All foreign educated applicants must have transcripts of all higher education institutions attended evaluated by World Education Services (WES) or Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) or the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) prior to submitting the CASPA Application. All foreign transcripts must be evaluated (course-by-course evaluation is required) by one of these organizations listed above, no other evaluation services will be accepted. Please be advised that this process may take several months and must be completed by the application deadline of September 1, 2011.  

 A.    Successfully pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 600 (250 is the equivalent computer score and 100 is the Internet-based score) by the application deadline. Please note, TOEFL scores are only valid for two years. Applicants must meet the TOEFL requirement by September 1, 2011 to be eligible for consideration.

Anne Arundel Community College’s code for TOEFL is 5019. An official copy of the TOEFL results must be sent to:

Anne Arundel Community College
Records and Registration Office SSVC 14
101 College Parkway
Arnold, MD 21012

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B.      Applicants who have successfully completed college level English equivalent to Anne Arundel Community College’s ENG 111 or ENG 115 and ENG 112 or ENG 116 or ENG 121 with a grade of "C" or higher are not required to take the TOEFL. English courses must be reflected on the CASPA Application to meet the TOEFL requirement.

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C.      Applicants who have earned a bachelors degree or higher from a nationally recognized  institution in the United States are not required to take the TOEFL.

CASPA does not compute GPA from WES, AACRAO, and ECE evaluations but will send them to AACC, who will then manually calculate the GPA from the evaluations sent with the CASPA application.

Valid Immigration Documentation for International Student

If given conditional selection into the program, international applicants must submit valid immigration documentation to the AACC Admissions and Enrollment Development Office in order to complete the required College Application. For assistance regarding immigration documentation needed, please call 410-777-2152. Incomplete college applications may result in nonselection of a health professions program.

Please note: Students without a Social Security number may not be permitted at some clinical rotations sites; site availability may delay or inhibit progression in the program. An International Student Admission Specialist in the AACC Admissions and Enrollment Development Office may be able to assist international students with F-1 visa status to obtain a Social Security number through Curricular Practical Training; please contact them at 410-777-2677.

For detailed information please refer to the college catalog.