International Undergraduate Applicants

1. Application: To access the international undergraduate application click here.

2. Application Fee: Pay a non-refundable US $45 application-processing fee as part of the online application. 

3. Official Transcripts: Send us the official sealed copies of all academic records (including transcripts, mark sheets and grade reports, as well as graduation certificates, diplomas and/or completion certificates) from secondary schools, showing dates of attendance, courses taken and grades received. Transfer applicants are required to submit all official college transcripts from all colleges/universities attended and accompanying documentation as well. Electronic official transcripts and digital official transcripts sent from a school administrator may be accepted.

Transcripts must be sent directly from the educational institution to CBU. Transcripts received by CBU from a third party (including the applicant) are unofficial and cannot be used for an application file. 

All records must be accompanied by a certified English translation. We recommend University Language Services, who provides a 15% discount to CBU applicants.

Some programs, such as nursing, may require the submission of a course-by-course evaluation of transcripts by an evaluation company. CBU recommends the International Education Evaluators (IEE). 

4. Essay: Submit a personal statement (minimum 3–5 paragraphs) responding to the following question: "What interests you the most about CBU and how can our programs, faculty, and location help you achieve your future goal?"

5. English Requirements: Applicants applying from non-English speaking countries must demonstrate English proficiency in order to ensure a successful experience at CBU. English proficiency can be demonstrated in one of the following ways:

• A recent official test score report with a minimum 71 IBT on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). CBU's TOEFL institution code is 4094.
• A recent official test score report with a minimum 5.5 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
• A recent official test score report with a minimum 48 on the Pearson Test of English (PTE).
• IB English
  • English A: minimum of 4
  • English B: minimum of 6
• A recent official exam score of a B2 (160-180), C1 (180-200), or C2 (200-230) on the Cambridge English Assessment Exam.
• An official test score with a minimum of 430 on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
• An official test score with a minimum of 16 on the English section of the American College Testing Program (ACT).
• Completion of 24 transferable units from an accredited institution in the US with a GPA of 2.0 and the CBU course equivalent of English composition, ENG113.

Options for applicants that do not meet the English requirement: Applicants who have not demonstrated English proficiency may be granted joint/conditional admission into the undergraduate and Intensive English Program (IEP), CBU's English as a Second Language program. Applicants who are granted joint admission will receive a form I-20 which states they have been admitted to the undergraduate program and will receive English language instruction at CBU through IEP.

***All students from non-English speaking countries, upon arrival to CBU, are required to take a university placement test to ensure proper English proficiency for academic success.