International Undergraduate Admissions

To Apply Now, click the button below. Applications are not considered complete until ALL required documents are received by the Ivanhoe International Center.

DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ARE BELOW. PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY! 

The "Application Requirements" section below includes a detailed list of REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. Your application will not be processed without these documents.

General Qualifications

 To be considered for undergraduate admission, international applicants must meet the following criteria. See "Application Requirements" below for details.

1. Applicants should have a minimum GPA of 2.75 at both the secondary (high school) and post-secondary (college) education levels.
2. Applicants must be proficient in English; please review details about our English requirements.
   
3. Applicants must provide an acceptable SAT or ACT score. Math sub-scores should be a minimum of 520 on the SAT or 20 on the ACT.
   
   Transfer students may not have to provide some of these documents. Contact the Ivanhoe International Center for more information. 

Application Requirements

The following items may be necessary before an evaluation of the application packet can be processed. If admitted, the form I-20 is usually necessary for admission to the United States for college attendance. The REQUIRED items for the application are listed below.

1. Completed online application and the State of South Dakota application fee of $20.00. (Your application will not be processed until the $20.00 fee is paid. We do not allow for waivers.)
2. Academic credentials (translated into English).  This includes high school transcripts and transcripts from ALL post-secondary institutions attended.
   • OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS
     • For a transcript to be considered official, it must be sent directly from the issuing institution to our university. 
     • All copied documents must be certified by an official school or government seal as originals or certified photocopies. 
     • ALL documents must be in a sealed envelope with university or government agency stamping across the seal. 
       • Example of International envelope
       • Example of US envelope
     • If you are attending an institution in the US and they have the official documents, they may send certified copies of these documents to us in the same manner.
     • All documents become the property of the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology.
       
   • ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPTS – there are 3 ways we can receive electronic official college transcripts. Transcripts sent via email are NOT accepted as official.
     • http://www.parchment.com/
     • eSCRIP-SAFE, the Global Electronic Transcript Delivery Network, supplements traditional paper transcripts by providing high schools, colleges, universities, and third party recipients with a network through which official transcripts are delivered in a secure and trusted environment. Delivery is instantaneous, fully trackable, and most importantly, easy to use. Business processes need not change and joining the network is simple.
     • http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/
   
   
3. English proficiency - This is usually the TOEFL or IELTS; please review details about our English requirements.
   1. Transfer within the US students: Check with the Ivanhoe International Center first
   2. English proficiency exempt country list
4. SAT or ACT scores - Math sub-scores should be a minimum of 520 on the SAT or 20 on the ACT. If the SAT or ACT is not readily available in your country, alternatives will be considered. Scores must be sent directly from the issuing organization.  The website for SAT is: http://sat.collegeboard.org/home and the website for ACT is: http://www.actstudent.org/.
   1. Transfer within the US students: Check with the Ivanhoe International Center first
      
   South Dakota Mines ACT code:  3922
   South Dakota Mines SAT code:  6652
   
   
5. Evaluation of academic credentials may be required- Check with the Ivanhoe International Center first before sending documents.
   • Evaluation of academic credentials are completed AFTER a student is fully admitted.  All syllabi, in English, should be submitted at the time the transcript is sent.
     
   • An academic department may require submission of academic credentials to an independent credential evaluation service, the charge for which will be paid by the student. Mines only accepts credential evaluations from these specified organizations.
     • Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE) at https://www.ece.org/ (order a course report); or
     • World Education Services (WES) at http://www.wes.org/  (order a course by course report)
     
     

IF Admitted: Financial information documenting ability to pay. If you are admitted, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) requires that a US college or university issuing form I-20 or DS-2019 establish that the person to whom the form is issued is able to pay all educational and incidental expenses (see Costs for International Student). The I-20 or DS-2019 form will not be issued without appropriate financial documents. Financial information is not required for admission.

Deadlines

To be considered for merit-based scholarships, you must be ADMITTED before January 15. This is a firm deadline. Students must submit ACT/SAT scores to be considered for merit-based scholarships. For more information on scholarships available, visit the Scholarships for Incoming Freshmen page.           

South Dakota Mines does not have a specific deadline for admission. However, all international applicants should submit their documents at least three months prior to the start of the semester they plan to enroll.  This will allow time to apply for the appropriate visa and to make travel arrangements.

Applications and Other Forms

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Annual Costs

See Costs and Fees for International Students