Admission Requirements for International Students
Degree Programs
Bachelor’s Degree Programs
Applicants to our bachelor’s degree programs must meet the following requirements:
- Hold a high school degree or equivalent with at least a 2.5 Cumulative GPA. Use this free foreign grade conversion tool to determine your GPA equivalence.
International applicants must submit official English proficiency test scores within the past 2 years of at least 100 on Duolingo, 6.0 on IELTS Academic, 80 on TOEFL iBT, or 51 on PTE.
Master’s Degree Programs
Applicants to our master’s degree programs must meet the following requirements:
- Hold a 4-year bachelor’s degree or equivalent with at least 3.0 cumulative GPA. Use this free foreign grade conversion tool to determine your GPA equivalence.
- All master’s degree programs have additional admissions requirements. Choose your program of interest from the degree programs page and then select “Entrance Requirements” to learn more.
International applicants must submit official English proficiency test scores within the past 2 years of at least 110 on Duolingo, 6.5 on IELTS Academic, 90 on TOEFL iBT or 58 on PTE.
PhD Programs
Applicants to our PhD programs must meet the following requirements:
- Hold a master’s degree or equivalent with at least 3.0 cumulative GPA. Use this free foreign grade conversion tool to determine your GPA equivalence.
- All PhD programs have additional admissions requirements. Choose your program of interest from the degree programs page and then select “Entrance Requirements” to learn more.
International applicants must submit official English proficiency test scores within the past 2 years of at least 110 on Duolingo, 6.5 on IELTS Academic, 90 on TOEFL iBT or 58 on PTE.
Certificate (Non-Degree) Programs
Certificate in Regenerative Organic Agriculture
Applicants to our Certificate in Regenerative Organic Agriculture program must meet the following requirements:
- Hold a high school degree or equivalent. If you are planning to enroll in a degree program after completing this certificate, please refer to the Degree Programs above below for admissions requirements to our bachelor’s and master’s programs. Use this free foreign grade conversion tool to determine your GPA equivalence.
- English proficiency will be assessed with an essay and an admissions interview.
Non-Credit Courses
Online Enrichment Courses
On-campus single courses
If you are visiting the US and wish to experience our university, you can sign up for up to 8 credits as a guest student. You’ll get to participate in class but will not receive academic credit or transcripts after completing your course(s).If you live outside the US, you should apply for a B-1/B-2 (Visitor) visa, which allows for short recreational courses. For more information on this visa category, visit the U.S. State Department page.
Please note that the practice of Transcendental Meditation® is required to participate in MIU courses. Visit the worldwide Transcendental Meditation website directory to find a certified instructor in your country.
Follow these steps to sign up as a guest student:
- Select a course. Write down the exact code and course title; you’ll need to include these on the application form.
- Submit an online application. Your counselor will email you a short list of items needed, which you must submit two weeks before your course starts.
- Pay your course fees one week before your course starts. Payment instructions will be provided upon acceptance.