Admission Process

The admission process at American International College is a personalized one. While students applying for admission as freshmen are encouraged to apply early in their senior year of high school, because we adhere to a rolling admission policy, we typically accept applications throughout the year. Students will usually receive an admission decision within a few weeks of their application being complete.

Similarly, students applying for transfer admission are urged to complete their application within 30 days of the beginning of the semester for which they intend to enroll. Transfer applicants will also usually receive an admission decision within a few weeks of their application being complete.

Basis of the Decision

Students who have demonstrated that they have the ability to be successful at the College will be offered admission. The decision will be based on a thorough assessment of all credentials submitted. Among the most important considerations are the applicant's academic record including, for freshmen, courses completed, grades earned and class rank. For transfers, the overall earned grade point average is the single most important factor considered.

Additional credentials considered include standardized test scores (for freshmen applicants), letters of recommendation and extra-curricular involvement. Because the admission process is individualized, the weight of each of these credentials may vary. Again, it is our policy to admit those students who we believe have the ability to be academically successful at AIC.

The Completed Application

Freshmen:

• Application form that is fully completed (available on-line or in the College's viewbook.
• Application fee of $25 (Fee waivers will be honored).
• High school transcript (GED certificate with test results if appropriate).
• SAT-1 or ACT results (Can be submitted either directly from the testing agency or from the high school).
• At least one letter of recommendation.

Transfers:

• Application that is fully completed (available on-line or in the College's viewbook).
• Application fee of $25 (Fee waivers will be honored).
• Final high school transcript or GED (An admission decision will be made without this if the student has completed at least one full-time semester at another college, but a final transcript must be submitted prior to matriculation).
• Official copies of all college transcripts.
• At least one letter of recommendation.

International:

• Application that is fully completed.
• $25 application fee.
• Complete secondary academic record
• Evidence of English proficiency (TOEFL or ELPT) for non-native English speakers.
• SAT-1 or ACT results for applicants whose primary language is English.
• At least one letter of recommendation.
• Declaration of finances (An admission decision may be made without this but an I-20 will not be issued without it).

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American International College
1000 State Street
Springfield MA 01109
(800) 242-3142
inquiry@aic.edu