An official credential evaluation that meets the following requirements:
    • Evaluation completed by an approved credential evaluation agency
    • Submitted to NCU in a sealed envelope from the agency or via secure email delivery to transcripts@ncu.edu
    • Degree level
    • Program of study or major and U.S. equivalency statement
    • Degree conferral date
    • With information that matches that of the prospective student (e.g., birthdate, name, passport, etc.)

Note: Name change documentation is required if prospective student name is different than name that is listed on official documentation from approved credential evaluation agency.

International Provisional Basis for Admission

Northcentral University will provisionally accept internationally awarded degrees as the basis for admission provided an unofficial degree equivalency evaluation from a Northcentral University approved credential evaluation agency is provided.

During the enrollment process, Northcentral will work with an applicant to determine which approved credential evaluation may be recommended for their personal situation. A list of Northcentral University approved credential evaluation agencies can be found on Northcentral University’s public website.

All official transcript evaluations completed by approved credential evaluation agencies are due 180 days after the start of the student’s first course. An official credential evaluation is defined as being received:

  • In a sealed envelope from the agency or via secure email delivery to transcripts@ncu.edu,
  • Degree level, major and U.S equivalency statement
  • With a conferred date,
  • With information that matches that of the Applicant

International Provisional Basis for Admission Deadlines

Students granted provisional basis for admissions using an internationally awarded degree must provide official documentation within 180 days of their first date of attendance in an NCU course.

The University will administratively dismiss students who do not provide the required official documentation prior to the 181st day of enrollment.

Students who have been administratively dismissed for failure to provide official documentation within the allotted time frame will not be allowed to reenter the University until all official documentation has been provided.

English Proficiency

Students with internationally awarded degrees must demonstrate English proficiency in a manner that meets NCU’s English Proficiency  requirements.