Undergraduate International Admissions

If your academic documents are issued in a non-English language, you must submit a complete, literal, word-for-word English translation in the same format as the original academic document.

Your translated documents must include:

• Appropriate stamps or seals explaining the translator’s qualifications
• The full name of the translator or the translation service, mailing address, telephone number, email address or other means by which the authenticity of the translation can be verified.

Acceptable translators include your, professional translators or a local EducationUSA office.

For professional translators in the U.S., we recommend you search the American Translators Association members for an accepted professional translator.

RushTranslate, The Spanish Group, and Rapid Translate are a few common translation services that we see. But we can accept most credentialed translators that we can verify.

**Note: You, your family, or friends cannot translate your documents for you. It must be completed by a professional translator.

Watch here for an overview of offical high school document requirements.

Official secondary (high school) documents are sent to MSU Denver directly from an official source, such as your school, ministry of education office, or examination board.  Your documents must show all final results and a graduation date.

If you do not know which documents are required for your country, please contact the International Admissions Office

If the document is issued in a language other than English, we must receive a professional English translation – in addition to the official document directly from the issuing institution in the original (native) language.

We do not require a credential evaluation for secondary level academic documents.

International Universities Post-Secondary Institutions: 

Watch here for an overview of offical university document requirements.

A course by course evaluationcompleted by a professional transcript evaluation service, in addition to the university transcript(s), will be required.
The evaluation service must listed as a current member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), such as WES or ECE.

Official evaluation reports must be sent directly to MSU Denver by the evaluation service to [email protected].

We suggest that you choose a service that can send us a copy of your verified transcript(s) together with the evaluation report, such as WES ICAP  or ECE.

• If the evaluation service does not send us your verified academic documents, we must also receive a copy of your university transcripts. 

U.S. Colleges and Universities:

Official transcripts must be sent directly to MSU Denver by the issuing institution: [email protected]

You can review our requirements and exemptions to show proof of sufficient English Proficiency

Estimated Tuition and Expenses for One Academic Year (2023-2024)

F-1 Visa – Degree Seeking Students

** This is an estimated annual cost of attendance. The amount required for admission is subject to change without notice based on direct and indirect costs of attendance. **

Acceptable Types of Financial Documentation

• An official bank statement showing the transaction history for an account with liquid funds, such as a checking account or savings account
• If the bank can only issue a bank letter or certificate of deposit, you must also submit a screenshot of your online bank account summary

** International Admissions reserves the right to verify any submitted documents with the financial institutions. **

Requirements for Financial Documentation

• Bank documentsmust be issued on the official stationery of the financial institution in color
• Bank documentsmust be dated and less than five months old
• Bank documentsmust include the following information:
  • the current balanceof the account
  • the type of currencyheld in the account
  • the account holder’s name
  • the account type (such as Checking or Savings Account)

We cannot acceptdocuments for fixed or non-liquid assets such as: salary/employment letters, asset valuations, tax returns, real estate valuations, credit card statements, or stock market statements. We also cannot accept business accounts unless your employer is sponsoring your education.

** If the bank documents are not in English, we may require a professional English translation AND the original language documents issued by the bank

Financial Affidavit Form

The F-1 Financial Affidavit Form is completed by yourself and your financial sponsors.  Please complete all sections and submit the form together with the bank statement.

Financial Documentation for Accompanying Dependents

If you will be accompanied by dependents (spouse and/or minor children) who will need to apply for F-2 visas, your financial support documents must show sufficient funds for your spouse and/or minor children, as well. Current expenses are $10,000 for a spouse and $10,000 for each child.

If you will be accompanied by dependents (spouse and/or minor children) who will need to apply for F-2 visas, you must submit the following documents:

– Dependents for F-2 Visa Status Form

– Copies of their passport identity page(s)

– Other immigration documents (if they are currently in the U.S. on another visa type), if applicable