International Admissions – Graduate

• Create an account through our application portal, then complete and submit your online application.
• Eligible F-1 Graduate Programs of Study Include:
  • Data Analytics (MS) – On Campus – STEM eligible
  • Information Technology Management (MS) – On Campus & Hybrid – STEM eligible
  • Data Science (MS) – Hybrid – STEM eligible
  • Computer Science (MS) – Hybrid – STEM eligible
  • Business Administration (MBA) – Hybrid – Offered Fall term ONLY
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) – On Campus – Offered Fall term ONLY
    • See additional required documents for the DPT program admission.
  • Doctor of Education (EdD) – Hybrid
    • Resume and writing sample required in addition to the other items listed below

• Use the CSP Applicant portal login page to reference your application status and items you still need to submit throughout the application process.
• Use the same email you created your account to correspond with the International Admissions office for faster processing.

In addition to applying to the University, applicants already studying in the United States should transfer their SEVIS record to Concordia University, St. Paul.

Applicants should share the following SEVIS information with the DSO at the last school admitted and attended in the U.S. in order to transfer your record to CSP. Please notify us if your record is currently terminated.

• Name of Campus in SEVIS: Concordia University – St. Paul
• Campus Code: SPM214F00284000

For applicants seeking an initial I-20, the following deadlines apply:

Fall Admission: July 1
Spring Admission: November 1
Summer Admission: March 1

For applicants transferring an F-1 Visa from another U.S. academic institution the deadline for admissions is two weeks prior to the start date (fall, spring, and summer).

Applicants should request an official transcript stating the awarding of a bachelor’s degree or higher and GPA.

• Official transcripts should include all completed coursework with grades if applicable and the degree awarded.
• Transcripts that are in a language other than English must be accompanied with English translations.
• It is the applicant’s responsibility to request official transcripts or credential evaluation
• University officials may contact foreign institutions directly to verify document authenticity. If we are unable to verify transcripts or credentials, the University reserves the right to request an official transcript evaluation or withdraw the application.
• Please refer to your country below for specific transcript and credential requirements
• CSP will accept photocopies/scans of the degree certificate/diploma/provisional certificate if the official transcript confirms that the degree has been awarded.
• Please note: All documents submitted to the university will not be released back to the student under any circumstances.

Unofficial transcripts may be uploaded to the CSP Applicant portal for review and admissions consideration. Students who are admitted based on the unofficial transcripts that they uploaded must submit their official transcripts during their first semester in the program. Please note that all transcripts uploaded by a student are considered unofficial. Transcripts are only considered official if they are sent directly to us from the issuing institution.

Official transcripts can be mailed or emailed through secure electronic email: [email protected]

Mail to:
Concordia University, St. Paul
Office of Admissions
1282 Concordia Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55104

Photocopy of your valid passport page showing photo, name, and birth date. If you are transferring from a U.S. institution, please also submit a photocopy of your visa page.

Upload an original/official bank letter or statement provided on official bank letterhead that meets CSP’s cost estimate in U.S. dollars.

• Bank statements may be from a student or family member.
• Statement should be in English and dated less than three months old from the time you submit your CSP application
• Applicants transferring from other U.S. academic institutions may have statement dated longer than 3 months from the time you submit your CSP application
• Contact your admissions representative for current cost estimates
• Learn more about tuition at CSP

Applicants should request results from an approved English proficiency test be sent or released to Concordia University, St. Paul.

• Test scores should be taken within the last 2 years prior to the applicant’s intended start date
• Refer to the English Proficiency page for approved test options, admissible scores and exemptions.
• Applicants who have taken the IELTS, TOEFL, or PTE test can email the scorecard to [email protected].
• Applicants who have taken the Duolingo test should log into their Duolingo account and release the official scores to CSP.

