Undergraduate Students
Important!
Please Read!
Effective September 1st, 2004, there is a SEVIS processing fee for all Prospective International Students.
The University of Arkansas welcomes your application as the first step to meeting you in person. We highly value our international students and we pledge to offer you fast, friendly, and efficient service in the application and admission process.
Please take a minute to look over the application instructions. It is important to fill out all areas completely so that we can properly evaluate your application materials. If you have any questions, please let us know.
THE APPLICATION PROCESS
- You may apply online, or send a completed application for admission to the International Admissions Office.
- Enclose check (drawn on a US bank) or money order payable to the University of Arkansas in the amount of US $50.
- Have your secondary school send official transcripts (translated and untranslated) showing work to date or final transcript and diploma to the International Admissions Office (for students with less than one year of university level credit).
- Send a photocopy of the name page in your passport. It is critical that your name in our records match your passport exactly. If you have not yet obtained a passport, please send a photocopy of your national ID card.
- Have official leaving exam results sent from exam authorities.
- Have official transcripts sent from post-secondary college or university attended (transfer students).
- If you are a transfer student, have course descriptions or syllabi sent (in English).
- Complete and enclose the Supplemental and Financial Statement and the Summary of Educational Experience forms. Have parents’ or sponsor’s bank prepare verification of funding.
- Have ACT or SAT scores sent (required only for scholarship applicants, athletes, and those applying for a major in Computer Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Architecture).
- Have official IELTS score or TOEFL score report sent (our ETS institution code = 6866).
- Have official IELTS score report sent (required only for Computer Systems Engineering or Electrical Engineering majors).
- Prepare and enclose your essay stating your purpose for attending the University of Arkansas and your educational objectives.
- Have a letter of recommendation sent from a teacher, counselor, or headmaster.
A decision will be made upon the receipt of the above items. We will correspond with you as soon as we have received your application.
SEND ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS TO:
International Admissions Office
747 W. Dickson Street, #8
1 University of Arkansas
Fayetteville AR USA 72701
SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships are highly competitive and consideration is available only
for students planning to enter in Fall terms. Scholarship consideration
is not available for those students planning to enter in a Spring term.
The deadline to apply for scholarships is February 1, but applying early is
critical in order to have maximum consideration. Scholarships are awarded
only to students who have been admitted before the scholarship deadline. It
is important to submit your application for admission to the University, all
supporting documents and official test scores (especially SAT) far in advance
of the scholarship deadline (even October or November of 2006 would not be too
early for Fall 2007 consideration) so that the admission decision can be made
in a timely manner. You must apply separately for scholarships by going
to the Office of Scholarships website at http://scholarships.uark.edu/.
Scholarship applications are not held until February 1 to be reviewed all at
the same time; rather, scholarships are awarded at periodic intervals to qualifying
candidates upon review and approval by the Scholarship Committee. Therefore,
not all qualifying students who apply by February 1 may be awarded a scholarship
if funding runs out. If you are an outstanding student with high test scores
and excellent grades, we encourage you to apply early for admission and scholarships.