International Undergraduate Admission

ECU international undergraduate admissions is a competitive application process including a review of an applicant’s academic records and English proficiency.

Online Application

Complete the online application
Submit the $75.00 non-refundable application fee

Academic Records

All records must be officially translated into English.

First-Year University Student/Freshman

Less than 24 hours of completed college-level coursework

• Official academic records from all secondary schools attended
  • These records must be sent directly from an official school representative, such as school counselor or school principal, or the official translator by email to international@ecu.edu.

College or University Transfer Students

24 or more hours of completed university-level coursework

• All official third-level transcripts
  • Transcripts from U.S. colleges or universities (if applicable)
  • An official course-by-course evaluation of university-level courses taken outside the U.S. (if applicable).
    • We accept evaluations from agencies that are members of NACES. We have online portals for electronic receipt of the completed evaluation from the following agencies:
      • • International Education Evaluations (IEE)
        • The Evaluation Company (Formerly SpanTran)
        • World Education Services (WES)

Proof of English Proficiency

Proof of English proficiency, in one of the following forms:

• Duolingo English Test (minimum score of 105)
• IELTS (minimum score of 6.0)
• TOEFL (before 2026, a minimum score of 71; 2026 onward, a minimum score of 4)
• SAT (minimum score of 450 on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section)
• ACT (minimum score of 19 on the English/Writing section)
• Diploma from a U.S. high school, with two years of attendance
• Diploma from a high school in an exempt country
• Transcript showing a final grade of B or better for an academic English writing/composition course from a U.S. college or university

Placement Credit

We are able to offer university course credit for:

• A-Level exam results,
• Advanced Placement exam results, and
• International Baccalaureate results.

Please note: placement credit cannot be used to meet transfer admissions criteria.

Dates & Deadlines

• We admit international undergraduate students for fall/autumn (August) and spring (January) entry terms.
  • Fall/autumn term applicants need to apply by June 30 each year
  • Spring term applicants need to apply by December 15 each year
• While we have established deadlines, we encourage 100 days before the start of an entry term to allow adequate time for review, processing, and enrollment steps if offered admission.

Please note: student visas require academic admission before beginning the process to apply for a student visa. We are happy to assist you with the student visa process after you have been admitted to ECU.