At the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, we recognize the value of diversity amongst our students. For more than 30 years, students from more than 100 countries have studied at the UW Oshkosh. Their experiences are deeply ingrained in the rich heritage of the campus.

Currently, our international students represent more than 40 countries — from Germany to Japan and Nigeria to Russia.

With 28 graduate programs, UW Oshkosh Office of Graduate Studies offers you numerous growth and advancement opportunities.

EducationUSA for International Students

EducationUSA is a global network of more than 400 advising centers supported by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) fosters mutual understanding between the United States and other countries by promoting personal, professional, and institutional ties between private citizens and organizations in the United States and abroad, as well as by presenting U.S. history, society, art and culture in all of its diversity to overseas audiences. The foreign students of yesterday are becoming the world leaders today.

EducationUSA centers actively promote U.S. higher education around the world by offering accurate, unbiased, comprehensive, objective and timely information about educational institutions in the United States and guidance to qualified individuals on how best to access those opportunities. Millions of prospective students learn about U.S. study opportunities through EducationUSA centers each year. Centers are staffed by professional advisers, many of whom have first-hand experience having studied in the United States themselves, adhere to ethical standards, abide by the policy to refrain from working with commercial recruitment agents, and/or have received State Department-approved training about U.S. higher education and the advising process.

Graduate Admissions Deadlines

• Fall: March 1

• Spring: September 1

International applicants may apply for fall or spring admission except in the MBA program; MBA applicants may only apply for fall admission.  Some programs have other deadlines.  Browse the applicable program web site for other admission information.

Admission applications to all graduate programs must be submitted by March 1 for fall admission or September 1 for spring admission. Some programs have other deadlines.  Exceptions to these deadlines will be considered for applicants already in the United States, either as an F-1 visa holder or who have H-1B or other status. Please contact the Office of Graduate Studies for more information.

The International Student Services Office can provide advice regarding detailed immigration and visa processing. In all cases of admission, an I-20 will not be issued after July 15 for fall admissions or December 15 for spring admissions.

Graduate Admissions Requirements

The following application materials are required and must be received by the Office of Graduate Studies by the appropriate application deadline — March 1 for fall admission and September 1 for spring admission. Use the application checklist below to guide your completion of the application. An application package that is not complete will not be considered for admission.

• International student application for admission.

• $56.00 (U.S.) application fee made payable to UW Oshkosh (this fee cannot be waived and is not refundable).

• Essay or résumé as applicable to the program.

• Three letters of recommendation for all programs except MBA; the MBA program does not require letters of recommendation.

• Evidence of English proficiency, demonstrated by:

• Submitting an official TOEFL score (minimum 550 paper-based or 79-80 internet-based) or IELTS overall band score (minimum 7.0) OR;

• Completion of the WESLI program (Madison, WI) at the 700 level with a B average or better; OR;

• Completion of the MESLS program (Madison, WI) at the advanced curriculum level (302 level courses in oral communication skills, reading and writing, and grammar) with at least an AB grade average; OR;

• Attending a U.S. college or university continuously for more than one year OR;

• Having a completed U.S. undergraduate degree OR;

• Receiving an undergraduate degree from a foreign institution where English is the language of instruction for both degree and non-degree courses OR;

• Residing in the U.S. for more than one year without being a student.

UW Oshkosh does not offer ESL, IELTS or TOEFL test preparation. Visit the following websites for language institutes in Wisconsin:

• St. Norbert College ESL Institute
• Wisconsin ESL Institute (WESLI)

• A course-by-course credential evaluator report (grades, credits and degree assessment) of foreign undergraduate academic records used for admission is required. Go to the NACES website to find an appropriate evaluator.

  Official/attested version of all undergraduate and post-undergraduate transcripts/mark sheets including degree diploma or certificate.  If an applicant is or was a UW Oshkosh graduate or undergraduate student, he/she does not need to provide an official UW Oshkosh transcript.

• Certified English translation of all native language transcripts/mark sheets diplomas and degree certificates submitted for admission. Go to the American Translators Association website to find a certified translator.

• GRE or GMAT test score, if applicable.

• Completed notarized Confidential Declaration of Financial Resources form.

• Completed Tuberculosis (TB) Screening Report form unless the applicant has been in the U.S. for at least one year.

• Meet additional program-specific requirements and deadlines.

Estimated Expenses and Costs, Academic Year 2012 - 2013

(Watch for new figures for 2013-2014 sometime March/April 2013) 

Non-Resident Partial Tuition Remission

Need-based financial awards, partial tuition remissions provide international students with approximately $10,060 in assistance towards tuition.

Program-Specific Requirements

A number of graduate programs have additional or other admission requirements. Please consult the appropriate program website for those requirements and deadlines, or refer to the appropriate program section in the Graduate Bulletin.

NOTE: All applications and documents submitted become the property of The Office of Graduate Studies and the university will not return these to the applicant/student. Notarized/attested copies of original foreign transcripts are acceptable for issuing an admission decision however, if admitted, the student must present the original document for visual inspection of authenticity.

IMPORTANT: In order to ensure an accurate evaluation of transfer credit, requests for transfer credits must include syllabi for the coursework, preferably at the time of application.