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Admissions

Requirements

Page address: http://www.mnsu.edu/admissions/international/requirements.html

Minnesota State University, Mankato's requirements for undergraduate admission to international students is outlined below. If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail the International Student Specialist at intladmt@mnsu.edu.

Application Instructions:

  1. Submit Minnesota State Mankato's International Student Application form and application fee online.
  2. Provide documented evidence of financial support by completing the financial statement and providing accompanying bank statements equal to at least $21,774.
  3. Read, sign, and return the International Student Agreement.
  4. Provide proof of English proficiency.
  5. Write and submit a one-page personal essay in English that tells something of your life, education and interests.
  6. Send notarized or certified and translated into English official copies of transcripts documenting your educational background, including evidence of a secondary education that would earn admission to a university in your home country.

To Transfer From a United States Institution:

  1. Complete all steps in the above application process.
  2. Ask each United States school you have attended to forward an official transcript directly to  Admissions. (A minimum 2.0 grade point average and 67% completion of all attempted courses is required to be accepted for study at MSU.)
  3. Be in good standing with the U.S. Office of Immigration and Naturalization Service and have your current U.S. institution complete the International Student Advisor Form (pg. 6 of International Student Application) and forward it directly to Admissions.