Apply as an International Freshman

For admission purposes, someone is considered an international applicant if they are NOT a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, or do not hold refugee status or political asylum status. Those who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, refugees or political asylum holders should apply for the domestic student application. If you are Refugee pending, DACA or Political Asylum pending, please apply through international admissions.
 

An international freshman is an international applicant who is currently enrolled or has completed high school /secondary school in the United States or a foreign country. Please note: An applicant who has graduated from high school and was enrolled in another college or university and is currently completing or has completed at least 1 semester following high school graduation is classified as a transfer applicant. Please do not apply as a freshman and then give us a university transcript upon arrival and ask for transfer credits. On the application form, you are attesting that you have provided us with accurate and correct information, and we base our decision on the information you provide us with. If we find that you did not provide all of the correct information on your transcript, this could lead to termination of your acceptance and your I-20.

 

For those students are affected by the recent travel bans, we are unable to accept and process your application at this time. This does not reflect on your qualifications for admission, and we hope that as soon as the travel bans are lifted you will consider Youngstown State University for your education. Thank you for your understanding.

 

Minimum Requirements

  • A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 (U.S. 4.00 scale) based on your high school grades.
  • Photocopy of your valid passport page showing photo, name, and birth date.
  • Proof of English Language Proficiency. YSU accepts several official English proficiency test scores. Certain international applicants will be exempt from this requirement if they are from one of the YSU English language exempted countries. Please browse English Proficiency Requirements webpage for details.
  • For international undergraduate admission review, YSU requires an official course-by-course credential evaluation from one of the NACES-approved companies below. Please order your report at a reduced rate using one of our approved evaluators below:

For applicants from Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia, please contact bbasnet03@ysu.edu or intadm@ysu.edu for special instructions on how to apply.

For applicants from Vietnam, Taiwan, or Thailand, please contact lbtien@ysu.edu or intadm@ysu.edu for special instructions on how to apply.

For applicants from Ghana, please contact intadm@ysu.edu for special instructions on how to apply.

Note: No scanned copies of documents, other than resumes, statements of intent (or purpose), passports and income verification forms, can be used for admission to YSU, unless expressly requested in that format from the YSU International Admissions Staff.
 

How to Apply
 

To apply as a freshman, please follow the step by step instructions below:

Step 1: Go to the application portal and create your account. Please make sure you are using an email address that you will have constant access to, as any updates regarding your application will be sent to that email. If you have already created an account, please log in to your portal.

  • Need help? Please check Application Portal Help Page and check How to Create my Account PDF tutorial. To successfully submit your application, please use a computer to apply, do NOT use mobile devices such as smart phones or iPads.

Step 2: Log in to your application portal and start your online application form.

Step 3: Your application form will only be submitted after you successfully pay the $75 non-refundable application fee and hit the “next” button.

  • About the $75 non-refundable application fee payment: If you have any difficulty paying your application fee using your credit card, you may try to pay it through Flywire (a credit card is not required). If you successfully paid the application fee through Flywire, please make sure to send your Flywire payment receipt to intadm@ysu.edu. You will receive a code from International Admissions Office that you can type in to the “Promo Code” field to proceed with your application submission.

Note: Please make sure that all your information is accurate before you submit your application. You cannot change any information on your application form after it is submitted.

Step 4: Upload required supplemental items through your application portal. Supplemental items will appear a few minutes after you successfully submit your application. Upload required supplemental items marked with “*”.

  • Need help? Please check Application Portal Help Page and check How to View your Application Status and Upload Required Materials PDF Tutorial.

Note: You will receive email updates about missing supplemental items. Your application is considered complete once you upload all the required supplemental items marked with “*” on your application portal-Application View page. It is reasonable to expect 10-14 business days to receive an admission decision or an additional supplemental item request after your application is completed. Please log back into your application portal to check your application status from time to time.

 

Restrictive Programs:

Some of our program offerings are restricted programs. What that means is program admission is highly competitive and contingent upon available cohort capacity. Meeting the minimum university admission requirements does not guarantee acceptance into a restricted major, as enrollment is limited and determined through a selective review process.

  • Students who are admitted into a restricted pre-major may pursue the BCHHS restricted program admission process.
  • Students who are admitted into other majors may not change into a restricted pre-major and therefore, may not pursue the BCHHS restricted program admission.

For example, if a student is accepted into the Pre-Nursing program and does well, there is no guarantee that they will move up into the BSN program. The restrictive programs are very competitive and even a student does well, there may be other students that perform better. We can only take a certain number of students into the restrictive programs. Each student must strive to do their best to have a chance to stay in the program.

 

Obtain Your I-20/DS 2019 Paperwork-After You Are Admitted

After you are admitted, Please check Obtain Your I-20/DS 2019 Paperwork-After You Are Admitted webpage for next steps. 
 

How to Defer your application to a future term

To defer your application, please contact intadm@ysu.edu for instructions. If you have not deferred before, and have applied within the last year, we will supply you with a waiver code to waive the new application fee.