First-Year Applicants

We won’t review your application without an official transcript. If you were home-schooled or don’t have a traditional transcript, please contact an admissions counselor at admissions@aic.edu or 413.205.3201 for help.

AIC is now a test optional college. Not submitting standardized test scores will not count against your application. If, however, you are satisfied with your standardized test scores and believe they are a good representation of your academic achievement, then we are happy to consider them as part of your application.

SAT test code: 3002

ACT test code: 1772

A letter of recommendation is optional but is a good way for us to learn more about you. You can submit more than one, but the number of letters doesn’t factor into our decision-making process. Instead, we look at what people say about you and your ability to be successful in college.

Personal statements are also optional, but they’re a great way to tell your story first hand and help us learn about your passions, interests, and goals. If you’re worried about your GPA or test scores, or have had a personal experience that impacted your academics, a personal statement can give us the bigger picture.

All students who wish to attend American International College must demonstrate English proficiency. If English isn’t your native language, you need to demonstrate English proficiency, most commonly through a test such as the TOEFL. This can be achieved in the following ways:

• Submitting scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam. Our minimum qualifying score for the TOEFL is 80 iBT.
• Successfully completing at least 15 credits (100 level or higher) from a regionally accredited 2 or 4 year institution in the United States where the primary language of instruction is English.
• Applicants to the School of Business, Arts, and Sciences programs who have scored a minimum of 500 on the Verbal SAT are able to submit those scores in lieu of TOEFL or IELTS.

We like to know what you do outside the classroom. This is your chance to highlight special skills or talents, interesting experiences and personal accomplishments.

We offer optional on-campus interviews in the fall on a first-come, first-serve basis. Unfortunately, because of the large number of applicants, we can’t interview everyone. Rest assured, having an interview does not affect our admissions decisions.

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We require a transcript(s) for each year of your secondary and post-secondary education. If your transcript isn’t in English, a translation is required. You can apply using unofficial transcripts, as long as you submit official transcripts prior to enrolling.

Send transcripts to:

American International College
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
1000 State Street
Springfield, MA 01109
United States

For post-secondary institutions, we need a course-by-course credit evaluation from an independent, reputable company such as World Education Services to determine transfer credits.

All students who wish to attend American International College must demonstrate English proficiency if English isn’t their native language. This can be achieved in one of the following ways:

•  Submitting scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
  • Our minimum qualifying score for the TOEFL is 60 iBT.
•  Submitted scores from the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam.

  • IELTS minimum qualifying score is a 6.0 overall band score.

•  Successfully completing at least 15 credits (100 level or higher) from a regionally accredited 2 or 4 year institution in the United States where the primary language of instruction is English.

These items are not required, but you can use them to demonstrate your academic ability.