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How to Apply

1. Request an application by writing or calling:

   Office of Admissions
   Catawba College
   2300 West Innes Street
   Salisbury, NC 28144-2488

   Phone: (704) 637-4402 or toll-free, 1-800-CATAWBA, or internationally, (704) 637-4402. The country code for the United States is 01.

Fax: (704) 637-4222
E-mail: admission@catawba.edu

2. Apply online
   
   
3. Each candidate must submit the following items directly to the Office of Admissions:
1. The completed application for admission;
2. An official college transcript (a notarized English translation is required when records are in another language) from every institution of higher learning that the student has attended;
3. An official copy of the student's high school transcript (a notarized English translation is required when records are in another language), a General Education Development (G.E.D.) certificate or a certified Adult High School Diploma;
4. A completed essay from a question o­n the application;
5. A non-refundable $25 processing fee for U.S. citizens or international candidates.
6. Certificate of Finances form published by the College Entrance Examination Board along with supporting financial documentation
7. Official test scores (see below)

Download our application to complete and mail to us:

Application for Admission (PDF)

Mail to:
Office of Admissions
2300 West Innes Street
Salisbury, NC 28144

Admission to Catawba College is open to qualified students from all nations. Students who are able to provide evidence of suitable academic preparation and adequate financial resources are eligible to apply at least three months prior to the term in which they plan to begin their studies. For general application criteria, please refer to the section entitled "How to Apply."

International students are not eligible for federal financial assistance.  Catawba College offers scholarships that range from $3,000 to $7,000 depending on the students' academic credentials.  International students must send in a $4,000 deposit once they are accepted in order to be issued an I-20.

Those students from nations where English is the native language must have at least one of the following to be considered for admissions:

1. A combined S.A.T. score of 900 with at least 450 on the verbal section.
2. An A.C.T. score of at least 18.
3. Above average scores on the "0" level or "A" level examination in the British system schools or their equivalent in Northern Ireland or Scotland.
4. If wishing to transfer from a foreign university must have transcript evaluated by World Educational Services, Inc. Please contact the Admissions Office for additional information.

Students from nations where English is not the native language must meet at least one of the following requirements to be considered for admissions:

1. Complete Level 109 from an English as a Second Language (E.S.L.) Inc. language center.
2. Score a minimum of 525 o­n the T.O.E.F.L. (Computer equivalent of 197).
3. Score a minimum of "3" o­n the A.P.I.E.L.
4. Score 450 or more on the verbal section of the International Scholastic Aptitude Test.
5. Have a combined 2.000 G.P.A. with no grade below a "C" in two English composition courses from an A.A.C.R.A.O. accredited college or university.
6. If wishing to transfer from a foreign university must have transcript evaluated by World Educational Services, Inc. Please contact the Admissions Office for additional information.

All international students' secondary school credentials are subject to the acceptable criteria stated from heir individual country in the A.A.C.R.A.O. world education series, governed by the National Council on the Evaluation of Foreign Education Credentials, 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036.