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Eligibility Requirements

• Completion of formal secondary education in a pre-university curriculum
  This education must culminate in the award of a diploma or the issuance of a leaving certificate or matriculation certificate generally recognized as the educational qualification necessary for admission to higher studies.
  
  
• English language ability at a level sufficient to undertake a full course of study
  For more information on meeting this qualification, see Miami's English language proficiency requirements.
  
  
• Documentation of financial support adequate to cover all educational and living expenses
  For international student fees and scholarship information, see Fees and Scholarships.
  
  
• Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or American College Testing (ACT) scores (if applicable)
  These are required only of students that are international first-year (freshman) applicants from Canada, student athletes who must comply with NCAA eligibility requirements, and those who have attended a U.S. high school or secondary school in another country that follows a U.S. high school curriculum.

Transfer Credit

Miami University recognizes the differences in educational systems and takes these into account when placing international undergraduate students at the appropriate level in their degree programs. Academic credentials are evaluated within the context of the educational system of the country where the student has studied. Comparisons are made with educational programs in the U.S., and students are placed at levels that are suitable to their educational background.

Miami may accept credit you have earned in university-level studies at other recognized post-secondary institutions, and if so, you may use these credits to complete degree requirements. However, Miami cannot evaluate your previous record for the purpose of awarding transfer credit until after you have been accepted for admission to Miami.

To be considered for transfer credit, students who have completed study at post-secondary institutions outside of the U.S. should provide (in addition to their official academic record) detailed course descriptions that include a list of required reading for the course, the number of class hours required in each course, and the length of the academic term(s) when enrolled. Since the academic departments at Miami University determine whether credits earned abroad will be accepted as equivalent to courses offered at Miami, credit is awarded on a subject-by-subject basis.