{"id":705,"date":"2010-11-08T15:50:49","date_gmt":"2010-11-08T20:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/forensics\/update"},"modified":"2025-09-26T13:43:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:43:56","slug":"international","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/forensics\/international","title":{"rendered":"International Applicants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/forensics\/admissions\/attachment\/forensicscience-3\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4401\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4401 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/forensics\/files\/forensicscience1-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"forensicscience\" width=\"305\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a>Marshall University is authorized under U.S. Federal law to enroll nonimmigrant students with F-1 or J-1 visa status. International applicants must submit required documentation\u00a0\u00a0to be considered for admission (see requirements on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/graduate\/admissions\/international-admission\/%20\">Graduate Admissions page<\/a>).\u00a0 Submit all materials to:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Marshall University<br \/>\nCenter for International Programs<br \/>\n212 Old Main<br \/>\nHuntington, WV\u00a0 25755<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cip\/\">Center for International Programs<\/a> at:<\/p>\n<p>Telephone: <a href=\"tel:+1-304-696-2379\">304-696-2379<\/a><br \/>\nFax: <a href=\"tel:+1-304-696-6353\">304-696-6353<\/a><br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:cip@marshall.edu\">cip@marshall.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>All application, admission, and degree-granting requirements and regulations shall be applied equitably to individual applicants and students regardless of age, sex, race, disability, religion, or national origin.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"\">Application Process<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/admissions\/apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to go to the Graduate Admissions page to apply<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Click here for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/forensics\/files\/INTL_APPLICANT_Packet-06-20-141.pdf\">International Applicant Packet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The complete application process includes:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Submission of the Marshall University Graduate College Application available online via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/admissions\/apply-now\/\">Undergraduate Admissions website<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Submission of official transcript(s) documenting that the applicant has:\n<ul>\n<li>A) Achieved an overall Grade Point Average of 3.0 or better.<\/li>\n<li>B) Bachelor\u2019s degree in a forensic or natural science (or field with equivalent coursework).<\/li>\n<li>C) Completed one academic year of the following courses with associated labs, with no grade of less than a\u00a0<em>C<\/em>:\n<ul>\n<li>Biology<\/li>\n<li>General Chemistry<\/li>\n<li>Organic Chemistry<\/li>\n<li>Physics<\/li>\n<li>Recommended Course: Biochemistry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>D) It should be noted that successful completion of an undergraduate course in biochemistry is recommended, but not required, prior to entry into this program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Graduate Record Exam (GRE) \u2013 Tested AFTER 8\/1\/11, \u00a0Applicants should perform in the top 50% of test-takers in each of the three categories: verbal, quantitative, and writing. Tested BEFORE 8\/1\/11, applicants should have a combined score (Verbal + Quantitative) of \u22651000.<\/li>\n<li>Formal Letters:\n<ul>\n<li>Personal Request for Admission<\/li>\n<li>Three Letters of Recommendation on formal letterhead from individuals familiar with applicant\u2019s moral and academic record<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Proof of English Proficiency- Please see the International Admissions page for minimum test score requirements for English proficiency. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/admissions\/apply-now\/\">Undergraduate Admissions website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Full admission to the program (once an offer is made)\u00a0<strong>is also contingent<\/strong> on successful completion of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A background check similar to those required for law enforcement officers are likely to be a condition of employment (Reference: NIJ Report NCJ 203099 \u2013 \u201cQualifications for a Career in Forensic Science.\u201d pp. 7-10).\u00a0<em>We encourage all students to maintain a drug-free lifestyle to ensure they will not be denied internships or future employment.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Required Hepatitis B vaccination\/titer or formal declination of vaccination<\/li>\n<li>Receipt of other documentation required for enrollment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All materials should be submitted to:<\/p>\n<p>Marshall University<br \/>\nGraduate Admissions Office<br \/>\n1 John Marshall Drive<br \/>\nHuntington, WV  25755-0210<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marshall University is authorized under U.S. Federal law to enroll nonimmigrant students with F-1 or J-1 visa status. 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