95 acres on Lake Michigan

What is the Admission Process?

Admission procedures for international students include verification of the applicant's academic ability, English language proficiency and financial support in order to issue a Form I-20. Form I-20 is required for applying for an F1 Visa.

Carthage will only consider a student for admission when all items listed below have been received.

The application process is as follows:

  • Submit the Carthage application for admission. You may apply for admission online at www.carthage.edu/apply
  • Submit the non-refundable application fee of U.S. $30 with your application for admission to Carthage. We recommend that you do not send cash by mail.
  • Submit all official transcripts including diploma certificate from your secondary school program.
  • For students who have attended a post-secondary program: submit all official, translated college/university transcripts for evaluation to an evaluation organization such as Educational Credential Evaluators (www.ece.org) or World Education Services (www.wes.org). If submitting to ECE, please be sure to request a catalog match. It is necessary to obtain information about actual courses that may are completed equivalencies to that which Carthage offers.
  • Submit official TOEFL or SAT-1 test score report. Carthage's code is 1103.
    • You can arrange to take the TOEFL by contacting www.toefl.org or by writing to TOEFL Services, Educational Testing Service, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, NJ 08541-6151, U.S.A., or by phoning +1 (609) 771-7100.
    • You can arrange to take the SAT-1 by contacting www.collegeboard.com or by writing to College Board Admission Testing Program, P.O. Box 6200, Princeton, NJ 08541-6200, U.S.A., or by phoning +1 (609) 771-7600.
  • Submit certification of finances form. All monetary amounts listed on the certification of finances form must be certified by bank officials. If you have a financial sponsor that person must submit the sponsor statement. All monetary amounts must be certified by bank officials.