Admission Requirements

 

Electronic Transcripts

For NSU to consider an electronic transcript official, it must be received from a reputable third-party delivery agent. NSU accepts electronic transcripts from the following providers:

• Parchment
• National Student Clearinghouse
• SCOIR

Transcripts emailed by individuals will not be accepted as official. Third-party delivery agents may email official electronic transcripts to electronictranscript@nova.edu. 

Get help obtaining your I-20

Our Office of International Students and Scholars page guides you through the requirements to obtain your I-20 and other international admissions details.

English Proficiency

International applicants who reside outside the U.S. at the time of application, and whose native language is not English, must present evidence of proficiency in English by satisfactorily completing the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Score requirements are the same as undergraduate admission and are as follows: minimum paper score =550; minimum computerized score = 213; minimum internet score=79). A score of 6.0 on the International English Language Testing System (ILETS) exam is accepted in lieu of the TOEFL.

Proof of English language competency can also be achieved by successfully completing a degree at a regionally accredited U.S. institution of higher education.

Credential Evaluation

Applicants who have attended colleges/universities, outside of the United States, must have their official transcripts evaluated by a NACES credential evaluation agency. The selected service must be a "course by course" evaluation.

International students are encouraged to contact the Office of International Student Services at (954) 262-7240 or 800-541-6682, ext. 27240, or by email at intl@nova.edu, or visit www.nova.edu/international-students.

ALL application materials must be received by the date below.

June 1 (Fall semester begins in August.)

After the Department of Recruitment and Admissions has received the completed application for admission (with supplemental documents), the admissions file is submitted to a faculty committee for review. Depending on the time of year and intended semester, the faculty review process may take five to ten business days. However, the process will be longer if the faculty committee requires additional information for review and/or an admissions interview.¹

At any time during the application process, please check your status online via the application portal. Notification is sent to the email address on file once a decision is made.

Checking your Supplemental Items (Application Documents)

• Login to the Application Portal
• Scroll to the bottom of the page
• Select “4. Supplemental Items” (A list of your supplemental items will be listed)

Note: All documents submitted need to include your name on each page. Documents should be submitted in Word (.docx, .doc) or Acrobat (.pdf) formats only.

Document Check

Please allow 3 - 5 business days for processing if your document has not been marked as received in your application portal. If this time has lapsed, please email gradadm@nova.edu with the subject line “Document Check” for an update.²

Application Status

After your application has been submitted (including all supplemental documents), please allow 5-10 business days for a decision to be emailed to you. If this time has lapsed, please email gradadm@nova.edu with the subject line “Application Status” for an admissions update. 2

¹All newly submitted admission documents are sent to a centralized university processing center. Depending on the time of year, additional days may be added to the overall processing time.

²If possible, please include your NSU# in the your email.

Please note that NSU reserves the right to rescind or place conditions upon admissions offers should information become available that calls into question an admitted student’s academic performance or character, including that which reflects a violation of NSU’s Code of Student Conduct.

During the admissions process, all prospective students are required to disclose convictions of any criminal offense in any city, state, or country, other than minor traffic offenses. Prospective students are required to disclose any time they have entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere (no contest) to a criminal offense; had adjudication of guilty withheld for a criminal offense; participated in a first-offender or pretrial diversion program, or its equivalent, or committed any offense where the records have been sealed or expunged, including criminal offense committed as a juvenile. Driving under the influence is not a minor traffic offense for purposes of this policy. Prospective students also are required to disclose any pending criminal charges filed against them and disclose if they are currently incarcerated or will be incarcerated upon or during enrollment at NSU. Subsequent to submission of admission applications, prospective students have a continuing duty to disclose all of the above. Failure to disclose, omitting, or providing false information relating to any of the above may result in rescission of admissions offers or disciplinary action against a student, up to and including dismissal from NSU.

While enrolled at NSU, students have a continuing duty to disclose all of the above, along with any arrest or pending criminal charges within 10 days of any arrest or charges being filed. Students must notify the assistant dean for Student Development of any arrests or pending criminal charges. A failure to timely disclose any arrests or pending criminal charges may result in disciplinary actions against a student up to and including dismissal from NSU.

Jeanne Ruggiero
Administrative Assistant
(954) 262-8063
jruggier@nova.edu 

Jonathan Banks, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(954) 262-7965
jb2676@nova.edu

Jaime Tartar, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
(954) 262-8192
tartar@nova.edu

To promote academic focus, professional success, and efficient use of university resources, NSU limits the number of degrees a student may earn:

• Up to three master’s degrees, regardless of major or program

• Up to two education specialist (EdS) degrees

• Only one of each type of doctoral or professional degree (e.g., PhD, MD, JD, DO) — multiple degrees of the same type are not allowed, even if they have different majors or come from different colleges within NSU

Degrees earned at other institutions do not count toward this policy. However, NSU does consider an applicant's full academic background — including the number and types of degrees already earned — during the admissions process.