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International Freshman = Applicants

If you have=20 graduated from high school or secondary school and = have not=20 enrolled in a regular session at any college or = university, we=20 consider you a freshman applicant.

Academic Requirements

International=20 applicants must meet the University of California = subject=20 requirements. To be considered competitive for = admission, your=20 grades and exam scores must be excellent.

Prediction of Performance = Letter

If you are=20 applying as a first-time freshman student from a = country which=20 has external examinations and these examinations will = not be=20 taken until late spring, UCSB requires that you submit = a=20 statement from a tutor, principal, headmaster, or = another=20 person in authority at your school who can predict how = you=20 will perform scholastically on the final examinations. =

Examples of the = examinations=20 for which we would like to receive "predicted results" = are:

British GCE "A" Levels	Italian Maturita
Hong Kong Advanced Levels	Israeli Bagrut
Swiss Federal Maturity Certificate	German Abitur
Mexican and Latin American Bachillerato	French = Baccalaureate

As soon as=20 you have submitted your application, you should also = have=20 documents sent which show your academic achievement = prior to=20 the final year, i.e. equivalent to Grades 9-11 in the = United=20 States. Send these documents to each campus to which = you=20 apply, not to the application processing center. These = documents may be unofficial copies; if offered = admission, you=20 will need to follow up with official records.

Send all academic records = directly=20 to:

Office of Admissions
1210 Cheadle = Hall
University=20 of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-2014.=20

Required Exams

TOEFL / IELTS = Examination

The TOEFL=20 or IELTS examination is required of all students whose = native=20 language is not English. We waive the TOEFL/IELTS = requirement=20 if a student meets one of the following conditions: =

Attends a U.S. high school for at least = three=20 years, completes six semesters of approved = English=20 classes, earns a grade of "C" or better in = these=20 courses, and attains Grade 12 proficiency in = English.=20

Completes two transferable freshman = English=20 composition courses with a grade of "C" or = better at=20 an accredited U.S. College or University.=20

Some = applicants assume=20 they are exempt from taking an English proficiency = exam=20 because many of their classes were conducted in = English. This=20 is not true. If your native language is other than = English,=20 you MUST take either the TOEFL or IELTS Examination. = If you=20 choose to take the TOEFL Exam, you may take either the = internet-based, computer-based, or paper exam. We = require a=20 minimum score of 79 on the internet-based exam, 213 on = the=20 computer-based, or 550 on the paper. If you chose the = IELTS=20 Exam, a band score of 7 is required for admission=20 consideration. To be considered for admission, the = TOEFL or=20 IELTS Exam must be taken by the December test date = prior to=20 enrollment.

Arrangements to take the test = may be made=20 by writing to:

TOEFL/TSE=20 Services

Educational Testing Services
P.O. Box=20 6151
Princeton, NJ 08541-6151 USA
Telephone: = (609)=20 951-1963

IELTS

Contact the testing site.
Search for a = testing center=20 at http://www.ielts.org/
Email: = ielts@ieltsintl.org=20

SAT or ACT =

All=20 students must submit the following test scores:=20

The SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT Assessment = plus=20 Writing.
The critical reading, writing and = mathematics=20 scores on the SAT must be from the same sitting. If = you take=20 the ACT, you must report your composite score. =
Two SAT Subject Tests.
These must be in two = different=20 areas, chosen from the following: English = literature,=20 history and social studies, mathematics (Level 2 = only),=20 science or language other than English.=20

Financial Concerns

We regret=20 that the University of California does not have = scholarships=20 or employment opportunities available for new foreign=20 undergraduate students. Please see http://www.oiss.ucsb.edu/Students/FinancialRequirements.a= spx=20 for estimated costs. Actual costs will vary and fees = and=20 expenses are subject to change.

Please mail = any bank=20 documents, personal certifications for support, and=20 scholarship notices to the Office of International = Students=20 and Scholars (OISS) at UCSB. OISS will issue the visa=20 documentation, which is necessary for you to obtain a = student=20 visa. To avoid delays in this process, supply OISS = with all=20 financial statements. Mail financial information to: =

Office of International Students and = Scholars
Student=20 Resource Building, Third Floor
University of = California,=20 Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7150=20

Where to Find Information

Webmaster | =20 UCSB | Privacy=20 Statement | Site Map=20

Updated: October 21, 2008 =

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