Cal State University, Bakersfield | International Students & Programs

HOW TO APPLY:

Application Requirements

International students, including those who hold US visas as students, exchange visitors, or in other non-immigrant classification, must meet specific admission requirements. Satisfactory academic performance, verification of English proficiency, and adequate financial resources are considered for admission.

Applicants who have been educated for a minimum of three years in English at a qualifying educational institution may be considered as meeting the English proficiency requirement. Please check out our list of countries and institutions at: www.csub.edu/isp/countries for details.

CSUB is authorized to issue Form I-20 and Form DS-2019 for qualified applicants to obtain their F-1 (student visas) and J-1 (exchange student/scholar visas) from the US embassy or consulate in their countries of origin.

Required documents

(All applicants must submit the following documents for consideration)

A completed International Student Application (download from www.csub.edu/isp/application_international.pdf)
Application fee, $55 USD, non-refundable and payable to CSUB.
Financial Affidavit = an agreement between you and your sponsor confirming that you do have the finds to attend school at CSUB (download from www.csub.edu/isp/forms.html)
Bank statement showing $24,000 for your first academic year at CSUB
Two sets of official transcripts (all high school work for undergraduate applicants; all high school work and college work for lower-division transfer; all college work for upper-division transfer and graduate applicants). Transcripts must be in English and officially sealed.
TOEFL (paper/computer/iBT) (CSUB institutional code: 4110)