Online Foreign National Graduate Applicants
91ÁÔÆæ defines online foreign national graduate students as those who are not currently citizens, permanent residents, or refugees in the U.S. and are enrolled in a fully online 91ÁÔÆæ graduate program. Online foreign national graduate students are not offered visas and they are not required to have U.S. residency to enroll in a fully online graduate program.
No applicant who is a citizen of an Office of Foreign Assests Control (OFAC) sanctioned nation is eligible for enrollment.
Applicants should view the program-specific admission requirements before applying. The admissions criteria applied in evaluating online foreign national graduate applicants are the same as those for U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents, but not all graduate level online programs offer enrollment to online foreign national students.
Graduate Forms
Application Process
- Step 1Application and Fee
- Step 2Official Transcripts
- Step 3Review Requirements and Submit Documents
- Step 4Proof of English Proficiency
- Step 5Foreign National Supplemental Form
Submit the for Graduate Admissions. Please allow three business days after submitting your application for processing. You will receive an email from grads@ung.edu after your application has been reviewed for accuracy and updated with submitted documents. Note: Do not check your application status prior to receiving an email from this office as your online application checklist will not accurately reflect the required items for your program of interest.
Submit one set of official transcripts from each institution attended for all course work, undergraduate and graduate level.
Individual graduate programs require different supplemental documents. Review the Degree Seeking Regular admission requirements under your program of interest to determine what you will need to submit. You can find this by navigating to your program of interest on our Graduate Degrees & Programs page.
Students who are non-native speakers of English, who transfer from an institution of higher education outside the U.S. where English was not the language of instruction, are required to submit an English language proficiency exam score from one of the approved providers. Proficiency can be proven as follows: -or- -or- -or-English proficiency is required
All applicants must complete the to be considered for admission. This form will help to determine your eligibility for specific programing at the University of North Georgia. No applicant who is a citizen of an OFAC-sanctioned nation is eligible for enrollment as an online foreign national graduate student. To maintain compliance with OFAC regulations, the University of North Georgia requires this additional information from foreign national applicants prior to acceptance into our online programs where no visa is issued that would serve as license. On the form you will indicate your citizenship as well as the location where you will be a resident for the duration of your studies at the University of North Georgia.
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