Deadlines and Requirements

Transfer Application Deadlines

Apply via Common App

Required Credentials

Academic Transcripts

Please submit official high school and college transcripts (from every college or university attended). Please note: applicants from international colleges or universities may be required to have their credentials reviewed by a professional evaluation service.

Instructor Evaluation

Please submit a recommendation from an instructor who has taught you within the last two years.

English Proficiency

Applicants whose first language is other than English must demonstrate their English proficiency in order to be considered for admission. Wheaton does not provide an English as a Second Language program, but does offer a writing course and skills course that students whose first language is other than English may be required to take in their first year. Applicants whose first language is other than English may demonstrate proficiency in one the following ways.

English proficiency may also be established by successful completion of at least four years at a high school, or two years at a college or university, where English is the principal language of instruction. All coursework other than a foreign language must be taught in standard English language and not English as a Second Language courses.

Wheaton offers limited need-based financial aid to international students based on a combination of financial need and academic performance. Applicants who wish to be considered for financial aid must complete the International Student Certification of Finances form after you apply for admission to Wheaton. This form will be located in your admission portal and is specific to you.

Optional Credentials

Standardized Test Scores (SAT, ACT)

The submission of standardized test results is optional for all candidates.

Optional Portfolio

You may submit additional materials in support of your application to provide the Admission Committee with evidence of particular strengths, talents, interests, experiences or accomplishments.

First, indicate on the Common Application (or Coalition for College Application) that you intend to submit one or both types of optional materials listed below. Next, Wheaton will send you instructions for uploading materials through your Wheaton Applicant Portal.

There is no fee to submit supplemental materials. Please submit optional materials by your application deadline whenever possible. These submissions are entirely optional. Omitting them will have no effect on your application.

Creative Arts Portfolio

If you’d like our faculty to review your creative work, we invite you to share a portfolio in any of the following disciplines:

Supplemental Materials

In collaboration with the Learning Policy Institute’s Reimagining College Access Initiative, Wheaton offers the option to submit supplemental materials to provide additional context about your strengths, talents, interests, experiences or potential to succeed at Wheaton.

These optional materials allow you to showcase in detail what makes you unique and may include a report, publication, presentation, research project, entrepreneurial pursuit, reflection essay, community engagement project or another sample of work that has meaningful significance to you.

Include a brief description with each submission that responds to the following:

• What are you submitting?
• What do you hope we will learn about you from this submission, and why is that important to you?
• What was your role in this work? This is required only for submissions highlighting work completed as part of a group.

Financial Aid

Financial aid for admitted students is determined based on a combined assessment of financial eligibility and the overall academic strength of the candidate. U.S. citizens and permanent residents applying for financial assistance must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The Wheaton FAFSA code number is 002227.

Non-U.S. citizens should submit the International Student Financial Aid Application Form, which will be located in your admission portal, after you apply to Wheaton through either the Common Application or Coalition for College Application. For more information, please contact the Office of Student Financial Services at 508-286-8232 or [email protected].

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