INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT THE REGULAR APPLICATION MATERIALS AS WELL AS THE ADDITIONAL MATERIALS DETAILED BELOW.
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TESTS
The University of Illinois requires an applicant for admission whose native language is not English to submit results of the TOEFL or IELTS as evidence of English proficiency. The Department of Statistics requires a minimum TOEFL PBT score of 590, a minimum TEOFL CBT score of 243, a minimum TOEFL iBT score of 92 or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 for admission.
You may be exempt from having to submit a TOEFL or IELTS score if you meet one of the following:
- Completion of at least two years of post-secondary full-time study, as defined by the home institution, in a country where English is the primary language and at an institution where English is the primary medium of instruction, within five years of the proposed term of initial enrollment at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
or - Completion of a graduate degree in a country where English is the primary language and at an institution where English is the primary language of instruction, within five years of the proposed term of initial enrollment.
The TOEFL and IELTS scores are just for admission purposes only. If you meet the minimum requirements for admission but are admitted on a limited status basis you will need to take an English Proficiency Test (EPT) upon arrival to campus. Admitted international students who will be appointed any classroom responsibilities via an International Teaching Assistantship (ITA) position and have not met the English proficiency requirements will also need to take an English Proficiency Interview (EPI) before being assigned an ITA position.
To be exempt from having to take an EPT or EPI upon arrival to campus you must have a total TOEFL score greater than a 102 or an IELTS total score greater than a 7.0. For further information about the English proficiency requirement, please see: English Proficiency Requirements for Admission.
PASSPORT
Though not a requirement for the application, if you are admitted to the program, you will need to provide a photocopy of your current passport in order to receive an official admission offer from the Graduate College. This is used to issue your I-20/DS-2019. Please note, passport copies are also required for any dependents that will be traveling with you.
Uploading of your passport during the application process is not required, however doing so will expedite the admission process and allow us to issue your I-20/DS-2019 quicker.
PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES
You are not required to provide your proof of funding during the application process. If you are admitted to the program you will need to submit a Declaration and Certification of Finances form as well as other various forms depending on the source of funding. Please see the following link for further information: http://www.grad.illinois.edu/admissions/instructions/04d
Though funding documents are not required for the application process, uploading them with your application will allow for the issuing of your I-20/DS-2019 to be processed quicker.
IMMUNIZATION
Per Illinois State law, all new students are to provide proof of immunity to certain contagious diseases, such as diphtheria, measles, mumps, rubella, and tetanus before enrollment. Admitted students will receive an Immunization Information Form, which must be completed and submitted upon arrival on campus. Tuberculosis screenings for international students will take place upon arrival to campus. Submitting the Immunization Information Form is a requirement that must be met in order to be eligible for course registration.