International Student Admissions

Required Documents and Forms

Here's a list of required items that international students must submit when applying as a first-year student.  All documents must be translated to English.

• Common Application form and Goucher supplement
• $55 application fee or NACAC/College Board fee waiver
• essay with a minimum of 500 words (from the Common App)
• secondary school transcript
• secondary school advisor report (this could be from a school counselor or administrator)
• academic teacher recommendation
• Declaration of Finances form (PDF)  with accompanying bank statements
• CSS PROFILE - for students applying for need-based aid
• standardized testing official score reports: It's optional to submit scores from the SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT. Score reports should be submitted directly from the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, NJ (Goucher’s CEEB code is 5257), or the American College Testing program in Ames, IA (Goucher ACT code is 1696).
• Applicants who are not native speakers of English are expected to submit the results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Testing must be completed by February 1 of senior year.  Students should have a score of 80 or higher on the iBT to be considered for admission to Goucher.

If you're applying as an international transfer student, you must submit:

• Common Application form and Goucher supplement
• $55 application fee or NACAC/College Board fee waiver
• essay with a minimum of 500 words (from the Common App)
• official university transcript(s)
• official course descriptions
• recommendation letter from an academic teacher or professor
• official secondary school transcript (for applicants who have attempted fewer than 30 university credits)
• Declaration of Finances form (PDF)  with accompanying bank statements
• CSS PROFILE - for students applying for need-based aid
• Applicants who are not native speakers of English are expected to submit the results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Testing must be completed by February 1 of senior year.  Students should have a score of 80 or higher on the iBT to be considered for admission to Goucher.

Deadlines

 International applicants should follow the same deadlines as all other applicants, as follows:

• Non-Binding Early Action
  • Application + supporting materials due December 1
  • Notification by February 1
  • Candidate reply due May 1
• Binding Early Decision I
  • Application + supporting materials due November 15
  • Notification by December 15
  • Candidate deposit due January 15
• Binding Early Decision II
  • Application + supporting materials due January 15
  • Notification by February 15
  • Candidate deposit due March 15
• Non-Binding Regular Decision
  • Application + supporting materials due February 1
  • Notification by April 1
  • Candidate reply due May 1
• Transfer: Fall Semester
  • Application + supporting materials due May 1 for priority consideration
  • Notification on a rolling basis
  • Candidate reply due two weeks after notification of admission
• Transfer: Spring Semester
  • Application + supporting materials postmarked by December 1 for priority consideration
  • Notification on a rolling basis
  • Candidate reply due two weeks after notification of admission

International Baccalaureate

In addition to recognizing the rigor of the IB curriculum in the admissions review process, Goucher will grant credit for examination scores of at least 5 in higher-level subject areas. Enrolling students will be placed in courses at the discretion of each department. Completion of a full IB curriculum may result in sophomore standing.

Goucher also recognizes for advanced credit academic work completed through such programs as the General Certificate of Education A-level, French Baccalaureate, and German Abitur, among others.