Temple University is a global university. International students have access to a first-rate education and cutting-edge research opportunities at the College of Engineering.

International Applicant Requirements

In addition to the standard application requirements, international applicants must submit the following credentials:

• Transcripts/marksheets and degree certificates or diplomas in their original language as well as literal translations of these academic documents by an appropriate university or government official.  WE WILL ACCEPT PHOTOCOPIES OF TRANSCRIPTS FOR THE ADMISSIONS REVIEW PROCESS.  However, if an applicant is accepted to our program and chooses to attend, he/she must submit original transcripts/marksheets prior to matriculation.
  NOTE:  We encourage applicants who have attended international post-secondary institutions to have their credentials evaluated by a NACES-accredited agency and submit a course-by-course evaluation to our office.   While it is not mandatory that applicants provide their own evaluation, it will expedite the admissions review process if they choose to do so.   If applicants do not submit an evaluation with their application materials, Temple University will provide its own internal evaluation.  Please note that this could delay the admissions process.
• TOEFL or the academic-version of the IELTS exam.  TOEFL scores must be submitted directly from the testing agency.   Students who have taken the IELTS can submit a photocopy of their score results.

Applicants seeking an F-1 or J-1 visa must also submit:

• Certificate of Eligibility Application.   This form contains directions on where to submit the application as well as the financial documentation and passport page.
• Appropriate financial documentation showing adequate funding to attend Temple University.  Acceptable forms of financial documentation can be found here: http://www.temple.edu/isss/future-students/financial.html
• A copy of the identification page of your passport.

For more information on international student resources, please visit the International Student and Scholar Services site.

Applicants fROM China

All applicants for graduate study at Temple University must have completed a post-secondary education program. To expedite the admissions decision process, all international applicants may submit a photocopy of transcripts to the department/program of application. If admitted, the international student must then provide an official copy of academic records, including transcripts and the diploma or certificate earned, to that department/program of application. Please follow the process below for submitting these official documents.

For applicants who have their completed degree(s), please follow these steps to ensure that your documents are properly sent:

• Have degree and diploma certificates, including bachelor’s degree/diploma, master’s degree/diploma, and Ph.D., issued in Chinese; photocopies are acceptable. 
• Arrange for the Chinese document(s) to be verified and sent to the College of Engineering, along with an English language verification report, by the Ministry of Education-designated agency: China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC).  
• The agency should mail the documents to:

          Office of Admissions and Graduate Student Services
          College of Engineering
          Temple University
          1947 N. 12th Street
          Philadelphia, PA 19122

• Ensure that transcripts include the official stamp of the degree awarding institution and lists all subjects taken and grades earned for each year of study.  Arrange for the documents to be verified and sent directly to College of Engineering, along with an English-language verification report, by the Ministry of Education-designated agency: China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC).  The agency should mail the documents to the College of Engineering at the address listed above. 
• If the official transcript is in Chinese, please provide precise, word-for-word official English translation of the documents.

Applicants with incomplete transcripts can send their transcripts(s) via China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC) or China Higher Education Student Information and Career Center (CHESICC).

Applicants FROM India

All applicants for graduate study at Temple University must have completed a post-secondary education program. To expedite the admissions decision process,  all international applicants may submit a photocopy of transcripts to the department/program of application. If admitted, the international student must then provide an official copy of academic records, including transcripts and the diploma or certificate earned, to that department/program of application. Please follow the process below for submitting these official documents.

Applicants must submit attested individual marksheets and attested copy of the final or provisional certificate. All documents must be attested by the Registrar or Controller of Examinations at the Parent University and then sent sealed directly to the College of Engineering by the examining authority in an envelope bearing the institution’s seal or stamp and/or an appropriate signature across the sealed flap.

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You may make photocopies and have the copies attested to by the Controller of Examinations or Registrar at the Parent University. The Controller or Registrar should then place the verified marksheets in an envelope, seal the envelope, and sign it across the flap before returning it to you to forward to the College of Engineering. If the seal is broken when the envelope reaches Temple University, the marksheets will not be accepted. Attestations from persons outside the offices of the Controller of Examinations or Registrar, such as individual professors or external notary publics, will not be accepted.

Documents attested by a college official from an affiliated college will not be accepted. Furthermore, consolidated transcripts will not be accepted.

For more specific information regarding transcript submission, foreign degree equivalency, and score reporting for the TOEFL or IELTS exams, international students should visit the Graduate School’s Admission.