Albania

• Diplomë (Diploma)
• Certifikatë e Notave or Vërtetim (official grade report), or equivalent
  • European Diploma Supplement is also acceptable for completed programs

Armenia

• Diploma (ԴԻՊԼՈՄ / диплом)
• Supplement to the Diploma (ԴԻՊԼՈՄԻ ՀԱՎԵԼՎԱԾ / приложение к диплому)

Australia

• Diploma / degree
• Transcript / grade report
• Students who have completed a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree must request an official transcript evaluation from International Education Evaluations (IEE) or World Education Services (WES) to determine if their degree is the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree. The official evaluation must be sent directly to us and must include a U.S. GPA equivalency and a U.S. Degree Equivalency.

Azerbaijan

• Diploma (Діплом / Diplom / Диплом)
• Supplement to the Diploma (Diplomuna əlavə / Приложение к диплому)

Bangladesh

• Diploma/degree
• Official Statement of Marks/Transcript of Academic Records
• Students who have completed a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree must request an official transcript evaluation from International Education Evaluations (IEE) or World Education Services (WES) to determine if their degree is the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree. The official evaluation must be sent directly to us and must include a U.S. GPA equivalency and a U.S. Degree Equivalency.

Benin

• Diploma / degree or attestation confirming the qualification awarded
• Relevé de notes (Grade report)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Diploma / degree
• Uverenje o Polozenim Ispitima (Certificate of Passed Examinations)
• Students who have completed a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree must request an official transcript evaluation from International Education Evaluations (IEE) or World Education Services (WES) to determine if their degree is the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree. The official evaluation must be sent directly to us and must include a U.S. GPA equivalency and a U.S. Degree Equivalency.

Brazil

• Diploma for the Titul/Grau (Title/Degree) or Certificado (Certificate) – official
• Historico Escolar (Scholastic History) – official

Bulgaria

• Diploma of Higher Education (Диплома за висше образование)
• Attachment to the Diploma of Higher Education (Приложение към диплома за висше образование) or Academic Record (академична справка)
  • European Diploma Supplement is also acceptable for completed programs
• Students who have completed a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree must request an official transcript evaluation from International Education Evaluations (IEE) or World Education Services (WES) to determine if their degree is the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree. The official evaluation must be sent directly to us and must include a U.S. GPA equivalency and a U.S. Degree Equivalency.

Burkina Faso

• Diploma / degree or attestation confirming the qualification awarded
• Relevé de notes (Grade report)

Canada

• Transcript/grade report
• Students who have completed a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree must request an official transcript evaluation from International Education Evaluations (IEE) or World Education Services (WES) to determine if their degree is the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree. The official evaluation must be sent directly to us and must include a U.S. GPA equivalency and a U.S. Degree Equivalency.

China

• Report of China Higher Education Academic Transcript in English
• Online Verification Report of Higher Education Degree Certificate in English
• The Chinese Ministry of Education has designated CSSD as the sole national verification system for all official academic credentials coming out of China.
  • Official documents should be sent directly to CSP either through Parchment or via email from CSSD to the [email protected] email address.*
  • Students can enter [email protected] instead of their own email address on the CSSD website to send copies directly to CSP instead of the student.*

Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

• Diploma/degree
• Relevé de notes (Grade report)
• Students who have completed a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree must request an official transcript evaluation from International Education Evaluations (IEE) or World Education Services (WES) to determine if their degree is the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree. The official evaluation must be sent directly to us and must include a U.S. GPA equivalency and a U.S. Degree Equivalency.

Croatia

• Diploma / degree
• Indeks (Study book) and Uvjerenje (Certificate of Record) listing examination grades and hours for each subject
  • European Diploma Supplement also acceptable for completed programs
• Students who have completed a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree must request an official transcript evaluation from International Education Evaluations (IEE) or World Education Services (WES) to determine if their degree is the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree. The official evaluation must be sent directly to us and must include a U.S. GPA equivalency and a U.S. Degree Equivalency.

Cyprus

• Diploma / degree
• Transcript / grade report
  • European Diploma Supplement is also acceptable for completed programs

Students who have completed a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree must request an official transcript evaluation from International Education Evaluations (IEE) or World Education Services (WES) to determine if their degree is the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree. The official evaluation must be sent directly to us and must include a U.S. GPA equivalency and a U.S. Degree Equivalency.

