To be eligible for enrollment at Bastyr University, all international
student applicants must submit:
an application
application fee
letters of recommendation
documentation of sufficient funds
official transcripts or an evaluation sent from a foreign credential evaluation service
and a current photograph
Priority application dates for the health sciences programs are the following:
February 1 for the naturopathic medicine program
March 15 for all other programs, except the didactic program in dietetics
(MSN/DPD), which is April 15
Application deadlines for the applied behavioral science programs
(Leadership Institute of Seattle) are four weeks before the beginning
of the first module.
Applicants who speak English as a second language are required to submit
official exam results outlined in the section Applicants Whose First Language
Is Not English. Official transcripts from any college or university outside the United States or Canada must be translated and evaluated, course-by-course,
by an independent evaluation service. The service forwards the evaluated transcript to Bastyr University, at the applicant’s request. There is a
charge for this evaluation. Forms are available from the service directly or through the admissions office at Bastyr University.
Limited dormitory housing is available. Most students rent an apartment or house in nearby areas.
International students must enroll as full-time, degree-seeking students
and comply with all related immigration policies for the F-1 student visa
program.
International students who have attended other medical school programs
and are requesting advanced standing status in Bastyr University’s naturopathic
medicine program should ask for additional information about advanced
standing status from the admissions office. These students must meet advanced
standing requirements for the program to which they are seeking admission.
