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International Students
Guide
table of contents
Your finances at SIU
Where in the world is SIU?
Undergraduate Programs
Undergraduate Admissions
Masters and Doctoral Programs
Graduate School Admissions
Intensive English Programs
Intensive English Programs Admissions
Estimated International Student Budget for one Academic Year
(Fall and Spring Semesters)
Undergraduate Student Cost Tuition
Fees
Room &
Books &
Living
Total
Board
Supplies
Expenses
Standard Cost
$21,038 $3,678 $9,527
$1,100
$2,689 $37,800
High Achievers Cost
$8,415 $3,678 $9,527
$1,100
$2,689 $25,300
Graduate Student Cost
Tuition Fees
Room &
Books &
Living
Total
Board
Supplies
Expenses
Standard Cost
$29,510 $3,520 $12,712
$1,100
$2,689
$40,500
Financial Aid
The graduate school offers many forms of financial assistance.
Assistantships, fellowships, and some scholarships include a partial or full
waiver of tuition costs, but fees cannot be waived.
Center for English as a Second Language Tuition Fees
Room &
Books &
Living
Total
Board
Supplies
Expenses
Standard Cost Per 8 Week Session $2,000 $550
$2,000
$100
$400
$5,050
your finances at siu
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for all 4 years if they are:
• Admitted as a first-time freshman
• Receive a 26 or higher ACT or
• SAT 1170 or higher combined score
in reading and mathematics
• Admitted as a first-time transfer
student with 26 transferable hours
• Receive a 3.0 GPA or higher on a 4.0
scale on all previous college coursework
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• Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering
v Teacher certification program available. • Classics
• Communication Disorders &
z Associate degree program; can lead
• Sciences v
toward Bachelor’s degree or third year
• Computer Engineering
specialization beyond Associate.
• Computer and Electrical Engineering
(dual degree)
n Offered off-campus only.
• Computer Science
• Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Crop, Soil, Environmental
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
• Management
SPECIALIZATION/OPTION LISTING
Crop Production and Management
Soil Science
• Accounting
• Dental Hygiene
• Africana Studies
• Design
• Agribusiness Economics
General Design
• Agricultural Systems & Education
• Early Childhood v
Agricultural Communications
Child and Family Services
Agricultural Education
Preschool/Primary
Agricultural Production
• Economics
Management
Financial Economics
Agricultural Systems
General Economics
Technology Management
International Economics
Food & Process Engineering
Law and Economics
Technology
• Electrical Engineering
General Agriculture
• Electronic Systems Technologies
• Animal Science
Electronics Management
Equine Science
• Elementary Education v
Production
• Engineering Technology
Science & Pre-Veterinary
Electrical
• Animal Science
• English v
Equine Science
Creative Writing
Production
Literature
Science & Pre-Veterinary
Preprofessional
• Animal Science
• Exercise Science
• Anthropology
• Fashion Design & Merchandising
• Architectural Studies
Fashion Design
• Art v
Fashion Merchandising
Art History
Fashion Stylist
Ceramics
• Finance
Communication Design
Financial Institutions
Drawing
Financial Management
General Studio
Investments
Glass
• Fire Service Management n
Industrial Design
• Foreign Language & International
Metalsmithing
• Trade
Painting
Chinese
Printmaking
French
Sculpture
German
• Automotive Technology
Japanese
• Aviation Flight z
Spanish
• Aviation Management
• Forestry
• Aviation Technologies
Forest Hydrology
Aircraft Maintenance
Forest Recreation & Park
Aviation Electronics
Management
Helicopter Maintenance
Forest Resources Management
• Biological Sciences v
Urban Forest Management
Biomedical Science
Wildlife Habitat Management
Ecology
& Conservation
• Business and Administration
• French v
• Business Economics
International Public Service
• Chemistry
• Geography & Environmental
Biochemistry
• Resources
Business
Climate and Water Resources
Comprehensive Chemistry
Environmental Sustainability
Environmental
Geographic Information
Forensic
Science(GIS)
American Chemical Society
• Geology
Certification
Environmental Geology
• Cinema & Photography
Geophysics
Cinema
Resource Geology
Photography
Geographic Information
Key
MAJORS
Science(GIS)
• Geology
Environmental Geology
Geophysics
Resource Geology
• German Studies v
International Public Service
• Health Care Management
• Health Education v
Community Health Education
• History v
• Horticulture
Production Horticulture
Landscape Horticulture
Turfgrass Management
• Hospitality & Tourism Administration
Event Planning and
Management
Food Service Management
Hospitality and Tourism
Lodging Management
Tourism Management
• Human Nutrition & Dietetics
• Industrial Technology
Manufacturing Technology
• Information Systems Technologies
• Interior Design
• International Studies
Africa and the Middle East
Asia and the South Pacific
Europe
Latin America and the Caribbean
• Journalism
Advertising/Integrated
Marketing Communications
New Media News Production
News-Editorial
Photojournalism
Sports Media
• Linguistics
English as a New Language
• Management
Entrepreneurship
Global E-Business
Management of Health Care
Enterprises
Personnel Management
Supply Chain Management
• Marketing
• Mathematics v
• Mechanical Engineering
• Microbiology
• Mining Engineering
Geological Engineering
Mortuary Science & Funeral
Services
Music v
Liberal Arts-Music
Music Business
Music Theory-Composition
Performance-Guitar
Performance-Instrumental
Performance-Keyboard
Performance-Voice
Piano Pedagogy
Studio Jazz Performance
• Musical Theater
• Paralegal Studies
Pre-Law
• Physical Education v
• Physical Therapist Assistant z
• Physics
Computational Physics
Biomedical Physics
Materials and Nanophysics
• Physiology
• Plant Biology
Ecology
Molecular & Biochemical
Physiology
Systematics & Biodiversity
• Political Science
International Affairs
Pre-Law
Public Service
• Psychology
• Radio, Television and Digital Media
Digital Media Arts and
Animation
Electronic Journalism
Electronic Sports Media
Media Industries
Production-Radio/Audio,
TV/Video
• Radiologic Sciences
Diagnostic Medical Ultrasound
Magnetic Resonance Imaging/
Computed Tomography
Radiation Therapy Technology
• Recreation
Leisure Service Management
Outdoor Recreation Leadership
& Management
Therapeutic Recreation
• Rehabilitation Services
• Social Science v
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Spanish v
International Public Service
• Special Education v
Special Education/Elementary
Education
• Speech Communication
Intercultural Communication
Interpersonal Communication
Organizational Communication
Performance Studies
Persuasive Communication
Public Relations
• Sport Administration
• Technical Resource Management
Health and Safety Management
Professional Construction
Management
• Theater
• University Studies
• Workforce Education & Development
Business, Marketing, Computer
Education v
Career & Technical Education v
Family & Consumer Sciences v
Health Careers v
Technology Education v
Education, Training &
Development
• Zoology
Animal Biology
Environmental Biology
Fisheries Biology
Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Wildlife Biology
• PRE-PROFESSIONAL
• NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS
• Pre-Chiropractic
• Pre-Dentistry
• Pre-Law
• Pre-Medicine
• Pre-Nursing
• Pre-Occupational Therapy
• Pre-Optometry
• Pre-Pharmacy
• Pre-Physical Therapy
• Pre-Physician Assistant
• Pre-Podiatry
• Pre-Veterinary Medicine
• Geography and Environmental
Resources ........................M.S.
Environmental Sustainability
Geographic Information Science
(GIS)
Climate and Water Resources
• Geology........................M.A., M.S.
• Health Education ............... M.S.Ed.
• Higher Education .............. M.S.Ed.
College Student Personnel
Community College Teaching
• History.............. M.A.
• Accountancy ..................... M.Acc.
American
Information Systems
European
Taxation
Latin American
• Advanced Energy and
• Kinesiology ...................... M.S.Ed.
• Fuels Management ........ P.S.M.
• Legal Studies .....................M.L.S.
• Manufacturing Systems..........M.S.
• Agribusiness Economics .........M.S.
• Mass Communication and Media
Agribusiness Economics
Arts
Agricultural Services
• Media Theory and
• Animal Science......................M.S.
• Research ................... M.A.
• Anthropology ........................ M.A.
• Professional Media & Media
• Applied Linguistics................ M.A.
Management ..............M.S.
• Architecture.................... M.ARCH.
• Art History and Visual Culture ... M.A. • Mathematics ................M.A., M.S.
• Behavior Analysis and Therapy ...M.S. • Mathematics and Science
Education .........................M.S.
• Biological Sciences ................M.S.
• Mechanical Engineering and Energy
• Biomedical Engineering . M.S., M.E.
Processes ........................M.S.
• Business Administration ..... M.B.A.
• Medical Dosimetry .................M.S.
Change Management
• Mining Engineering ................M.S.
Finance
• Molecular Biology, Microbiology
International Business
and Biochemistry ..............M.S.
Management Information
• Molecular, Cellular, and Systemic
Systems
Physiology .......................M.S.
Marketing
• Music M.M.
• Chemistry .............................M.S.
Collaborative Piano
• Civil Engineering ....................M.S.
Music Education
• Civil and Environmental
Music History and Literature
Engineering ......................M.E.
Music Theory and Composition
• Communication Disorders and
Opera-Music Theater
Sciences ..........................M.S.
Performance
• Community Health Education ...M.P.H.
Piano Pedagogy
• Computer Science ..................M.S.
• Pharmacology and
• Criminology and Criminal
Neuroscience .................. M.S.
Justice ............................ M.A.
• Curriculum and Instruction .. M.S. Ed. • Philosophy ........................... M.A.
• Physician Assistant .......... M.S.P.A.
Learning Systems Design and
• Physics .................................M.S.
Technology
• Plant Biology .........................M.S.
Curriculum and Instruction
• Plant Soil and Agricultural
• Secondary Education..... M.A.T.
Systems...........................M.S.
• Economics ....................M.A., M.S.
Crop Science
• Educational Administration M.S.Ed.
