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International First-year Application Checklist

  • Common Application or Coalition Application
  • Essay
  • $65.00 Application Fee
  • All Official Transcripts from Grades 9-12 of High School (Secondary School)- Transcripts must be submitted through The Common Application and they must be translated in English. Additionally, and in most cases, transcripts must be submitted to a United States agency that provides foreign credential evaluations before being sent to TCNJ. TCNJ will accept foreign credential evaluations from any National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). Click here for a list of current NACES members approved by TCNJ. (Students enrolled in an International Baccalaureate program, in the U.S. or overseas, do not have to submit their transcript to an evaluation agency.) All foreign institutions must have the equivalent to regional accreditation in the United States.  Students enrolled in an International Baccalaureate program, in the U.S. or overseas, do not have to submit their transcript to an evaluation agency.
  • 2 Letters of Recommendation
  • SAT or ACT Scores – SAT or ACT test scores are optional. However, scores submitted must be sent from the official testing agency or printed on an official school transcript.
  • TOEFL or IELTS Scores –  For applicants whose first language is not English, or who attend a high school in which English is not the language of instruction.

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