Admission Requirements for International First-Year Students

A student is considered a first-year applicant if they are enrolled in or have completed secondary school and have not enrolled in a regular session at any college or university.

Note, academic programs that are no longer accepting new applications are listed on the Closed Program webpage.

How to Apply

• Complete Common Application
• Pay $100 non-refundable fee
• Submit official School transcripts
  
• Submit official test scores
• Submit letter of recommendation (optional)

Deadlines

Early Action Deadline

Early Action gives applicants priority consideration to our more competitive programs.

• Applications for Fall Semester 2024: December 1, 2023
  • The Early Action Deadline must be met to be considered for the University Honors Program.

  Rolling Deadline

  Rolling means that we accept applications on a space-available basis.
  

  • Applications for Summer Semester 2024 : March 1, 2024
    
  • Applications for Fall Semester 2024: March 1, 2024
  • Applications for Spring Semester 2025: November 1, 2024

  Materials

  • Official School transcripts
  • Official test scores*
  • Submit letter of recommendation (optional)

  School Transcript Requirements

  All first-year applicants are expected to complete college preparatory education curriculum, earning a graduation certificate or diploma that would enable you to apply to university in your home country. Examples include your High School Diploma, IB Diploma, General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Levels (A-Levels), General Secondary Education Certificate, Indian Standard XII Higher Secondary School Certificate, or West African Senior School Certificate.

  First-year students applying to UC typically complete a curriculum comprised of the following subjects:

  • Mathematics (4 years)
  • Science, including Chemistry and/or Physics (3-4 years)
  • Language/History/Social sciences and other electives (3-4 years)

  What to send our office:

  • Currently enrolled classes and grades (if possible)
  • Previous 2-3 years of classes and grades (depending on country)
  • A-Level or IB advanced credit (if enrolled or completed)

  UC is aware that course curriculums vary by country, and we encourage students to take challenging courses offered in their schools.

  Transcript requirements by country and other curriculums. Link

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  There are three options for sending school transcripts.
  

  1. Request a school guidance counselor or school officer to email the documents to international.admissions@uc.edu.
  2. Add your school guidance counselor or school officer's name and email to your Common App. When the application is submitted an email will be sent from Common App to the school guidance counselor or school administrator. The email will have a link for the transcripts to be uploaded to the University of Cincinnati.
  3. Student applicants can email transcripts to international.admissions@uc.edu or a UC International Admissions Counselor email address.
     • Transcripts sent by the student applicant are unofficial. If the student is admitted and confirmed to enroll at UC, the student must have a high school guidance counselor send the trancripts, examination results, and proof of graduation. There are two methods to send these documents:
       • Email to international.admissions@uc.edu or a UC International Admissions Counselor email address.
       • Upload via the Common App Counselors and Recommenders website the final school report, official final transcripts, examination results, and proof of graduation.