Please send all documents to:

International Student Services
University of Portland
5000 N Willamette Blvd, MSC 178
Portland, OR 97203
USA

-Your full name as submitted on the application (First Name and Last Name)
-Your date of birth (Month-Day-Year)
-What documents did you send, from where, and how did you send them

Due to the volume of inquiries we receive each day, we cannot provide conditional admission application updates over the phone. Inquiries by email will be answered within two (2) business days.

-Your full name as submitted on the application (Given Name Family Name)
-Your date of birth (Month-Day-Year)

Due to the volume of inquiries we receive each day, we cannot provide conditional admission application updates by phone. Inquiries by email will be answered within two (2) business days.

• Letter of recommendation
• Personal statement
• Notification that you are applying for a home government scholarship

Application documents not acceptable by email or fax:

• An Undergraduate Application (submit as online University of Portland application or as a completed paper application)
• $50 application fee (can be paid by check, money order, wire transfer or via the online application, make checks payable to the University of Portland)
• Official secondary school transcripts or school leaving exam reports translated into English by a certified translator. (English translations need to be accompanied by the original language transcript.  Transcripts need to have the original stamp and signature from the Ministry or the school.)
• Official transcripts from any post-secondary institutions (if applicable)

An official secondary school transcript is sent from the Regional Directorate office at the Ministry of Education in the original format. Not a photocopy.

An official transcript from an institute, college, university is sent directly from the issuing institution to the University of Portland in a sealed envelope. If English translation is needed the official original transcript must be accompanied with the translation. 

Without your official transcripts, we cannot make an admission decision.

Conditional admission notification will be sent via United States Postal Service first-class mail to applicant’s mailing address.

Applicant’s wishing to receive their notification with a tracking number or by express mail will be responsible for the cost of express postage via United Parcel Service (UPS) express shipping. To arrange payment for UPS express shipping, you will be required to provide the International Admissions office with a UPS account number for billing.

To request UPS shipping, please send us an email with the applicant’s full name, date of birth, and UPS account number to be charged. For shipping UPS requires a mailing address with contact name, PO Box or Street Number AND Postal Code, receiver’s contact phone number for the mailing address and an email where the tracking information should be sent. This information should be sent by email to intl-adm@up.edu .

To open a UPS account you will need to contact the UPS Customer Service Department in your current country of residence.

UPS in Kuwait: 96-524-344-822
UPS in Saudi Arabia:   966-14-626-655
UPS in United Arab Emirates: 97-143-391-939

For other locations please visit the UPS website: www.ups.com

Currently the University does not offer an ESL program on our campus, although we do recommend a few local programs. 

• The Academic English Studies program at Lewis & Clark College. Contact information: phone- 503-768-7310, website- http://www.lclark.edu/~aes/. AES offers an on-campus housing option; please contact them for additional information.   
• The ELS Language Center at Concordia University. Phone: 503-280-8552, website: http://www.els.edu/portland/  ELS Language Center also offers an on-campus housing option, please contact them for additional information.  
• Kaplan English Programs in Downtown Portland. Phone: 503-222-5556, Kaplan does not have on-campus housing.   
• Chemeketa Community College in Salem, OR (about 45 minutes from Portland). http://www.chemeketa.edu/earncertdegree/international/  For more information contact the ESOL Office at: 503-399-6298 or by email at international@chemeketa.edu .

• TOEFL:  Minimum overall score of 71 on the Internet-based TOEFL is required. The University of Portland's TOEFL code is 4847. To find a testing center or register for an exam, visit the TOEFL website . Institutional TOEFL scores will not be accepted.
• IELTS: Minimum overall score of 6.5 is required. To find a testing center or register for an exam, visit the IELTS website .
• GCE English Exam: Passing grade of A – C is required.