Domestic Applicants with International Documents (DWIDs)

Use this table to determine if you are a domestic applicant with international documents.

Domestic Applicant	Determination Details
Yes	If you took academic courses at a non-U.S. institution and do not need an F1 or J1 visa.
No	If you need an F1 or J1 visa. Please visit the International Applicants page for more information about applying to Cal State Monterey Bay as an international applicant.
Maybe	If you took college-level study abroad courses that do not have class credits, grades, and hours on an institution's transcript and do not need an F1 or J1 visa.

Domestic Applicant

Determination Details

Yes

If you took academic courses at a non-U.S. institution and do not need an F1 or J1 visa.

If you need an F1 or J1 visa.

Please visit the International Applicants page for more information about applying to Cal State Monterey Bay as an international applicant.

Maybe

If you took college-level study abroad courses that do not have class credits, grades, and hours on an institution's transcript and do not need an F1 or J1 visa.

Required Documents for DWID Students

DWID applicants may be required to submit official transcripts and foreign credit evaluations from previous institutions.

Applicant Type	Required Documents
First-Year applicants	Official transcripts and foreign credit evaluations for each non-U.S. high school attended
Transfer applicants	Official transcripts and foreign credit evaluations for each non-U.S. college or university attended
Graduate/credential applicants	Official transcripts and foreign credit evaluations for each non-U.S. college or university attended

Transcript/Translation Services

For all non-U.S. colleges or universities attended, you will need to submit your official university transcript to a foreign credit evaluation service. CSUMB accepts official transcripts and Foreign Credential Evaluations from the following four companies:

WES (World Evaluations Services)
SpanTran (Discount provided to students utilizing the CSUMB SpanTran application)
ECE (Education Credential Evaluators)
IERF (International Education Research Foundation)

Please note: You will not need to submit your original official transcript and English translation of your transcript to CSUMB if you use one of these companies.

English Proficiency Requirements

All applicants, regardless of citizenship, whose preparatory education was mostly in a language other than English, must demonstrate proficiency in English.

This requirement can be satisfied by any of the following:

Applicant Type	Required Scores
First-Year Students	TOEFL iBT score of 61, or paper-based score of 500 IELTS score of 6.0 PTE score of 45 Attending a school full-time where English was the primary language of instruction for at least three years immediately preceding admission to CSUMB
Transfer Students	Any of the above; or Transferring with college credit that meets the CSUMB General Education Area A2 (written communication) requirement
Graduate/Credential/Certificate Students	OEFL iBT score of 80, or paper-based score of 550 IELTS score of 6.5 PTE score of 65 Attending a school full-time where English was the primary language of instruction for at least three years immediately preceding admission to CSUMB

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Have Questions About DWID Requirements?

Our admissions team is here to answer any questions or clarify the requirements.

Undergraduate Admission

Reach out to the undergraduate admissions team for more information.

Graduate Admissions

Our graduate admissions team can ensure you have the correct documentation for enrollment.