Application Check List
How do you apply to SMSU...?
Please send the information in order to be considered for Admission to Southwest Minnesota State University:
• Application Form: Please make sure to fill out the application completely. Failure to do so can delay admission.
• Application Fee: Submit the non-refundable $20.00 application fee made payable to Southwest Minnesota State University
• Financial Statement: Please complete all sections of the enclosed Financial Statement or send a separate affidavit of Support from your sponsor. The financial statement or affidavit from your sponsor must be notarized by a notary public, government magistrate, or commissioner of oaths; this process indicates to us that he/she is the person who has access to the funds and that he/she is aware of the commitment he/she is making to support you for the duration of your studies
• Bank Statements: Please submit an official bank statement from your sponsor that has been printed within the last three months. The bank statement must show the equivalent of $15,429 USD. (Both the financial statement and the bank statement must be from the same individual.) Students should expect an increase in costs of about 4-6% each year at SMSU. Photocopies are acceptable; however, they must be attested as a certified true copy.
• English Proficiency: Provide documentation in one of the following ways:
- TOEFL: Student must earn a score of 500 or better (paper based exam) 173 or better (computer based exam) School Code: 6703
- IELTS: Student must earn a score of 5.5 or higher.
- Michigan Test of English Proficiency: Student must earn a score of 80 or better.
- Successful completion of Level 109 at an English Language School.
- If the student is transferring from another US College or University: Completion of one semester of Freshman English Composition with an earned grade of a “C” or better.
• All Official Secondary or College Transcripts: Students must provide Southwest Minnesota State University academic records of every secondary and post-secondary institution he/she has attended. Records must be certified true copies or notarized photo copies.
**Additional Testing**
• Presentation of SAT (College Board) is recommended.
** All documents submitted with the application become the property of Southwest Minnesota State University and
will not be returned under any circumstance.
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