Admission Requirements
We are student focused at Lawrence Tech. We want to ensure you will succeed in your studies and meeting your goals. That starts with our admissions process. As you go through the steps to apply, you can ask for assistance at any time.
Select Your Application Type to Get Started:
 | First-year international applicants are students who have not completed any college-level coursework. |
 | Transfer international applicants are students who have completed ANY college-level coursework following high school graduation. Exchange students will apply using the Transfer application. |
 | Graduate international applicants are students who have completed a bachelor’s degree program, or plan to complete a bachelor’s degree program within the semester. |
 | Doctoral applicants are students who have completed a master’s degree program, or plan to complete a master’s degree program within the semester with hopes of pursuing a doctoral degree. |
The following are general requirements for international students. Select programs, especially master's and doctoral-level programs, may have additional requirements. Please verify with the academic program's web page to ensure you’ve met all additional requirements.
1. Application for Admission
Create your personal portal/account and fill out the required information. To submit the application there is a non-refundable fee of $50 for undergraduates and $50 for graduate students. If you have additions or changes after you submit your application, please contact the LTU Office of Admissions at 1.248.204.3160 or admissions@ltu.edu .
2. International Transcripts
International students are required to submit official transcripts to complete their applications. Lawrence Tech considers transcripts to be official if they are original or attested and sent directly from the issuing institution in a sealed envelope. A certified translation is required for transcripts not issued in English. World Education Services (WES) is Lawrence Tech's preferred credential evaluation service, but we accept evaluations from InCred Credential Evaluations and NACES Members . LTU can receive electronic evaluations directly from World Education Services, ( WES) , Education Credential Evaluators ( ECE ), Scholaro , SpanTran , and International Education Evaluators ( IEE )
Below are guidelines for each application category:
Submit your high school marks/transcript in English to Lawrence Tech during your senior or final year of school for an admission decision. Upon graduation submit your final transcripts and any certificates that indicate completion of secondary education. In place of transcripts you may submit a World Education Services (WES) document-by-document evaluation. In some cases, the Office of Admissions may require a WES document-by-document evaluation.
Submit both your high school marks/transcripts and your college or university marks/transcripts to WES for a course-by-course evaluation of credit and degrees.
Note to applicants from Indian institutions: Lawrence Tech accepts digital copies of transcripts as official if submitted through True Copy . In order to review for an admission decision, a complete set of mark sheets showing all attempts is required for all post-secondary coursework. Three year bachelors degrees are considered for admission into the College of Business and Information Technology and the MS in Computer Science so long as the NAAC grade of the institution is A or higher and the evaluated GPA is 3.0 or higher on the 4.0 scale.
3. Submit Proof of English Proficiency
The following English proficiency test scores are required for students for whom English is a second language:
- 60 on the TOEFL iBT for undergraduate students
- 5.5 on the IELTS for undergraduate students
- 95 on the Duolingo English Test for undergraduate students
- 56 on the Michigan English Test for undergraduate students (discount available for LTU applicants)
- 50 or 40 with Bridge on the PTE Academic Test for undergraduate students
- 79 on the TOEFL iBT for graduate students
- 6.0 on the IELTS for graduate students
- 105 on the Duolingo English Test for graduate students
- 60 on the Michigan English Test for graduate students (discount available for LTU applicants)
- 60 or 50 with Bridge on the PTE Academic Test for graduate students
U.S. high school graduates with at least three years of standard level English courses are considered to meet English proficiency requirements, as well as those graduating from a British curriculum or with an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma.
English proficiency can also be satisfied by holding a bachelor’s or master’s degree from Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom or the United States.
If you need help meeting proficiency requirements, LTU can refer you to English as a Second Language (ESL) programs.
4. Getting Your Certificate of Eligibility (I-20)
Learn more about the first step in securing your F-1 Status and Visa at ltu.edu/i-20
5. Deadlines
Students must submit all required application documents at least 90 days prior to the start of the term they wish to begin. The following are the application deadlines for upcoming terms:
- Summer 2024 - February 13, 2024
- Fall 2024 - May 28, 2024
- Spring 2025 - October 15, 2024
- Summer 2025 - February 18, 2025
Non-Citizen Exceptions
The Lawrence Tech community includes many students that are not be U.S. citizens, or F-1, and J-1 visa holders. If you are a permanent resident, hold another type visa type, have received Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), or any other kind of status, you may be waived from some of the requirements - especially those pertaining to obtaining an I-20. Please feel free to reach out to the Office of Admissions when you submit your application for admission so we can update your application as appropriate for your individual case.
Help Can be Close to Home
Lawrence Technological University works with commission-based international recruitment agents who can assist with everything involved in preparing for study abroad from the application process to visas. A listing of affiliated agencies is available here . If you have any questions or concerns with regards to an affiliated agency, contact the Office of Admissions at admissions@ltu.edu or 248.204.3170.
Please click here for Frequently Asked Questions.
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