Prospective Student
Information
International Students

1. International Student Office
The International Student Office helps guide students through the new educational system and the new culture.  The director also helps international students understand their rights and responsibilities as holders of non-immigrant visas.  For more information contact:

Director, International Student Office
Predolin 340
Phone:  (608) 663-2277
Center for Global Education

International students requiring an I-20 form from Edgewood College are required to demonstrate sufficient financial resources.

International students are required to purchase health insurance through Edgewood College unless waived because the student is enrolled in an equivalent plan.

2. Non-native English Speakers

Non-native English language speakers must give evidence of English Language proficiency in one of the following three ways:

By having received a Bachelor’s Degree from an institution in which English is the language of the institution

The Minimum TOEFL Score for admission consideration is:

1. Internet-based Testing (iBT): Minimum Total Score of 80, with the following minimum section requirements:

• Reading: 20
• Listening: 20
• Speaking: 20
• Writing: 20

2. Computer Based TOEFL: Minimum Total Score of 213.

3. Non-Computer Based TOEFL: 550
 

Note:

In Madison, the TOEFL may be taken at Prometric located at 5003 University Ave., Suite 185. (Whitney Way & University Avenue)  For more information visit http://www.prometric.com or call (608) 231-6270 or (800) 967-1100.  The reference site number is 5123.

Completing the Wisconsin English as a Second Language Institute’s (WESLI’s) 700 level requirements (includes 700RW and 700SL courses) with a rating of “very good” or higher (3, 3+ or 4.)  These requirements include academic reading and writing, and academic listening and speaking skills.  Students must arrange to have these results and a recommendation from WESLI forwarded to the Graduate Admissions Office at Edgewood College.

Note:

WESLI is located at 19 North Pinckney Street in Madison (on the “Capitol Square”.)  For information visit www.wesli.com or call (608) 257-4300

Completing the Madison English as a Second Language School's (MESLS') Level Six (103B) core courses in reading, writing, grammar, and communication with at least an AB average overall in that level and no grade lower than a B in any course. Students must arrange to have these results and a recommendation from MESLS forwarded to the Graduate Admissions Office at Edgewood College.

Note:

MESLS is located at 3009 University Avenue in Madison.  For information visit  www.mesls.com or call (608) 233-9962.

3.  Applicants having attended Non-United States Post-Secondary Institutions.

An MBA applicant that has attended a Non-United States Post-Secondary Institution is required to have their credentials from those institutions reviewed by an educational credential evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.  Please request a detailed course-by-course report.

Note:  For more information see list of independent evaluation services below:

Center for Applied Research, Evaluation & Education, Inc.
P.O. Box 20348
Long Beach, CA 90801
Phone:  (562) 430-1105
Fax:  (562) 430-8215
Email:  evalcaree@earthlink.net

Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
P.O. Box 514070
Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470
Phone:  (414) 289-3400
Fax:      (414) 289-3411
Email:   eval@ece.org

Education Evaluators International, Inc.
P.O. Box 5397
Los Alamitos, CA 90720-5397
Phone:  (562) 431-2187
Fax:  (562) 493-5021
Email:  garyeei@ix.netcom.com

Education International, Inc.
29 Denton Road
Wellesley, MA 02482
Phone:  (781) 235-7425
Fax:  (781) 235-6831
Email:  edint@gis.net

Education Records Evaluation Service, Inc.
777 Campus Commons Road, Suite 200
Sacramento, CA 95825-8309
Phone:  (916) 565-7475
Fax:  (916) 565-7476
Email:  edu@eres.com

Evaluation Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 85
Hopewell Jct., NY 12533
Phone:  (914) 223-6455
Fax:  (914) 223-6454
Email:  esi2@frontiernet.net

Foreign Academic Credential Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 400
Glen Carbon, IL 62034
Phone:  (618) 288-1661
Fax:  (618) 288-1691

The Foreign Educational Document Service
P.O. Box 4091
Stockton, CA 95204
Phone:  (209) 948-6589