International

Apply online via GA Futures.

Applicants must pay a nonrefundable $40 application fee (credit or debit card) or submit a fee waiver.

Check out our Fee Waiver policy  for more details.

You must submit all official transcripts from your high school/or all post-secondary records. All transcripts must be in English; if not in English, they must be translated by a certified company. Please submit the certified translations along with your original official transcripts in the indigenous language.

If you have 30 or more transferable credits from an accredited college or university, you must submit an official copy of all college transcripts. (If you are unsure you have the transfer credits, please submit your secondary school transcripts as well).

Clayton State University requires that all international academic documents (transcripts, mark sheets, certificates, leaving examination results, etc.) be formally evaluated by an independent evaluation service, which can be found below:

• Josef Silny & Associates, Inc., International Education Consultants.
• World Education Services
• SpanTran has created a custom application for Clayton State to help you obtain the right kind of evaluation at a discounted rate.
• Other evaluation services accredited by NACES

High school transcripts: document-by-document

College/University transcript: course-by-course evaluation

*If official transcripts are sent by mail, they must have the institution’s seal and must be presented in an unopened official envelope from the sending institution.

You may mail or deliver your transcripts to:

If you are applying as an incoming freshman, you must submit official SAT/ACT test scores.

If you are applying as a transfer student, you must have 30 or more transferable hours to not require the SAT/ACT. We will determine upon receiving your official transcripts and evaluation (if applicable). Should you not have 30 or more transferable hours, you must submit official SAT/ACT test scores.

Official test scores must arrive directly from the testing source. No photocopies, faxes, scans or email attachments are accepted.

Register for an SAT or ACT test.

Clayton State University periodically administers the SAT and ACT on site. Contact the Testing Center for more information.

Fall 2023 - SUMMER 2026

Students with a core high school GPA of 3.0 or higher who are applying for freshman admission are NOT required to submit official ACT/SAT scores for admission consideration.

Test score requirements will resume Fall 2026. All students applying for Fall 2026 and beyond will be required to submit ACT/SAT scores for admission consideration.

Core High School GPA

Core high school GPA is calculated with grades earned in academic subjects only (elective units are not included). Test scores are not required for students with 3.0+ high school GPA for freshman admission until Fall 2026, but students are still encouraged to submit them to help strengthen their application. In the absence of ACT/SAT scores, the core GPA on your official final high school transcripts will be used to determine admissions eligibility.

Some applicants can be classified as Freshman Transfer or Non-traditional freshman.

Freshman Transfer

A Freshman Transfer is someone who graduated from high school in the last five years and attended another college/university, but earned less than 30 semester hours or 50 quarter hours of transferable college course credit.    

Non-traditional Freshman

A Non-Traditional Freshman is someone who graduated from high school, or would have graduated from high school, more than five years ago, and has never attended college.

If you classify as a freshman transfer or non-traditional transfer, view the chart below to determine your application requirements.

Applicants can be classified as Non-traditional Transfer.

Non-traditional Transfer

A Non-traditional Transfer is someone who graduated from high school, or would have graduated from high school, more than five years ago, and has some but less than 30 semester hours or 50 quarter hours of transferable college course credit.

English is the medium of instruction in all courses at Clayton State University, except foreign language courses. International applicants whose primary native language is not English must document proof of proficiency in English through one of the following options:

Note: Official test scores must arrive directly from the testing source. No photocopies, faxes, scans or email attachments are accepted.

• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). The internet based TOEFL, or “ibT”. The following TOEFL scores are acceptable:
  • 75 total on the internet-based TOEFL (ibT), or
  • 540+ on the paper-based TOEFL if the ibT is not available in your region
• The International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
  • 6.0 total minimum scores
• For SAT and other testing requirements please visit: Freshman Requirements
• Cambridge C1 Advanced (Certificate of Advanced English)
  • 180 minimum scale score
• Completion of an approved University System of Georgia (USG) intensive ESL program.
• Completion of College English/English Composition and Rhetoric from a regionally accredited U.S. College or University with a minimum grade of “C”.
• Two years of English (not ESL) taken in a U.S. high school with minimum grades of “C”.
• Scores or performance on the following tests or examinations:

• • EIKEN    Pre-1     
  • MET (Michigan English Test)     59
  • Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) IGCSE and “O” Level “English” exams “D” or Better     
  • UK GCSE “English” exam   “C” or Better      
  • UK GCE A-Level “English” exam    “C” or Better      
  • EdExcel International A-Levels and IGCSE English exams  “D” or Better     
  • Pearson (PTE) Academic     58

Contact the Office of Recruitment and Admissions to inquire about additional information.