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ADMISSION
ADMISSION DENIED A student who does not meet the College’s entrance requirements and does not demonstrate
the potential for success in a rigorous academic environment will be denied admission to Notre Dame College of Ohio.
At the time that admission is denied, the Director of Admissions will recommend an appropriate course of action for any
student interested in pursuing a degree at Notre Dame College of Ohio at a future date. Completing course work at a
community college or retaking an entrance examination to enhance performance may be the recommended course of action.
Foreign Students
Foreign students are those women who legally reside in a country other than the United States of America. Notre Dame
College of Ohio requires the following credentials from each foreign student seeking admission:
1. Application for Undergraduate Admission accompanied by the non-refundable $30 application fee,
2. Official academic transcripts of all secondary and post-secondary education (if the academic transcripts are in a
language other than English, the original transcripts must be submitted along with notarized English translations),
3. Official results of either the TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language) or the ELS Proficiency Examination
(applicable only to non-native English speakers who graduated or will graduate from a secondary school outside the
USA),
4. Declaration and Certification of Financial Support form,
5. Verification of Country of Birth and Citizenship form, and
6. Verification of Status form (applicable to F-1 status transfer students only).
According to Immigration and Naturalization Service regulations, a completed Declaration and Certification of Financial
Support is necessary to prove that the student has financial resources available for the cost of tuition, fees, room and
board, supplies, personal expenses and transportation while enrolled at Notre Dame College of Ohio for the first academic
year and to give a reasonable guarantee that financial resources will be available for these same costs for the remaining
academic years.
Upon receipt of all necessary credentials, one of the following admission decisions will be made.
FULL ADMISSION A student will be granted Full Admission when the following conditions have been met.
• Competence in the English language as evidenced by a minimum score of 550 on the TOEFL or a minimum score
of 109 on the ELS Proficiency Examination
• 2.5 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale (most recent academic work)
ADMISSION DENIED A student who does not meet the College’s standards necessary for Full Admission will be
denied admission to Notre Dame College of Ohio. At the time that admission is denied, the Director of Admissions will
recommend an appropriate course of action for any student interested in pursuing a degree at Notre Dame College of
Ohio at a future date.
A Form I-20, Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant F-1 Student Status, is issued by the Office of Admissions upon
receipt of full payment of tuition, fees and room and board for the student’s initial academic term of enrollment.
Immigration and Naturalization Service regulations require foreign students on a student visa to carry a full course of
study during each term of enrollment at Notre Dame College of Ohio in order to maintain F-1 Student Status while in the
United States of America.