Application Process - Overseas U.S. Citizens/LPRs
The Application | Application Deadlines | First-Year Candidate | Transfer Candidate | Academic Credentials | Recommendations | Testing | Addressing Correspondence
The Application
Candidates for first-year and transfer admission can apply to Hiram College using the Common Application for Admission. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view/print the Common Application, Application Instructions and associated forms. Adobe Acrobat Reader and the Common Application site are available free of charge. You may open a secure Common Application account, navigate to the application and related forms, save drafts, and return to edit your forms as many times as you wish prior to submission. Submit the application online or print a copy and send it to Hiram by courier or post. No application fee is required.
Hiram College bases admission on your prior academic preparation and performance, not your intended field of study. You may list your primary interest from among those you are considering or you may indicate you are undecided. After you arrive at Hiram, you may declare a major or change to a different major.
If you are unable to apply online or print the application and required forms, please use the Information Request link and specify that you need a paper application. We will send an application packet by post.
Application Deadlines
First-year students enter in the fall semester only and must be at least 17 years of age at the time of enrollment. Transfer candidates may apply for the fall or spring intake.
Hiram College evaluates first-year applications on the basis of rolling admission. Application files are processed as they become complete. Candidates who submit all required credentials may expect to receive an admission decision within three to four weeks. First-year students who are offered admission have until the Candidates Reply Date to choose from among offers of admission and pay the $200 enrollment deposit.
| Fall | |
November 15 |
Application processing begins for fall semester |
| December 1 | Application deadline for maximum scholarship consideration |
January 1 – February 15 |
File FAFSA for scholarship and financial aid consideration |
February 15 |
Application deadline for scholarship consideration |
May 1 |
Candidate’s Reply Date – deadline for first-year student deposit |
Spring -Transfer only |
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November 1 (suggested) |
Application date for spring semester (transfer only) |
December 1 |
Deadline for transfer candidate spring semester deposit |
First Year (Freshman) Candidate
First-year students enter in fall semester only and must be at least 17 years of age at the time of enrollment at Hiram College.
- 2011–2012 First-year Common Application
- Personal essay (minimum 250 words)
- 2011–2012 secondary school report
- 2011–2012 international supplement to the secondary school report (To be completed only by secondary schools using non-U.S. educational systems. Schools with a U.S. or AP curricula need not complete this form.)
- Secondary school transcripts, lower secondary and senior secondary academic records, external examination results, certificates and diplomas
- 2011–2012 home school supplement (home schooled students only)
- Documentation of English proficiency: Required only from candidates for whom English is not the primary/first language.
- SAT I or ACT score report (See testing below.)
- One teacher evaluation
Transfer Candidate
Transfer students may apply for entry in fall or spring semester.
- 2011 -2012 Transfer Common Application or Hiram College international undergraduate application for admission
- Personal essay (minimum 250 words)
- Post secondary/university transcript(s)
- Secondary school transcripts, lower secondary and senior secondary academic records, examination results, certificates and diplomas.
- Documentation of English proficiency: Only required from overseas candidates for whom English is not the primary/first language
- One college instructor evaluation
Additionally, transfer applicants who have completed less than 30 semester hours or one year of full-time post-secondary study must submit the following:
- 2011-2012 Common Application final report
- SAT I or ACT score report (See further details below.)
Academic Credentials
- Hiram College cannot return materials submitted as a part of the application process.
- Documents such as transcripts, marks sheets, certificates and diplomas must be original or certified true copies. We strongly recommend that candidates send certified true copies of irreplaceable documents. A certified true copy is a photocopy of the original official document to which a school, the Ministry of Education issuing the document, or a U.S. consular official has affixed his/her signature and/or official seal indication that it is an attested, true copy of the original document.
- Documents not in English must be accompanied by literal translations. One of these must have an original school stamp/seal and signature on it certifying that it is a true copy.
- If there is a concern regarding school documents, the admission office will contact school officials for clarification.
First-Year candidates must submit evidence of successful progress toward or completion of secondary school. This can be documented with diplomas, certificates, and/or results of external or school leaving examinations appropriate to the secondary educational program. These may include, but are not limited to SSC/HSC, CXC, Advanced Subsidiary, A-level, WAEC, and other comparable measures.
If you are in the process of completing your final year and final documents and results are not yet available, Hiram will make the admission decision on the basis of current and predicted grades. The school can report predicted grades on the international supplement to the secondary school report which is available on the Common Application website. Students admitted on the basis of predicted grades will be required to submit original/certified true copies of final credentials after they are issued. If there are questions regarding credentials, please contact the admission office for clarification.
Transfer candidates must provide school leaving certificates, diplomas, and/or results of external or school leaving examinations appropriate to the secondary education program and arrange for Hiram College to receive transcripts directly from all post-secondary institutions at which have enrolled.
Recommendations
Secondary Teacher or Post-Secondary Instructor recommendations are required from two faculty members who have taught you in academic subjects during the final two years of your education. If a candidate submits the application online through the Common Application, evaluators may submit their forms online. If the application is submitted by email or post, evaluators must submit their forms by post directly to the Office of Admission or give them to the candidate for posting in an envelope with the evaluator’s signature across the sealed flap.
Testing
The SAT I or ACT Reasoning Test is required except when the applicant:
- resides in a country where SAT and ACT are not administered,
- has completed one year or more of full-time university-level study,
- is required to enroll in English language support classes during the first year at Hiram, or
- holds one of the following (or a comparable credential as determined by the admission office):
- STPM/Malaysia Higher School Certificate
- GCE A-Level (minimum of three subjects)
- Singapore/Cambridge GCE Advanced Level (3 subjects)
SAT II subject examinations are not required.
When English is not a candidate’s first language, proficiency must be documented with one of the following (or comparable credential with the approval of the admission office):
- TOEFL Score – PBT (500), CBT (173), or iBT (61)
- IELTS - Band score 5.5
- SATI - Critical Reading 470
- ACT - English 21
- A-Level English – Grade B
When registering for an examination, enter Hiram's institutional code number in the appropriate space to have a score report sent directly to the Hiram College from the testing agency.
- SAT I (www.collegeboard.com): 1297
- TOEFL (www.toefl.org): 1297
- ACT (www.act.org): 3280
Addressing Correspondence
For questions or concerns, you may contact us by email at interal@hiram.edu.
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