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20lADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID
International Student Admission: Freshman and
Tmnster
For me purpose 01 evadatng aamfsson creoe~ltals a1 nonres
oen:s of tne Jn !ea Slates m>sl meet inc reqJ rements oescr.oeo
be ow ( nternat ona s1,oenrs *no nave 3nennea otner co eges or
-n vers I es sno.. o a so reler to tne TRAhSFER ADN SSlON sec: on
for a00 tona nlormal on concern ng tne acceptance 01 transler creo t )
Atrer oe ng adnlleo lo tne ,n verslly St,aents nnose POSI.
e ementary co-cat o? &as not n Eng sn mas! lace a p'aceemnl emm
nal on inrs-on the 3eoanrnen1 01 aria-aacs - - and L nrlJts! - cs lo oelermine
prope'i course blacement.
GRADUATES OF ACCREDITED UNITED STATES HIGH SCHOOLS
Documents requlred: Appl~calton, accompanied by 550 admission
evaluation fee; sattsfactory SAT OR ACT scores: complete, offi. I
The University welcomes the applicarion of qualified inlernat~onal cia1 high school transcript; complete, oH~c~al college or university
students. Applicants must present documentation indlcaling, to lhe
complete sat~slaction of University officials. thal there is high proba.
bilily lor successful completion of the desired program. The student
musl present evldence of academic ability and must complete lhe
preparatory school work or its equivalent thal would quallfy lor admission
to recognized universities in the home country. Complete official
transcripts showing classes taken and grades earned in all secondary
schools and college must be provided. All transcripts in languages
other than English or Spanish must be accompanied by
certified translations. The scholastic average in the sublect areas
appropriate to lhe desired major field of study should be equivalent
to at least a 3.0 on a 40 scale.
Tne Jn vcrs!, A accept on., comp'ele, oll c a or scnoo cert.1 eo
transcr pls of n gn scnoo an0 col eqe *or< sen1 a recr y from cacn
ns! 1,l.on ,nvo vco I tne or q nao ooc,rncnls are n the sl~oenl's pos.
sesslon, cert~fied copies may lnilially be submitted and the originals
presented lo the OHice of Admission and Evaluation upon arrival at
the Un~vers~ty.
A vansfer app cant alteno ng anotncr !nsl1-1 on or4 a st-oenl v sa
(0.20) n oe co*isoereo for aom ss.on to .,T E Paso I !he req- re.
menls for transfer admission have been met and if the applicant has
comoleted a minimum of 12 semester hours or its eauivalent each
bng'semester whlle in the United Slates Failure to mainlain lhls stu.
dent status will result in denial of adm~ssion to UT El Paso
F naic a assslance lor ntcrnal onal sl.jaents s exlreme.~ f molco
transcript from each school attended. 11 applicable: acceptable slatement
ol linancial support; immunization record. All documents must
be received by lhe University at least 60 days before the beg~nning
of the sernesler lor which !he student is apply~ng
The SAT or ACT must be laken b applicants who graduated lrom I
accredited US. high schools. An ;AT tolal ol 800 or higher, with a
mlnlmum of 400 on the Verbal or 40 on the TSWE (Test of Standard
Written English) IS required: or an ACT composite 0120 or higher with
a minimum of 21 on the English sectton. I
Readmission
Documents Required: Application; college lranscript(s), and
~mrnunizat~on record (11 applicable).
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Former UT El Paso students who last attended the Un~versity prior
to January 1. 1983, must submit an application for readm~ssion. Students
who have been enrolled at the Un~versity since January 1. 1983, I
but who have not been enrolled wltnin the past twelve months do not
need to complete an application, but must conlact the OHice of Admis.
sian and Evaluation lo have their enrollment material reaclivated. Students
who have attended another college or university slnce last I
attending UT El Paso must submit an oHic~al lranscript of that work
so that it can be evaluated and added lo the UT El Paso academic
record.
