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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, please contact:

 

             Sara Friar, Interim Co-Director, International Student Office

             Predolin 340

             Phone: (608) 663-2277

             Center for Global Education

 

We are authorized by the U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services to issue SEVIS I-20s and accept F-1 students. 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.

 

What You Need to Know:

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

2.    Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

The student must submit the following minimum scores (scores depend on test taken):

·      Internet-Based Testing (iBT) TOEFL

o     Minimum Total Score: 80

o     Minimum Section Requirements

§     Reading: 20

§     Listening: 20

§     Speaking: 20

§     Writing: 20

·      Paper-Based Testing (pBT) TOEFL

o     Minimum Total Score: 550

 

Note: In Madison, the TOEFL may be taken at the Prometric center located at 5520 Medical Circle. For more information visit http://www.prometric.com or call (608) 231-6270.

 

3.    Wisconsin English as a Second Language Institute (WESLI)

Completing the WESLI 700 level requirements (includes 700 RW and 700 SL 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 more information, visit www.wesli.com or call (608) 257-4300.

 

4.   Madison English as a Second Language School (MESLS)

Completing the MESLS Level Six (302) core courses in Speaking and Grammar, Reading and Writing and Speaking and Listening 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 more information, visit www.mesls.com or call (608) 233-9962.