Graduate Bulletin 2011–2012 - Brooklyn College - CUNY

10 Admission
Deadlines for students with international
credentials. Because of the extra time needed to verify
credentials for students with an international bachelor’s
degree, students submitting foreign credentials for any status
of graduate study must file applications by February 1 for the
fall semester and by October 1 for the spring semester. For
program-specific deadlines and requirements, students are
advised to consult the Admissions Web page of the college
website, www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/pub/admissions.htm.
Applications received after these deadlines will be considered
if space is available in the program of interest, but students
with an international bachelor’s degree will not be admitted
without a formal review of their credentials, which can take
several months.
Late and/or incomplete applications. Applicants
whose application and/or official documentation arrives after
the application deadline may be accepted in a provisional
status, provided their materials arrive in time to be reviewed
by the program to which they have applied and they are not
students applying with F-1 or J-1 visas. (On the latter, see the
section “Additional admission requirements for students with
international credentials” below.) In such cases, an official or
unofficial transcript indicating that a baccalaureate degree or its
equivalent has been awarded must accompany the application.
Applicants whose application materials are incomplete may be
placed in provisional status provided that both the department
and the applicant indicate this choice to the Office of
Admissions. There is no additional fee beyond the basic $125
application fee associated with late or incomplete filing.
Provisionally accepted applicants must sign a declaration in
which they a) state that the information supplied is complete
and accurate; b) agree to complete the full application process
by the next regular deadline during the first semester of study;
and c) acknowledge and accept that if they do not register,
fail to complete the application process (including submission
of all required official documents) during the first semester of
study, or are denied admission following such application, they
will be barred from further registration.
Provisionally accepted applicants are classified as
nonmatriculated students (for a complete explanation, see
the section “Admission status” above). For that reason,
F-1 and J-1 students may not be admitted as provisional
students. Matriculated status, which indicates the intent to
earn a master’s degree or advanced certificate, is contingent
upon a completed application packet and final approval
by the academic department and may occur prior to initial
registration if the application is completed by that time.
Additional admission requirements for students
with international credentials
1. As mentioned above in the section “Application deadlines,”
all applicants with international credentials should file their
applications one month prior to the specified deadline.
This is necessary to facilitate the special process required
for evaluating international documents. Students with F-1
and J-1 visas may apply only for full-time matriculated status
(see the section “Admission status,” above). There is a
helpful online tutorial on applying to Brooklyn College as an
international student on the For International Students Web
page, www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/pub/int_students.htm.
2. The international applicant’s undergraduate degree must
be the equivalent of a U.S. baccalaureate degree, that is,
it must encompass the required professional and liberal
arts training necessary for that degree in the United States.
Official transcripts, degree certifications, and diplomas in
their original language must be mailed to the Office of
Admissions at Brooklyn College. They must bear the original
impression of the institution’s seal or the original signature
of the registrar or other designated school official. All
documents not issued in English by the official institution
must be accompanied by certified English translations. In
addition, all applicants educated outside of the United States
must have their transcripts evaluated by an external agency
that does a course-by-course analysis that indicates the type
of degree received and graduation date, the equivalency
of the diploma or degree, and a cumulative grade point
average. More information about this requirement, including
information on the approved agencies, may be found on
the Admissions Web page of the college website, www.
brooklyn.cuny.edu/pub/int_students.htm.
3. International applicants whose native language is not
English or who were educated in a country where English
is not the official language must take the Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and arrange to have
official score reports sent to the Office of Admissions.
The minimum acceptable TOEFL score is 500 (or 173 in
the computer-based version, or 61 in the Internet-based
version), although some programs require significantly higher
scores. Information on applying to take the TOEFL may be
found on the ETS website, www.ets.org; link there to the
TOEFL homepage as well as for information on phone, mail
and e-mail contact with ETS about the TOEFL. The code
for reporting TOEFL scores to Brooklyn College is 2046.
4. Applicants who will require F-1 and J-1 visas to enter the
United States for study at Brooklyn College must complete