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Flexible Admission Program .c I
Eacn sl>aenl m,st 1-rn sn a slalemenl of I nanc a sapport lrorrl a par.
ent or sponsor stating that they are able lo finance the student's education
while in this counlry. Th~s must be done before the student's
admission can be cleared Further queslions concerning finances
should be sent to the Director ol International Student Services, 301
Union Wesl. El Paso, Tx 79968-0619
GRADUATES OF FOREIGN HlGH SCHOOLS
Documents required: Application, accompanied by 550 admis.
sion evaluation fee. satisfactorv SAT ACT PAA or TOEFL scores:
compete 011 c a n qn sct oo t;anscr pt comp ele OH c a co ege
or Jn ~crs ly lranscr pl Iron1 eacn scnoo altcndeo I app #cave
acceplao e slatemen! 01 I nanc a s,pporl mm-n zar on recora A
documents must be received by lhe University at least 60 days
before the beginning of lhe semesler for which the student is
applying.
The SAT or ACT must be laken by applicants whose post-elementary
Tne F,ex o e Adm ss on (F ex-Ad) Program s oes gnea lor nor?.
Ira0 t oial st-oenls nno navc ha0 11 e expos-rc to a "n rers ~y en\ ronrnenl
an0 nno 00 not nteno lo pursde a ocgree at lne 1 me 31 lner
admission. Flex students are interested in atlending the University to I
take selected basic undergraduate courses, to achieve personal
educational objectives or to complete courses in a particular f~eld for
profess~onal reasons.
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To qualify for the Flex Program, an indiv~dual must be at least 23
years of age, a permanent resident of the United States, and have
no prevlous college or university experience. Individuals admitted I
under this option are subject to the same tuition. fees and regulations
as degree-seek~ng students. A sludenl who changes lrom Flex to
degree-seek~ng status is required to meet all the requirements for regular
admission to lhe Universitv. Should an indiv~dual seek thls chanae. I
a - maximom - . of ~ 30 --.. semester .-- 6ours ---- accumulated ~ ~ ~~~~- as a Flex ~ studenl ~~~~ &n - I
oe co-nted toharo an Jnoergrad,are aegree nd \ a-a s *ns nave
comp eteo 30 sernesrer noJrs A . neco approva lrom lne D rector
education was in English. An SAT total of 800 or higher, with a m~ni- 01 Aomosson to cnro n or !o cont n-e lo enro ~noer, tne p.ou s ons
mum of 400 on the Verbal or 40 on the TSWE (Test 01 Standard Written
Engl~sh) is required; or an ACT composite ol 20 or hlgher with
a minimum of 21 on the Engl~sh section. The TOEFL may be submined
by applicants whose post-elementary educat~on was in Engllsh but
lor whom lhe SAT or ACT IS unavailable in their home country.
The TOEFL vest ol English as a Foreign Language) must be taken
by applicants whose post-elementary education was not in Engllsh:
a score of 500 IS required.
of the Flex Program.
The Flex application form is available from lhe Office of Admiss~on
and Evalual~on, and !he late application fee does not apply lo Flex
applicanrs. Appl~canls should note that admission into a non-degree I
program like Flex will preclude thetr partic~pation In federally funded
l~nancial a~d programs. .
Non-Accredited ~ Schools - - - I
The PAA (Prueba de Aotitud Academical should be taken bv aooll- Documents required: Applicabon; complete, offic~al high school
cants whose orimarv , ~anbuane is Soanlsh and who $;not o ~ ~ . ~ - .-- . ,- - .. . transcr~pt, if applicable: complete, offic~al college transcript, if
enoJgn n ~ n sn g lo lake me TOEF- a Iota score 01 1000 s req, red applicable: SAT or ACT scores, d applicable: immunization record.
Appl canls acccplea A tn PAA scores are aflm ltea nlo tne o nRJa lnd~viduals who graduated from a non-accredited high school or
Inter-Amerlcan Sclence and Human~t~es Prooram In !he Colleae 01 who atlended a non-accredited college or university may be consid-
Liberal Arts and are advised by the Department of ~an~uagesand ered lor admission to the Univers~ty on a conditional basis if they meet
Linguistics. Students adm~tted into the program are lim~ted lo regular the requirements lor reaulat freshman or transfer admission. Students
Un~versily courses taught in Spanish and to ESOL (English for who graduated lrom ainon-accredited high school must score a mini-
Speakers of Olher Languages) courses Once ESOL 3112 has been mum total of 800 on the SAT or 20 on the ACT Conditions mav be
completed with a grade of "C" or better, the studenl may request placed on the student's enrollment as determined by lhe ~~rectbr of
a change of major.
Adm~ssion and Evaluation. ,
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PAS0
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