Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements

All applicants for admission to VIST must submit to the Admissions Office the required documents and a non-refundable $75 Application Fee:

#	International Admission Requirements	Programs
		MSCIA	Graduate Level Certificate Programs
1	Application form (fee $75)		
2	Previous Degree	Bachelor’s Degree*	Bachelor’s Degree*
3	Transcripts		
4	Updated Resumé / CV		
5	Statement of Purpose	Recommendation	Recommendation

Previous Transcript & U.S. Equivalency:

All applicants must submit official transcripts, or otherwise notarized or attested copies of transcripts, from all colleges or universities previously attended (whether or not a degree was earned). Transcript for a degree earned outside of the U.S must be evaluated by a member of the Association of International Credentials Evaluators (AICE) or American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) or the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or by any other authorized U.S based agency. The Institute recommends using (International Education Research Foundation, Inc.) IERF. For admission to all graduate programs, a bachelor transcript or its US equivalency is required.

Note:  For a transfer student, who was once admitted by any an accredited degree granting institution in the U.S.A., VIST does not require foreign credential evaluation as a part of the admission process. An original transcript from the U.S institution is needed to prove that student was admitted to a degree program and as well as to process transfer credit towards VIST.

A student admitted to the Institute program is not officially enrolled in the program until after the student has signed the Enrollment Agreement and completed registration for the first term with the required tuition and fees paid.

All required documents must be directly emailed to admission@vist.edu or mailed to:

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. STE G100, Vienna, VA 22182