Requirements of all international applicants
In addition to materials required of all students, international students must provide additional documentation at the time of application:
- For any degree completed at a non-US institution, transcripts must be submitted for an internal credential review. Read the following for instructions on how to submit your transcripts for review.
- Certificate of graduation or diploma indicating conferral of the bachelor’s degree and the date it was conferred. (If you attended a college or university that includes degree information on the transcript or marksheet, a certificate or diploma is not necessary.)
- If English is not your native language, and you are not from an exempt country, you must demonstrate English proficiency.
- International students must be able to submit an affidavit and proof of financial support indicating the ability to financially educational expenses for one year. Learn more about the costs for attendance at Tuition & Fees.
Requirements for applicants seeking an F-1 visa
International students seeking an F-1 visa must submit an Affidavit of Financial Support with supporting documentation. This document can be accessed through iService, and is required to secure an I-20 required for F-1 status. The affidavit provides satisfactory evidence that you have adequate funds to support your academic pursuits at UM-Flint. For more information on tuition and fees for international students please click here.
Acceptable sources of funding include:
- A bank statement including a current balance. Funds must be held in a checking account, savings account, or certificate of deposit (CD). All accounts must be in the name of the student or the student’s sponsor. For sponsor funds to be counted toward the I-20 requirement, the sponsor must sign the Financial Affidavit of Support. Statements must be no more than six months old at the time of submission.
- Approved loan documents including the total amount approved.
- If you have been offered a scholarship, grant, assistantship, or other funding through the University of Michigan-Flint, please submit the offer letter if available. All university funding will be verified with the department providing that funding.
Students may prove sufficient funding using multiple sources. For instance, you may submit a bank statement and a loan document equaling the total required amount. In order for an I-20 to be issued, you must provide proof of sufficient funding to cover the estimated international expenses for one year of study. Students with dependents accompanying them in the United States must also prove sufficient funding to cover the estimated expenses for each dependent.
Unacceptable sources of funding include:
- Stocks, bonds, and other securities
- Corporate bank accounts or other accounts not in the name of the student or their sponsor (exceptions may be made if the student is being sponsored by an organization).
- Real estate or other property
- Loan applications or pre-approval documents
- Retirement funds, insurance policies, or other non-liquid assets
Requirements for international applicants pursuing an online graduate degree in their home country
Students pursuing online degrees should note that some countries may not formally recognize foreign online degrees, which can have implications for students who later seek to enroll in other educational programs, or for those who seek employment with their home country’s government or other employers requiring specific credentials. Additionally, some countries may or may not require foreign higher education institutions to comply with distance education regulations. UM-Flint does not represent or guarantee that its online degree programs are recognized in or meet requirements to comply with distance education regulations in the student’s country of residence if it is outside the United States. It is therefore the student’s responsibility to understand current circumstances or special requirements surrounding whether this online degree will be recognized in the student’s country of residence, how the collection of student data may be used in said country, and whether the student will be subject to additional withholding taxes in addition to the price of tuition.
Refer to this page for additional information.
IMPORTANT: Applicants who are currently in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status or have a nonimmigrant visa status will need to apply using the International (Non-U.S. Citizen) New Graduate application. Select “Non-Citizen – Other or No Visa” for your citizenship status. List your citizenship and specify “Other Visa Type” or indicate your visa type for questions relating to visa status.
https://www.umflint.edu/graduateprograms/admissions/international-students/
