International Graduate Admissions
On-Campus Programs
English Proficiency Test
Transcript Evaluation
Documents Needed for I-20
Transfer Documents (I-20)
Cost of Attendance
Financial Support
Admission requirements may be sent by email (gradstudies@utpb.edu) or by mail (Graduate Studies, University of Texas Permian Basin, 4901 East University, Odessa, Texas 79762).
Applicants from outside the United States or who are not permanent residents will need to provide additional documents before an admission decision can be made.
Basic admission requirements apply to ALL graduate programs. Each program may have additional departmental requirements. See Graduate Program Admission Requirements to find more information on specific program requirements.
| Application Type | Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|---|---|
| Application Deadlines | July 1 | November 1 |
| Transfer Deadlines | August 1 | December 1 |
- International students whose native language is not English must submit proof of English language proficiency. Please provide evidence of proficiency based on one of the test scores listed below.
- The scores must be official and come to the Graduate Admissions Office (gradstudies@utpb.edu) directly from the testing service.
- TOEFL
- Minimum score for admission consideration is 79(iBT) or 550 (pBT). Information concerning the TOEFL may be obtained by writing to: TOEFL, Box 899, Princeton, NJ 08540 (The University of Texas of the Permian Basin institution number: 6914)
- IELTS
- A minimum score of 6.5 band score with 6.0 in each subsection. Send your IELTS scores to gradstudies@utpb.edu
- Duolingo English Test (DET) Scores
- A minimum DET score of 100, sent directly to UTPB Graduate Admissions (gradstudies@utpb.edu) from the testing center or use institutional number: 276692)
- Students from the following countries are not required to submit English proficiency scores: America Samoa, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada (except Quebec), Dominica, Grenada, Grand Cayman, Ghana, Guyana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Liberia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Trinidad/Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom, U.S. Pacific Trust. “For purposes of the TOEFL or IELTS requirement, international applicants are exempt only if they are from a country where English is the sole official language and the primary conversational language of the country. In some countries, English is but one of the officially recognized languages or it is not the primary language used to communicate outside of the classroom.”
- The UTPB Graduate Studies office will send your transcripts to our evaluators to convert your grades to the 4.0 GPA scale at no cost to you.
- Transcripts must be translated into English by an official translation service
- Official copies of your transcripts, marksheets, and degree certificates must be submitted
- If an applicant has had their transcripts evaluated previously, then it must be from a NACES Member. Otherwise, our office will not accept the evaluation.
- Copy of passport biographical page and copy of passport information page for the applicant as well as for any dependents (spouse, child). This is only needed if seeking an I-20 for an F-1 Visa.
- Financial Support Documents
- For all applications, please use this form. All fees are subject to change. For dependents to be included on the I-20AB, add $4,000 per academic year for your spouse and $4,000 per academic year for each child. Spouses of F-1 visa holders are not permitted to work in the U.S. under any circumstances.
- The affidavit of financial support and proof of support must be dated no later than one year prior to the semester intake date. Any documents older than one year will not be accepted.
