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Join Purdue University’s Proud International Student Body

Source: https://admissions.purdue.edu/become-student/international/

At Purdue, we welcome students from around the globe. Ranked among the top 10 public institutions in the U.S. and top 100 in the world, Purdue is home to more than 9,000 international students from 115 countries. Choose from 200+ undergraduate majors to follow your passions and achieve your goals.

If you have questions regarding undergraduate admissions for international students, please email the Office of Admissions at intl-admissions@purdue.edu. For questions regarding graduate programs at Purdue, please send an email to gradinfo@purdue.edu.

Purdue’s Office of International Students and Scholars (ISS) offers resources and advising specifically for international students. ISS can help with visa status, questions about travel and more.

‘I knew I could thrive in my engineering degree here.’

Ishita Sameer Bhedi, a biomedical engineering major from India and Qatar is earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees through a five-year accelerated degree track at Purdue University in Indianapolis.

First-Year Applicants

When you apply to Purdue, you apply for admission into a specific major. Review our first-year criteria, high school course requirements and English proficiency requirements before applying to ensure that you meet or exceed Purdue’s minimum requirements for admission.

Transfer Applicants

If you have completed 12 or more credit hours of college-level coursework after high school graduation, you will apply as a transfer student. Review our Transfer Student Checklist for requirements and next steps. Check our Closed Programs page before you apply to ensure your desired program is available for the term you wish to begin.

International Curriculum Requirements

If you are a student from an institution with an international high school curriculum, you should meet or exceed the university’s minimum high school course requirements. If you are from a non-English-speaking country, you are not required to meet the world language requirement.

Please refer to the overview of high school coursework documentation required for international applicants, which is listed below by country of origin.

To apply to Purdue, you must provide:

*Transcript Document Translations*

Transcript documents that are not in English must be accompanied by certified English translations. We offer paid translation services through Purdue’s School of Languages and Cultures in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish.

**International Secondary Document Requirements****

You may need to supply additional documents to complete Purdue’s undergraduate admission application. Refer to the table below to find requirements for your country of origin. If your country or your high school curriculum is not listed, submit all transcripts and/or diplomas from all secondary and/or post-secondary schools you’ve attended.

If you have any questions regarding the transcript requirement for your education system, please email the Office of Admissions at intl-admissions@purdue.edu.

African Countries with British-pattern Education System

If you are from Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, you should submit:

If you have graduated from high school, then you should submit:

Purdue may request that you share your certificate through the WAEC Digital Certificate Platform for verification.

Australia

You should submit:

If you have graduated from high school, then you should submit:

*Brazil*

You should submit:

If you have graduated from high school, then you should submit:

*Central Asian Countries with Russian-pattern Education System*

If you are from countries that follow the Russian-pattern education system including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, you should submit:

If you have graduated from high school, then you should submit:

*Caribbean*

If you have been educated through the British-pattern education system in countries in the Caribbean including Anguilla, Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Montserrat, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, and British Virgin Islands, then you should submit one of the following documents:

A minimum of five academic subjects including English, mathematics, natural/physical science and social science passed in these examinations will be required for admission consideration. The documents are equivalent to a U.S. high school diploma only if a minimum of five exam passes are achieved. Submission of the above documents must be accompanied by academic records/transcripts from secondary education at the time of application.

Purdue recognizes advanced secondary school coursework, which includes A-level and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). To receive college credits, you will need to submit one of the following documents:

**Canada****

Alberta

You should submit:

If you have graduated from high school, then you should submit:

British Columbia

You should submit:

If you have graduated from high school, then you should submit:

Ontario

You should submit:

If you have graduated from high school, then you should submit:

To be more competitive, Purdue encourages students who are enrolled in the Ontario curriculum to have at least six 4U/4M courses.

Quebec

You should submit:

If you have graduated from high school, then you should submit:

**China****

If you are attending a Chinese high school, you should submit:

If you have graduated from high school, then you should submit:

Purdue may require verification of an applicant’s high school diploma or Gaokao scores from the China Credentials Verification website.

