International undergraduate students

If you have attended college or university within the Minnesota State system, Metro State can usually pull your transcript with eTranscript. Minimum 2.0 GPA to be admitted.

• Application required: Admissions staff may not view your transcripts until we receive your application.
• Success rate: We are able to pull eTranscripts successfully for about 95 percent of applicants. If we cannot, we will notify you so that you can request that an official transcript is sent to Metro State.
• Academic reporting: Report all post-secondary institutions attended. Complete reporting assists admissions staff in pulling transcripts using eTranscript.

Students applying with fewer than 16 transferable post-secondary credits will need to provide an official transcript from their high school, with a minimum 3.0 GPA to be considered.

• Important: If applying prior to graduation, you must also arrange to have an official, final high school transcript showing your date of graduation sent to the university once you have graduated.

• If you have attended institutions outside of the Minnesota State system, request that your official transcript(s) be sent directly to the Admissions Office. Official transcripts submitted by applicants cannot be accepted unless the envelope is still sealed.
• If you have attended a closed Minnesota institution, there are still ways of obtaining the transcripts. The Minnesota Office of Higher Education has taken over the processing for a majority of the closed institutions. Complete the online form to request an official transcript.
  • Minnesota Office of Higher Education – Transcript Request Form for closed institutions
• If the school you have attended is not listed on the request form, please visit the higher education’s list of closed institutions and their contact information. Find the school in alphabetical order for directions on how to request the official transcript.
  • Minnesota Office of Higher Education – Contact Information for Student Records
• Your transcript must show a minimum 2.0 GPA to be considered.

• If you have attended a non-U.S. post-secondary institution, college or university a course-by-course transcript evaluation by a NACES accredited agency is required for admission.
• NACES accredited agencies:
  • SpanTran – Metro State students receive a discount
  • Educational Credential Evaluators Inc. (ECE)
  • World Education Services (WES)
• Please note:
  • An official copy of your course-by-course transcript evaluation must be sent directly to the Admissions Office. We do not accept faxed copies or copies from students.
  • It can take six to eight weeks to receive a transcript evaluation report. Initiate this process well in advance to ensure your report is received prior to the application deadline for your program of interest. Metro State University is not responsible for any delays in receiving the report.
  • The report must show the equivalence of a U.S. GPA of at least a 2.0.

• The International Baccalaureate (IB) full diploma is accepted for admission.
• The diploma covers six subjects, three or four of which must be at the higher level and others at the subsidiary level.
• Grades of 4 and above on each examination level are required.

• Submit exam reports from Cambridge so we can verify the report.
• O-Levels you will need to have taken English, Math, a Science, a Social Science, and another subject of your choice. You will need to have received a C or above in the above subjects.