Students seeking admission to ACU's undergraduate program should apply with the Center for International and Intercultural Education six months before the date you wish to begin classes. All official test scores and transcripts must be received at least 60 days before the beginning of the term you plan to attend. The following items must be received before an admission decision can be reached:

1) Application

(Download Application)

To avoid delays in processing your application, please:

Make sure the name on your application matches the name on your transcripts. Where possible, the name on the application should agree with the name on the passport.

Provide an e-mail address that can be used. Be sure that we have a current e-mail address at all times, and that Abilene Christian University is indicated as an eligible sender to the account.

Be sure the application is signed.

2) Application Fee

A non-refundable $45.00 application fee is required in order to process your application. There are three options for paying this fee:

1. Online via credit card through our secure online payment form.
2. By phone via credit card. For this option, please call +1-325-674-2710 between the hours of 8:00-12:00 or 13:00-17:00 U.S. Central Standard Time.
3. By bank draft drawn on a U.S. bank or an international postal money order payable to Abilene Christian University.

3) Two (2) Letters of Recommendation

Recommendation forms can be downloaded here (link will open in a new window).

4) Academic Records

All documents should be submitted in the original language. All documents in languages other than English must be accompanied by a certified line-by-line, literal English translation.

Secondary School Records
Official secondary school transcripts, a secondary school diploma or leaving certificate and examination results are required from all first-year and transfer students (click here for more country-specific information)

Post-Secondary
If you attend a post-secondary institution outside the United States, we require official transcripts which include all subjects studied each year and the grade/mark earned in each subject. A key to the marking system with minimum passing mark should be included. In addition, we require course descriptions of all classes you have taken and intend to take prior to the semester in which you hope to enroll at Abilene Christian University. If descriptions are not available, please provide 3 to 5-sentence descriptions of each course. Include the content, scope, credits/number of hours for each course or the number of hours per week, and the number of weeks per semester.

If you attend a post-secondary institution in the United States, official transcripts should be sent directly from the institution to Abilene Christian University.

5) Standardized Tests

TOEFL and IELTS

The Test of English as a Foreign language (TOEFL) and the International English Language System (IELTS) are tests used to determine a student's English language proficiency. We require the following minimum scores on these exams to accept a student into ACU's undergraduate programs:

TOEFL	IELTS
525 - paper-based test (PBT) 197 - computer-based test (CBT) 71   - internet-based test (iBT)	5.5

You may visit the TOEFL home page to receive information about taking the test or write to them at TOEFL, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, NJ 08541-6151 USA, by phone (609) 771-7100 or by FAX (609) 771-7500.

ACU's TOEFL code is 6001.

You can visit the IELTS website to learn more about test dates and locations.

SAT I

If you meet the ACU's minimum English language requirements, and you are applying as a first-year student, you are required to submit official SAT scores. You may arrange to take this exam by writing to the College Entrance Examinations Board, P.O. Box 592-R, Princeton, NJ 08541 USA, or by linking to the College Board home page.

ACU's TOEFL code is 6001.

U.S. education advising centers in many countries around the world have information on testing dates and locations. Click here to find the U.S. Education advising center in your area. (This link will open in a new window.)

6) Financial Information

This includes a current bank statement showing sufficient funds to cover the estimated cost of studying at ACU for one academic year (9 months) and a letter from the owner of the bank account stating that the funds will be used to support the applicant. Click here to see estimated expenses for the undergraduate program.

More Information

For more information, contact us via e-mail: contact@international.acu.edu or call +1-325-674-2710 between the hours of 8:00-12:00 and 13:00-17:00 U.S. Central Standard Time, Monday through Friday.