Admitted International Students

Freshmen: pay your nonrefundable enrollment deposit by May 1.

Transfer students: pay your nonrefundable enrollment deposit by July 31.

1. Go to MyPortal
   
2. Select the eBill tile.
   
3. Select “deposits” at the top.
   
4. From the drop-down menu, select the term you’ll be entering the College.
   
5. You’ll be prompted to select a deposit type. Select “undergraduate deposit.”
   
6. The system will ask you to confirm that the information is correct. If everything looks good, select “continue.” You’ll be prompted to submit the $400 nonrefundable enrollment deposit. This officially confirms your spot in the entering class.

You may also mail a check to:

Treasurer’s Office
College of Charleston
Charleston, S.C. 29424

Include your CWID and indicate your start term on the memo line.

If you have any problems logging into MyPortal and paying your nonrefundable enrollment deposit, contact the IT Service Desk.

Making deposits in ebill

Once you've paid your nonrefundable enrollment deposit we will send your login credentials to the email account you used on your application. From then on you can use username@g.cofc.edu to conduct business with the College.

The on-campus housing application opens February 1 at 9 a.m. You will be able to access the application 24 hours after making your enrollment deposit. You must first have your College of Charleston email access to apply for housing.

Housing is guaranteed for incoming, first-year students who complete the on-campus housing application by May 1, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. EST. After May 1, students may add their name to an on-campus housing-application waitlist through the MyHousing/Dining portal. We encourage you to apply for housing as soon as possible once the application opens.

To access the on-campus housing application, log into MyPortal and click the MyHousing/Dining tile. Once in the portal, click the Apply for Housing/Meal Plan button. You will be prompted to pay the $50 housing application fee. During the application process, you will designate your housing emergency contact, answer profile questions, select a meal plan, create a roommate group (optional) and sign your housing contract. For students under the age of 18, your parent or guardian will also be required to sign the housing contract. To learn more about the housing-application process, visit the Campus Housing website.

In June, you will get to select your residence hall and room based on the date you completed your on-campus housing application. More information on this process will be emailed to you leading up to room selection.

All in-coming students are required to attend an orientation session. Go to the orientation website for the most up-to-date information.

For international transfer students: Submit all official final university transcripts. Transfer credit evaluations will be finished no later than your orientation. You must submit transcripts directly from the foreign credential evaluation company, or via your school of record one of the following three ways (we cannot accept documents sent from students/parents):

1. Secure transmission server (eScript, SCOIR National Student Clearing House, Naviance or Docufide)
2. Email to: admapplicants@cofc.edu
3. Mail to :
   College of Charleston
   Office of Admissions
   66 George Street
   Charleston, S.C. 29424-0001.

Official university transcripts are required by the last day of the drop/add date of your first semester, or a registration hold will be placed.

Login to your MyPortal account and choose the “Degree Works” tile.

Sending AP (Advanced Placement), IB (International Baccalaureate), or A-Level Exam scores

For AP and IB exams, make an official score request from the testing agency's website and select College of Charleston as the recipient.

For A-Level exams, certified official results must be sent directly from your school counselor or school official to: admapplicants@cofc.edu  

View the College's international transfer equivalencies.

Submit your official, final high school transcript and national exam results (if applicable), verifying your graduation from high school. You must submit transcripts directly from the school of record in one of three ways (we cannot accept documents sent from students/parents):

1. Secure transmission server (eScript, SCOIR, Parchment, Naviance or Common App)
2. Email to: admapplicants@cofc.edu
3. Mail to:
   College of Charleston
   Office of Admissions
   66 George Street
   Charleston, S.C. 29424-0001

NOTE: This step does not apply to transfer students.

If you have not already submitted your official test scores, you must submit them to College of Charleston by June 1 for fall entrance or January 1 for spring entrance. To be considered official results, scores must be sent directly from the testing agency website to CofC via their electronic transmission service. It may take up to three weeks for your test scores to process.

You’ll be unable to register for courses without your official test scores on file. 

SAT code: 5113

ACT code: 3846

TOEFL code: 5113

Note: SAT and/or ACT scores will be used for College of Charleston math placement purposes even if you applied test-optional for admission. You can, and should, submit official SAT/ACT results for any tests you’ve taken even if you didn’t want them reviewed with your application.

The College of Charleston requires students to have three vaccines:

1. MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) Two doses at least 28 days apart for students born after 1956 Dose 1 given at first birthday or later Dose 2 given 28 days after first dose or later
2. Quadrivalent Meningitis Vaccine administered at 16 years of age or after (Meningitis Serogroup B vaccine not required) Students over the age of 24 are not required to get a meningitis vaccine if they do not already have one.
3. Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap) given within the last 10 years.

If your immunization records are not issued in English, all immunization records must be translated into English.

As of January 2019, new incoming students who are not in compliance with the College of Charleston immunization policy will have a registration hold placed on their account that prevents them from registering for classes at orientation. View the steps for Uploading Immunization Records.

For international students intending to enroll on a F-1 student visa, please view the documents required to receive your Form I-20.

Once all required documents are received, your I-20 will be mailed to you from our Center for International Education. Allow 3-5 weeks for the creation and mailing of your I-20.

All F-1 international students are required to attend an additional International Student Orientation hosted by our Center for International Education (CIE). All F-1 students will receive an email from CIE with orientation details as the time approaches.