Horticultural Science
• Educational Psychology ..... M.S.Ed.
Soil Science
Counselor Education
• Political Science ................... M.A.
Educational Psychology
Aviation Administration
Electrical and Computer
• Psychology ...................M.A., M.S.
• Engineering ......................M.S.
Applied
• English ................................. M.A.
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Literature
Clinical
• Rhetoric and Composition
Counseling
Fire Service and Homeland
• Public Administration ......... M.P.A.
Security Management .......M.S.
Aviation Administration
• Food and Nutrition .................M.S.
• Recreation ........................ M.S.Ed.
• Foreign Languages and
• Rehabilitation Administration
Literatures ...................... M.A.
and Services ...................M.S.
French
• Rehabilitation Counseling .......M.S.
Spanish
• Social Work .......................M.S.W.
• Forestry .................................M.S.
• Sociology ............................. M.A.
Forest Resource Management
• Special Education .............. M.S.Ed.
Outdoor Recreation Resource
• Speech Communication ......... M.A.
Management
• Teaching English to Speakers
Wood Science and Technology
of Other Languages.......... M.A.
MASTERS
• Workforce Education and
Development ............... M.S.Ed.
• Zoology .................................M.S.
MASTER OF FINE ARTS DEGREE
(M.F.A.)
• Art
• Creative Writing
• Mass Communication and Media
Arts
• Theater
DOCTORATES
• Agricultural Sciences
• Anthropology
• Applied Physics
• Business Administration
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Economics
. Education
. Curriculum and Instruction
. Educational Administration
. Educational Psychology
. Health Education
. Workforce Education and
. Development
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Engineering Science
• English
• Environmental Resources and Policy
. Climatology
. Earth and Environmental
. Processes
. Ecology
. Energy and Mineral Resources
. Environmental Policy and
Administration
. Forestry, Agricultural, and Rural
Land Resources
. Geographic Information
. Systems, Remote Sensing
and Environmental Modeling
. Water Resources
• Geosciences
. Biogeochemistry
. Earth Surface Processes
. Energy and Mineral Resources
. Geophysics
. Tectonics and Paleobiology
• Historical Studies
• Mass Communication and Media
Arts
• Mathematics
• Molecular Biology, Microbiology,
and Biochemistry
• Molecular, Cellular, and Systemic
Physiology
• Pharmacology and Neuroscience
• Philosophy
• Plant Biology
• Political Science
• Psychology
. Clinical
. Counseling
. Experimental
• Rehabilitation
• Sociology
• Speech Communication
• Zoology
undergraduate
admissions
1) Fill out the application ONLINE
2) Send in required documents:
• Transcripts from high school
OR
• Transcripts from college
• Financial Statement
• Photocopy of first two pages of
passport
• Proof of English proficiency (not
required if applying for conditional
admission)
where in the
world is siu?
SIU
MINIMUM UNDERGRADUATE
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
• 2.0 GPA from high school if a freshman
applicant
• 2.0 GPA from all university work if a
transfer applicant
• Financial statement – $37,800 USD
• Score of 68 on TOEFL or 6.0 on IELTS
(for direct admission)
• SIU does offer conditional admission
to students who have not yet taken
or passed the English language
requirement. This allows you to study
English before beginning your regular
course of study at SIU.
• No application deadline (for most
undergraduate majors)
• No SAT or ACT for admission required
(however we do require it for the High
Achievers Scholarship – Page 3)
• No letters of recommendation or
personal essays
graduate
school intensive english
admissions
program
Application deadline is set by each department
Admission requirements are set by department
GRE and other test scores are set by each
department
but the minimum requirements for SIU are:
• a $50 application fee
• online application
MINIMUM ADMISSIONS TO A MASTER’S
PROGRAM:
2.7 (on a grading scale with 4.0=A;
approximately a B- average)
3.0 on all previous graduate work
(approximately a “B” average)
MINIMUM ADMISSIONS TO A PH.D.
PROGRAM:
3.25 on all previous graduate level course
work (approximately a “B+” average) (some
exceptions apply)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT:
80 on the internet-based TOEFL
6.5 on the IELTS
Please visit the
departments’ website
for further admissions
requirements.
Language is not a barrier
Our Center for English as
a Second Language (CESL)
ensures that language will not
stop you from succeeding.
All of our instructors have a
Master’s Degree or beyond.
Improve your English
communication and research
skills
Advance within your field of
study
CESL teaches:
• four 8-week terms during
fall and spring
• one summer term
• all levels of English from
beginner to graduate
• a full curriculum to help
improve reading, writing,
speaking, listening and
grammar skills
• cultural and academic
skills
• special courses for
graduate students
and graduate teaching
assistants
CESL
ADMISSIONS
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
• 18 Years old or
• completed secondary schooling,
and
• can submit proof of financial
support
APPLICANTS MUST:
1. Fill out an application.
2. Complete a financial statement.
3. Pay a $50.00 application fee.
4. Send transcripts of academic
records.
You can also contact CESL to
inquire about special language
programs individually designed
for outside groups.
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