Egypt

• Diploma/Degree, Bachelor, Master, or PhD
• Transcript / grade report

Estonia

• Diplom (Diploma)
• Diploma Supplement or Akadeemilise õiendi (Academic Record)
• Students who have completed a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree must request an official transcript evaluation from International Education Evaluations (IEE) or World Education Services (WES) to determine if their degree is the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree. The official evaluation must be sent directly to us and must include a U.S. GPA equivalency and a U.S. Degree Equivalency.

• Diploma/degree
• Student Academic Record/Transcript/grade report

Georgia

• Diploma (დიპლომი)
• Supplement to the Diploma (დიპლომის დანართ) issued by the Rector’s office

Ghana

• Diploma/degree
• Transcripts/Grade Report

Greece

• Diploma / degree
• Transcript / grade report

Guinea

• Diploma / degree
• Relevé des Notes (Grade Report)

India

4-year degree requirements:

• Diploma/Provisional Certificate/Degree Certificate
• Consolidated Marks
• Individual Mark Sheets including all supplemental mark sheets.

3-year degree requirements:

• Student must have graduated with at least 90 subject credits or 120 overall credits
• The bachelor’s university must be accredited by NAAC with an ‘A’ grade during the entire time of the study.
• Student must have graduated with a First Class or CGPA of 6.5 or higher.

Transcripts must be sent by the university or autonomous college. We cannot accept transcripts sent from affiliated colleges.

Iran

• Diploma / degree
• Transcript / grade report

Kazakhstan

• Diploma / degree (Диплом)
• Supplement to the Diploma (дипломға косымша / Приложение к диплому)

Kenya

• Diploma / degree
• Transcript/Grade Report

Kyrgyzstan

• Diploma (Диплом)
• Supplement to the Diploma (дипломуна тиркеме / приложение к диплому)

Latvia

• Diploma / degree
• Transcript / grade report / Akademiska Izzina (Academic Record), or university-attested copies.
  • European Diploma Supplement is also acceptable for completed programs
• Students who have completed a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree must request an official transcript evaluation from International Education Evaluations (IEE) or World Education Services (WES) to determine if their degree is the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree. The official evaluation must be sent directly to us and must include a U.S. GPA equivalency and a U.S. Degree Equivalency.

Lithuania

• Diploma / degree
• Transcript of Records or Akademine Pazyma (Academic Record).
  • European Diploma Supplement is also acceptable for completed programs.
• Students who have completed a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree must request an official transcript evaluation from International Education Evaluations (IEE) or World Education Services (WES) to determine if their degree is the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree. The official evaluation must be sent directly to us and must include a U.S. GPA equivalency and a U.S. Degree Equivalency.

Malaysia

• Diploma / degree
• Transcript/grade report
• Students who have completed a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree must request an official transcript evaluation from International Education Evaluations (IEE) or World Education Services (WES) to determine if their degree is the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree. The official evaluation must be sent directly to us and must include a U.S. GPA equivalency and a U.S. Degree Equivalency.

Mali

• Diploma / degree or provisional certificate
• Relevé de notes (Grade report)

Mauritania

• Diploma / degree, or attestation confirming the credential awarded
• Relevé de notes (Grade report)

Mexico

• Título (Title)
• Professional cédula card
  • We can accept photocopies of this document
• Grade report (issued on institution letterhead, including official signature and seal), such as Certificado de Estudios/Notas/Calificaciones (Certificate of Studies/Grades), Kárdex, or other grade report, e.g. Expediente Académico (Transcript)

Nepal

• Diploma/degree
• Statement of Marks/Official Transcript
  • We can accept transcripts from Nepal that have been attested by the United States Educational Foundation in Nepal (USEF). Please have these transcripts sent to us directly in a signed and sealed envelope
• Students who have completed a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree must request an official transcript evaluation from International Education Evaluations (IEE) or World Education Services (WES) to determine if their degree is the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree. The official evaluation must be sent directly to us and must include a U.S. GPA equivalency and a U.S. Degree Equivalency.

