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  • Apply for Admission

    The fall semester application deadline is July 1
    The spring semester application deadline is November 1

Apply for Admission

  • Pay your $50 Application fee

  • Official transcripts from each secondary school and post-secondary institution attended

    An official transcript must be one of the following:

    • A hard copy transcript mailed by your secondary school in a sealed envelope and translated if necessary to the following address:

    MWSU
    Office of Admission
    4525 Downs Drive
    St. Joseph, MO 64507

    • A digital transcript emailed from a school official through an official institutional email that can be verified on the school’s website. GMAIL is not acceptable.
    • West African countries – WAEC exam results that can be verified with a scratch card.
    • If the transcript is from a post-secondary institution outside of the United States, an official course analysis evaluation is required. SpanTran or WES is our recommended service.
    • In addition to transcripts in the native language, certified translation must be attached to the official transcript.

  • English Proficiency

    Students must meet one of the following to prove English proficiency:

    • You have or will complete 3 years of secondary or post-secondary education in a school whose primary language is English, as indicated by official transcripts.
    • Transfer from a U.S. college or university with a C or better in an approved English composition course.
    • Attain one of the following scores on an English proficiency test:
Exam Bachelor’s Master’s
TOEFL 61 79
IELTS 5.5 6.0
Pearson’s Test of English (PTE) 44 53
Duolingo English Test (DET) 95 105
iTEP 3.7 3.9

  • Acceptance

    Congratulations, you’re a Griffon! Please submit the following items as soon as you can. 

  • Copy of passport

  • Financial documentation

    Students must submit:

    • Financial support form via the application portal.
    • Current bank statement:
      • Must show that you or your sponsor has at least $30,600 for undergraduate students and $28,070 for graduate students.
      • Must include available funds, account holder’s name and number, date of issue within 6 months, and bank officer signature.
    • Sponsor letter:
      • If the bank statement is not in your name, the university will need a sponsor letter that has the following information:
        • Student’s full name
        • Sponsor’s full name
        • Sponsor’s email address
        • Sponsor’s address
        • Sponsor’s telephone number
        • Sponsored amount
        • Sponsor’s signature
        • Sponsor’s relationship with you