Admission

 

For ESL Only:

  1. Fill out and submit YSU ESL Application Form. Make sure that you check the conditional admission box and indicate your intended major. If you are located in Mainland China, please download the fillable ESL Application PDF Form*, complete and sign it. Then email the scanned copy of the form to intadm@ysu.edu.
  2. Pay the $45 application fee online through the e-pay system.
  3. Submit a copy of your passport information page.
  4. Submit a certified translated copy of your certification of secondary education completion (if you have not completed high school, you may be given consideration for acceptance on a case-by-case basis).
  5. Proof of financial responsibility:
    1. Submit a signed ESL Affidavits of financial support Form.*
    2. Submit a financial statement from one of the following:
      • Personal Funds.  A translated financial statement on official bank letterhead signed by a bank official showing a current bank balance.
      • Funds from relatives or another personal sponsor.  A translated financial statement on official bank letterhead signed by a bank official showing a current bank balance.
      • Government or private sponsor.  A translated signed copy of your award from the sponsoring agency.

When your application is complete, make sure to submit all the above materials to intadm@ysu.edu.  Please title your email as "ESL Material Submission"

Please Note: Applicants can only defer admission one time within one year of initial acceptance without paying the application fee again. 

 

Conditional Admissions: How to Apply 

An applicant meeting all the requirements for admission except the specified level of English proficiency may be admitted conditionally. This admission is conditional upon successful completion of English language study in ESL program at YSU English Language Institute (ELI).  Conditional admission is applicable for both undergraduate and graduate applicants. To apply, please follow the instructions below.

For Undergraduate Conditional Applicants:

1) Fill out and submit YSU ESL Application Form*. Make sure that you check the conditional admission box and indicate your intended major. If you are located in Mainland China, please download the fillable ESL Application PDF Form, complete and sign it. Then email the scanned copy of the form to intadm@ysu.edu.

2) A nonrefundable $45 (US) ELI application fee.

3) After finishing the above materials, submit the following required documents to intadm@ysu.edu by application deadline to complete your application.

For Graduate Conditional Applicants:

1) Fill out and submit YSU ESL Application Form*. Make sure that you check the conditional admission box and indicate your intended major. If you are located in Mainland China, please download the fillable ESL Application PDF Form, complete and sign it. Then email the scanned copy of the form to intadm@ysu.edu. Please note that to apply for conditional graduate admission, you are not required to pay the $45 ELI Application Fee. 

2) Follow How to Apply for Graduate Admissions page and complete all required materials 

3) Pay the $120 (US) Graduate application fee. 

Please note: Summer semester is not available to new international applicants.

ELI Deadline & Schedule of Terms 2024-2025

Term Module Deadline Classes Begin Classes End
Spring 2024 Module 1 11/1/23 1/8/24 2/29/24
Module 2 1/15/24 3/11/24 5/2/24

Summer 2024

(One 8-week Module)

*Summer Module Only Available to Current and Returning Students

Module 1 3/15/24 5/13/24 7/3/24

Fall 2024

Module 1 6/1/24 8/26/24 10/17/24
Module 2 8/1/24 10/21/24 12/12/24
Spring 2025 Module 1 11/1/24 1/6/25 2/27/25
Module 2 1/15/25 3/10/25 5/1/25