Niger

• Diploma / degree or attestation confirming the qualification awarded
• Relevé de notes (Grade report)

Nigeria

• Degree/Diploma AND
• Transcript/Grade Report

North Macedonia

• Diploma (Диплома//Diplomё) / degree confirming final qualification/title
• Supplement to the Diploma (уверение)
  • European Diploma Supplement is also acceptable for completed programs
• Students who have completed a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree must request an official transcript evaluation from International Education Evaluations (IEE) or World Education Services (WES) to determine if their degree is the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree. The official evaluation must be sent directly to us and must include a U.S. GPA equivalency and a U.S. Degree Equivalency.

Pakistan

• Degree/Diploma/Provisional Certificate AND
• Statement of Marks/Official Transcript
  • We can accept transcripts from Pakistan that have been attested by the Higher Education Commission. Please have these transcripts sent directly to us in a signed and sealed envelope.
• Students who have completed a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree must request an official transcript evaluation from International Education Evaluations (IEE) or World Education Services (WES) to determine if their degree is the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree. The official evaluation must be sent directly to us and must include a U.S. GPA equivalency and a U.S. Degree Equivalency.

The Philippines 

• Diploma/degree
• Official Transcript of Record

Poland

• Dyplom (Diploma)
• Indeks (Study Book)
  • European Diploma Supplement is also acceptable for completed programs

Students who have completed a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree must request an official transcript evaluation from International Education Evaluations (IEE) or World Education Services (WES) to determine if their degree is the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree. The official evaluation must be sent directly to us and must include a U.S. GPA equivalency and a U.S. Degree Equivalency.

Romania

• Diplomă (Diploma)
• Situaţia Scolara (Scholastic Record), or Foaie Matricola (Matriculation Record)
• Students who have completed a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree must request an official transcript evaluation from International Education Evaluations (IEE) or World Education Services (WES) to determine if their degree is the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree. The official evaluation must be sent directly to us and must include a U.S. GPA equivalency and a U.S. Degree Equivalency.

Russia

• Diploma (Диплом)
• Supplement to the Diploma (Приложение к диплому)

Senegal

• Diploma / degree or attestation confirming the qualification awarded
• Relevé de notes (Grade report)

Serbia

• Diploma (Диплома), or Certificate confirming academic degree/title
• Official grade report (уверење), or Study book (индекс)
  • European Diploma Supplement is also acceptable for completed programs

Taiwan ROC

• Graduation certificate
• Transcript / grade report

Tajikistan

• Diploma (Дипломи/Диплом)
• Supplement to the Diploma (илова ба дипломи / приложение к диплому)

Togo

• Diploma / degree or attestation confirming the qualification awarded
• Relevé de notes (Grade report)

Türkiye

• Mezuniyet Belgesi (graduation certificate), Lisans Diploması (License Diploma), Yüksek Lisans Diploması (Higher License Diploma), Doktora Diploması (Doctoral Diploma), or other diploma or certificate from a post-secondary program
  • Both sides of the document
• Transcript/Grade report

Turkmenistan

• Diploma of Higher Education (Ýokary bilim hakynda şahadatnama)
• Supplement to the Diploma (приложение к диплому)

Ukraine

• Diploma (Диплом)
  • Check this website prior to submitting your diploma: https://info.edbo.gov.ua/edu-documents/
  • If we are able to verify your certificate/diploma on this website, then you may submit photocopies rather than the original document. Please note that only the Diploma is verifiable. The Diploma Supplement cannot be verified, therefore, please submit the original.*
• Supplement to the Diploma (Додаток до дипломa)

United Kingdom

• Diploma/Degree AND
• Transcript/Grade Report
• Students who have completed a 3-year Ordinary Bachelor’s Degree must request an official transcript evaluation from International Education Evaluations (IEE) or World Education Services (WES) to determine if their degree is the equivalent of a U.S. Bachelor’s Degree. The official evaluation must be sent directly to us and must include a U.S. GPA equivalency and a U.S. Degree Equivalency.

Uzbekistan

• Diploma (Diplomi / Диплом)
• Supplement to the Diploma (Diplomiga ilova/ Приложение к диплому)

Vietnam

• Diploma
• Transcript/grade report