INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION
General Requirements: Complete Your UST Application
Your free application can be submitted online through www.stthom.edu/apply, Apply Texas,
or the Common App.
OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS | 3800 Montrose Blvd. Box #7 | 713-525-3500 | [email protected]
International applicants must have an official course-by-course and cumulative
GPA evaluation. This needs to include all secondary and post-secondary work.
This evaluation must be sent to UST Houston directly from the evaluating agency.
The evaluation agency is recommended to be a NACES approved member. The
chosen agency may send your evaluation by email to [email protected]
or mailing directly to our address listed below.
English Proficiency (MUST COMPLETE ONE)
Official Transcript-Evaluated by an Accredited Agency
Houston TX, 77006
TOEFL: (internet based): minimum score of 79 / (ITP): minimum of 550
IELTS: minimum score of 6.5
ELS: certificate of completion level 112 required
Duolingo: minimum score of 125
SAT: 1140 (ERWS + MSS) taken after February 2016
ACT: 23 (Composite)
For purposes of proficiency requirements, international applicants are exempt only if they
have earned, or will have earned by the time they begin study at UST, a high school diploma
and/or post-secondary degree from the countries listed on our site. The diploma or degree must
come from a country where English is the sole official language and the primary
conversational language of the country. Visit www.stthom.edu/admissions to view the full
listing of countries. Please note, if you submit your unofficial/official scores than our office will
take these scores into account when rendering a decision.
International applicants that have not graduated from a secondary school,
an official record or transcript that shows all coursework, starting with ninth grade
through the end of eleventh grade, can be uploaded through the application portal.
Please note when the applicant uploads the document to the portal, it is then
considered unofficial. Unofficial documents can be utilized for admissions review.
Applicants will be required to submit official transcripts from all secondary/post-secondary
(university and college-level) schools attended. Additionally, if the student has less than
24 college credit hours, high school transcripts according to the education system of your
country (generally the last three to four years of secondary education) will be required.
U.S. College Credit: must have completed at least 24 transferable credit hours that
includes English Composition I and II. You must have at least a B in each course.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION
Common Recommended Evaluation Services
OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS | 3800 Montrose Blvd. Box #7 | 713-525-3500 | [email protected]
International students are required to submit the following to receive a Form I-20 before starting
at our university in F-1 student visa status. The Form I-20 is required in order to renew an F-1 student
visa if you are currently outside of the United States.
Immigration Requirements
Houston TX, 77006
These evaluation agencies can convert your international high school grades and/or international
college credits to the American 4.0 grade point average (GPA) scale. They also can provide a
translation into English, if necessary.
When requesting an evaluation, please apply for a “full evaluation,” also known as a
“course-by-course evaluation” of your transcript, which includes GPA. UST Admissions highly
recommends that evaluations be sent from an agency that is NACES approved. Please visit
NACES.org/members to select your agency of choice. If you do not utilize a NACES approved agency,
your official transcript (non-translated) will be required in addition to the credential evaluation.
World Education Services (WES) (http://www.wes.org)
Bowling Green Station, P.O. Box 5087, New York, NY 10274-5087, Phone: (800) 937–3895
SpanTran Evaluation Services (http://www.spantran.com/ust)
2400 Augusta Dr., Suite 451, Houston, TX 77057, Phone: (713) 266–8805
This is not a comprehensive list. Please visit NACES.org/members in order to see the full listing.
A copy of your passport
I-20(s) from previous school(s)
Our Office of International Services and Study Abroad will begin to reach out to you once
you have been admitted into the university. If you have additional questions after being admitted, please
contact 713-525-3503 or [email protected].
An F-1 Undergraduate Information Form
An Undergraduate Affidavit of Financial Support Form
An original and official bank statement (must be less than six months old and in English)
and/or an Official Scholarship Award Letter
F-1 Visa students with a valid Form I-20 from another school in the U.S. need to provide a copy of
your UST acceptance letter/email to your current/previous school’s international office. Please request to
transfer your SEVIS record to UST (School Code HOU214F00102000). You will need to submit the
items listed above, as well as a copy of the following:
F-1 Visa (if available)
I-94 (Visit https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov to retrieve your I-94)
