In addition to the requirements listed under "Admissions Requirements", you must also submit your English Proficiency Scores and your International Evaluation Report.
English Proficiency Scores
- TOEFL, IELTS scores are required of all applicants whose first language is not English (even if the applicant is a U.S. citizen) or if you do not have a degree awarded by a U.S. university/college.
- Minimum TOEFL score: IBT/79-80 or CBT: 213 (Institutional Code: 4851)
- Minimum IELTS score: 6.5
- Minimum Duolingo score: 105 to 110
This requirement is waived if you earned a degree in Australia, Anglophone Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, or the United States within the last 4 years where the sole instruction was English, (if so, an official electronic transcript from the university/college must be sent to gradengineeradmissions@scu.edu in order to waive this requirement).
International Evaluation Report
All applicants who hold a degree from outside of the United States are required to have their official transcripts evaluated either by SpanTran, WES or ECE:
- SpanTran - SpanTran is our recommended international transcript evaluation service. They have created a custom application for Santa Clara’s Engineering School that will make sure you select the right kind of evaluation at a discounted rate.
- We require a detailed report which includes course-by-course, cumulative GPA, and U.S. degree equivalency.
- SpanTran will attach your transcripts to the evaluation report.
- To use SpanTran's evaluation service, start your evaluation request form here
- WES evaluations (World Education Services)
- We require ICAP version course-by-course, cumulative GPA, and U.S degree equivalency.
- WES will attach your transcripts to the evaluation report.
- Do not send us your international transcripts, WES will send us your official transcript with your evaluation.
- ECE (Educational Credential Evaluators)
- We require a detailed report which includes course-by-course, cumulative GPA, and U.S. degree equivalency.
- ECE will attach your transcripts to the evaluation report.
- Do not send us your international transcripts, ECE will send us your official transcript with your evaluation.
There is no exception to the foreign evaluation service requirement.
Visa Document Preparation Process
For more information on the F-1 Visa application process, please visit International Student Services.
I-20 Visa Requirements
I-20 Application Deadlines
- Fall Quarter: July 1
- Winter Quarter: November 1
- Spring Quarter: February 1
Please submit the following documents for all I-20 Visa requests through your application portal: