Erikson is authorized under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant students. If you are a resident of a foreign country who wants to study at Erikson Institute, please note that you must satisfy additional requirements before your I-20 can be issued. We are here to help you.
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Supply a confidential statement of financial support as part of your I-20 Application for Certificate of Eligibility to provide evidence of adequate funding to meet the estimated cost of attendance for your first year
Submit a copy of your passport within the application form. If you are currently residing in the U.S. a copy of your U.S. visa stamps and I-94 card is required.
DEMONSTRATION OF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
If your native language is not English, you must submit official test scores directly to Erikson from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) as evidence of proficiency in oral and written English. Test scores must be no more than two years old at the time of admission.
If you have received a degree from a college or university in the United States or where the language of instruction is English, proficiency scores are not needed.
For TOEFL, you must receive a minimum score of 80 on the internet-based TOEFL, 213 on the computer-based TOEFL, or 550 on the paper-based TOEFL. Include Erikson’s institution code of 0623 to have your test scores sent to Admissions.
For IELTS, you must receive a minimum overall band score of 6.5 and a minimum score of 6.0 on the academic reading and academic writing sections. Erikson doesn’t accept scores from the General Training exam
FOREIGN TRANSCRIPTS AND EVALUATION
If you have completed undergraduate or graduate level work at a college or university outside the United States submit official sealed transcripts from each institution to Erikson for review. Unofficial transcripts may be used for evaluation of meeting admissions criteria.
We require an outside evaluation service review of your transcripts with course-by-course evaluations. Your transcripts and documents must be in English for our review. To ensure the most complete review, please include all courses on the submitted documents.
We accept evaluations from:
Educational Credential Evaluations, Inc. (ECE)
World Education Services (WES)
If you have questions, please reach out to the Office of Admissions.
HEALTH INSURANCE
As an international student on a F-1 visa, you will need to submit proof of insurance coverage for the duration of their enrollment at the Institute. Erikson provides neither a student health center nor health insurance.
The following are the minimum requirements your insurance coverage will need to provide:
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