**French Baccalaureate**

If you are from France and its overseas departments, or from the francophone countries (Algeria, Cameroon, Morocco, etc.), you should submit:

If you have graduated from high school, you should submit:

Please note that all educational institutions and all external examinations (French Baccalaureate) are administered by the French Ministry of National Education. The overseas departments of France include French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Corse, Clipperton Island, Martinique, Mayotte, Miquelon, Wallis and Fortuna, New Caledonia, Reunion, St. Barthelemy, St. Martin and St. Pierre.

**GCSE/IGCSE O Level and AS or A Level**

If you have been educated through the International General Certificate of Secondary Education/General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE/GCSE) system, you are required to have passed examinations in a minimum of five academic subjects including English, mathematics, natural/physical science and social science. The documents are comparable to a U.S. high school diploma only if a minimum of five exam passes are achieved.

If you have been educated through the IGCSE system, you should submit:

If you have been educated through the GCSE system from the United Kingdom, you should submit either:

Purdue does not have any AS- or A-level subject requirements; however, most applicants complete three to four AS- or A-level subjects. Applicants that do not complete any further study beyond IGCSE or GCSE are generally not considered competitive applicants. Purdue recognizes A-level examinations. College credits may be awarded to applicants who successfully complete A-level exams. To receive college credits as an admitted student, you will need to submit:

Purdue does not award any college credits for pre-university studies or foundation year classes from any U.K. institutions.

***India***

Standard X and Standard XII Examination

If you are currently enrolled in any Indian curriculum such as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) or State Board, you should submit:

If you have graduated from high school, then you should submit:

Purdue requires four years of secondary mathematics coursework and three years of laboratory science coursework for all majors. However, we understand that the mathematics and laboratory science requirement may be difficult for students who are enrolled in commerce or humanities tracks after Standard X examination. While not taking mathematics and/or laboratory science classes will disadvantage your academic profile, we do still encourage you to apply to Purdue for consideration. We strongly encourage students in this situation to take the SAT or ACT to show their math ability.

Diploma Program

If you are enrolled in a two-year diploma program after the Standard X exam, the two-year coursework will be counted toward high school completion. You will need to apply to Purdue as a first-year student. No college credits will be awarded to the classes from the diploma program. You should submit:

If you are enrolled in a three-year diploma program after the Standard X exam, the first two-year coursework will be counted toward high school completion. The third-year coursework will be evaluated for college credits on a course-by-course basis. You will need to apply to Purdue as a transfer applicant instead of a first-year student.

****International Baccalaureate (IB)******

If you are taking International Baccalaureate (IB) courses, you will be considered for admission whether or not you are pursuing the IB diploma as long as the minimum high school course requirements are met. For admission purposes, higher level (HL) coursework is not given a particular preference over standard level (SL) coursework. Your entire academic profile will be reviewed holistically. Purdue does not have an overall IB minimum score requirement.

You should submit:

If you have completed the IB diploma, then you should submit:

Purdue recognizes IB examinations. College credits will be awarded for most HL exams and a few SL exams. To receive college credits after admission, you will need to submit the IB exam scores directly from the IB organization to Purdue Admissions.

***Malaysia***

Students from Malaysia who completed the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysian (SPM) exam will need to complete an additional year of high school study prior to applying to Purdue as a first-year student. You should submit:

If you are from Malaysia studying at a Chinese school, you should submit:

If you have graduated from high school, then you should submit:

***New Zealand***

You should submit:

If you have graduated from high school, then you should submit:

****Singapore******

Singapore O-level

If you are enrolled in the Singapore O-level, you should submit:

If you have graduated from high school, then you should submit:

Polytechnic Program

If you are enrolled in a two-year polytechnic program after the O-level, your work will be counted toward high school completion. You should apply as a first-year student and submit:

If you are enrolled in a three-year polytechnic program after O-levels, the first two years of work will be counted toward high school completion while third-year work will be evaluated for transfer credit on a course-by-course basis. You will apply to Purdue as a transfer applicant.

****South Korea****

If you are enrolled in the Korean curriculum, you should submit:

If you have graduated from high school, then you should submit:

****Taiwan****

You should submit:

If you have graduated from high school, then you should submit:

If you complete the junior college diploma, you will need to apply to Purdue as a transfer applicant. Credit may be awarded for the last two years of studies on a course-by-course basis.

*****Vietnam*****

You should submit:

If you have graduated from high school, then you should submit: