International students have additional application requirements, listed below. Be sure to also view your program-specific application requirements (first-year , transfer , music teacher licensure , master's or post-master's certificate ) in addition to the following.
Transcript Evaluation
Official transcripts are required as part of the application review process. All undergraduate applicants are required to submit an official transcript along with an English translation. International undergraduate students applying as transfer students must submit a course-by-course evaluation from a university-approved agency. Approved agencies include Educational Credit Evaluators, One Earth, and Educational Perspectives. Evaluations from other agencies will be accepted on a case-by-case basis. For more information on acceptable evaluations and for questions regarding transcripts, please visit the International Admission (Undergraduate) page or contact international@depaul.edu.
For all graduate international applicants (M.M. and Post-Master’s Performance-Certificate), DePaul University conducts a free course-by-course transcript evaluation for all coursework completed outside of the United States. These evaluations can be used for DePaul admission purposes only. If you would like to take advantage of this service, you will need to upload complete academic documents for all post-secondary levels of study at the time of application. These should be in original language with English translation. All graduate international applicants should contact musicadmissions@depaul.edu with any questions regarding transcripts and evaluations.
Proof of English Language Competency (Due by December 1)
All international students must submit proof of English proficiency. You can prove your English proficiency by submitting any of the following test results:
- A minimum TOEFL score of 4.0 with no sub scores below 3.5. (For TOEFL iBT exams taken before January 21, 2026: A minimum total score of 80, with no section score below 17. TOEFL scores must be valid at the time of application and are valid for two years from the test date).
- A minimum IELTS score of 6.5. To learn about the IELTS test and register to take the test, please visit www.ielts.org.
- A minimum of 115 on the Duolingo English Test.
- The equivalent of DePaul's courses WRD 103 and WRD 104 with grades of C or better at an accredited US educational institution.
- A minimum Pearson Test of English Academic score of 53. To learn more about the Pearson Test of English please visit www.pearsonpte.com
- If you have completed a bachelor’s or master’s degree in the U.S., you may request consideration for a waiver of the English proficiency requirement by emailing musicadmissions@depaul.edu. Waivers are subject to approval.