Applicants Educated Outside the U.S. - The City University of New York

At CUNY, you are considered a student educated outside the U.S. if you have received part or all of your secondary and/or postsecondary education in a country other than the United States.

To prepare to apply to CUNY, please review the instructions below in addition to our pages for:

CUNY Policy on Application Documents »

Additional Steps to Apply »

Creating a CUNY Portal Account

Important! The CUNY Portal currently does not accommodate international addresses. To create a CUNY Portal Account, students who reside in a country outside the United States should select “NY” in the State drop-down menu and enter “00000” in the Zip Code field. This information will be automatically transferred to your application.

Complete Secondary School Records (Statements of Marks)

A complete record (all years) of your high school/secondary school education is required. Educational records in a language other than English must be accompanied by an official word-for-word translation on business letterhead (see English Translation Guidelines below).

TOEFL Records

Test of English as a foreign language (TOEFL) is an examination required of applicants who are on temporary visas and whose native language is not English. Please request to have your official scores sent to our processing center, CUNY/UAPC. When registering for the exam, list our University code 2950, and your score will be applied to each CUNY college choice you list on your application.

English Translation Guidelines

In order for CUNY to evaluate documents that are written in a language other than English, applicants must provide an English translation. Please use the following guidelines when having your documents translated. When sending translations to CUNY/UAPC, please be sure to attach a Document Return Receipt form included in your Application Summary Package.

All translations must meet the following conditions:

Complete and literal (word-for-word) with no attempts to interpret or evaluate the credential
Prepared in same format as the original document
Typed on business or school letterhead stationery
Signed by a translator attesting to familiarity with the foreign language

Official translations may be obtained from the following:

Consulate or embassy of the country that is issuing the document
Translation agency
Immigrant or refugee association in the U.S. representing the country issuing the document
The institution where the student studied
Faculty member of U.S. high school, college, or university (must signify his/her academic department and rank)

CUNY does not accept translations from the following:

The student or members of his/her family
Individuals not affilliated with any of the organizations listed above

Application Deadlines »

In order for your Admission Application to be reviewed for the semester to which you are applying, we must receive your application(s) and all supporting documents by the Application Deadlines listed below.

General Freshman & Transfer Admission

Fall Deadline: February 1
CUNY operates on a rolling admission basis; however, colleges and programs may close before the deadline.

Spring Deadline: October 1
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Macaulay Honors College (Fall only)

Early Decision: November 1
Regular Decision: December 15

BA/MD Program at Brooklyn College (Fall only)

Supplemental Application Deadline: December 31

Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture

at The City College (Fall only)

Fall Supplemental Application Deadline: January 1

BS/MD Program at Sophie Davis School
of Biomedical Education (Fall only)

Supplemental Application Deadline: January 8

The Grove School of Engineering at The City College

Fall Supplemental Application Deadline: February 1

CUNY BA/BS: Unique and Interdisciplinary Studies

Fall Supplemental Application Deadline: May 1
Spring Supplemental Application Deadline: November 1