International applicants

ABSN program requirements

International/non-native U.S. applicants to our BSN or ABSN programs must meet the University of Washington undergraduate requirements for international applicants in addition to the nursing program requirements:

International applicants include any F-1 student visa or any other type of temporary, non-immigrant visa.

ABSN program requirements

You must send foreign transcript evaluations from an approved evaluation service for any college or university you have attended outside the United States.

Send official foreign transcripts to one of the evaluation services listed below for a course-by-course U.S. equivalency report. Have the evaluation reports sent to you to upload to your application.

Include only completed foreign transcript evaluations with your ABSN application. Do not include your original foreign transcripts.

You do not need to submit a foreign transcript if you attended a foreign university through a study abroad program and the credits appear on your school’s transcript, but you must submit a foreign transcript and evaluation if you are using a course taken internationally as a prerequisite course.

DNP program requirements

International applicants must meet a few other requirements in addition to the nursing program application requirements. These requirements ensure your success in clinical placements and the overall program.

Proof of English Proficiency

Non-native English speakers must provide proof of English language proficiency set by the UW School of Nursing. You can waive this requirement only if you either:

  1. have received a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree from a regionally-accredited school in the United States, or from a school in the following countries:
    • Australia
    • The Bahamas
    • Canada
    • Ireland
    • Jamaica
    • Kenya
    • New Zealand
    • Singapore
    • Trinidad and Tobago
    • United Kingdom; or
  2. provide official documentation from your undergraduate degree-granting institution (if the institution is in a country not listed in #1 above) verifying that all instruction is in English. Acceptable documentation must be one of the following:
    • Official or attested letter from the undergraduate college, university registrar, or Controller of Examinations office
    • Official transcripts, attested mark sheets, or degree statements if English is stated as the medium of instruction

For questions about whether you can waive this requirement, please contact the School of Nursing.

English Proficiency Scores

Submit two scores, one from each category below (scores must be from within the past two years):

  • 1 general minimum English proficiency score, and
  • 1 speaking only score
Minimum General Score: Reading/Writing/Comprehension*
Minimum Spoken English Score
TOEFLiBT 92 TOEFLiBT (speaking only) 26
TOEFLC 237 Versant English Test 70
TSE 55

Transcript Evaluations

You must send foreign transcript evaluations from an approved evaluation service for any college or university you have attended outside the United States.

Send official foreign transcripts to one of the evaluation services listed below for a course-by-course U.S. equivalency report. Have the evaluation reports sent to you. Your application will include:

  1. Original foreign transcripts with English translations (if applicable; include in the Report Prior Schools section of your UW MyGrad application)
  2. Transcript evaluation reports (upload to the Credential/Transcript Evaluations section of your UW MyGrad application)

You do not need to submit a foreign transcript if you attended a foreign university through a study abroad program and the credits appear on your school’s transcript, but you must submit a foreign transcript and evaluation if you are using a course taken internationally as a prerequisite course.

Approved Transcript Evaluation Services

American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO)

Foreign Education Credential Services
One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 520
Washington DC 20036-1135
Phone: 202.296.3359
Website: http://www.aacrao.org

Center for Educational Documentation

P.O. Box 170116
Boston, MA 02117
Phone: 617.338.7171
Website: http://www.cedevaluations.com

Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.

P.O. Box 514070
Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470
Phone: 414.289.3400|
Website: https://www.ece.org/

Education Evaluators International, Inc.

11 South Angell Street, #348
Providence, RI 02906
Phone: 401.521.5340
Fax: 401.437.6474
Website: http://www.educei.com
Email: eval@educei.com

Foreign Credentials Service of America

1910 Justin Lane
Austin, TX 78757-2411
Phone: 512.459.4565
Website: http://www.foreigncredentials.org/

International Education Evaluations, Inc.

7900 Matthews Mint Hill Rd., Suite 300
Charlotte, NC 28227
Phone: 704.772.0109
Website: http://www.foreigntranscripts.com/

International Education Research Foundation, Inc.

P.O. Box 3665
Culver City, CA 90231-3665
Phone: 310.258.9451
Fax: 310.342.7086
Website: http://www.ierf.org

Josef Silny & Associates, Inc.

7101 SW 102nd Avenue
Miami, Florida 33173
Phone: 305.273.1616
Fax: 305.273.1338
Website: http://www.jsilny.org

Spantran: The Evaluation Company

2400 Augusta Drive, Suite 451
Houston, TX 77057
Phone: 713.266.8805
Website: http://www.spantran.com/

World Education Services, Inc.

P.O. Box 5087
New York, NY 10274-5087
Phone: 212.966.6311
Fax: 212.739.6100
Website: http://www.wes.org