MAccProgramsInternationalSupplementINTERNATIONALEDUCATIONALREQUIREMENTSApplicantsmusthaveobtainedafour-yearU.S.Bachelor'sdegreefromanaccreditedcollegeoruniversity,oritsequivalent.Alistofacceptabledegreesfrominternationalinstitutionsisprovidedbelow.Bangladesh,India,PakistanandSriLankaBachelor'sand/orMaster'sdegreerequiringaminimumoffouryearsofuniversitystudy.Afour-yearorfive-yearBachelor'sdegree,orbothyearsofatwo-yearMaster'sdegreefollowingathree-yearBachelor'sdegreemustbecompleted.TheB.Com.,B.A.,andB.Sc.alonearenotacceptable.EffectiveAugust2003.TheCharteredAccountancycertificationcanbesL1bstitutedfortheMaster'sdegreerequirementandwillbeadmissible.CanadaThree-yearBachelor'sdegreefromQuebec;four-yearBachelor'sdegreefromallotherprovinces.FranceorFrench-patternededucationalsystemsAMartriseoradiplomarequiringfouryearsofpost-baccalaureatestudyfromauniversityoraGrandeEcole.GermanyAuniversityDiplom,MagisterArtium,orStaatsexamen.TheVordiplombyitselfisnotsufficient.IndonesiaSarjanaorSarjanaLegkap,awardedafterfiveyearsofuniversitystudy.ItalyDiplomadilaureadidottorerequiringfromfourtosixyearsofstudy.Mexico,Spain,CentralandSouthAmericaCompletionofallcoursesandthesisorprofessionalexamsrequiredforthetituloordegreeofLicenciadoorBachareI.TheNetherlandsDoctorandus,lngenieurorMeester.People'sRepublicofChinaABachelor'sdegreerepresentingfouryearsofuniversitystudy.Officialacademicrecords,includinggraduationcertificateinChinese,mustbesubmittedwithacompleteEnglishtranslationlistingallcoursesandgrades.Allrecordsmustbecertifiedbytheissuinginstitutionorappropriategovernmentofficial.ScandinaviaAuniversitydiplomaawardedafterfourormoreyearsofstudy.SwitzerlandLicense,DiplomeorDiplom,representingfourtofiveyearsofuniversitystudy.

UnitedKingdomandBritish-patternededucationalsystems,includingAustralia,NewZealandandSouthAfricaMustholdtheHonoursBachelor'sdegree.TheBachelor'sDegree(ordinary),HigherNationalDiploma(HND).OrdinaryNationalDiploma(ONO)arenoteligibleforadmission.Russia,Ukraine,NewlyIndependentStatesFour-yearBachelor'sdegree.TRANSCRIPTSAtthetimeofapplication,uploadanunofficialcopyofyourtranscriptfromeverycollegeoruniversityyouattended.Onlyifofferedandacceptedadmissionwillyouberequiredtoprovideofficialtranscriptsfromeachinstitution,ifyouhavenotdonesoalready.Pleasesubmitacopyofthediplomaforanyuniversitydegreesearnedthatarenotexplicitlyspecifiedonanofficialtranscript.Ifacumulativegradepointaverageisnotspecifiedonthetranscriptforeachdegree-or-institutionattended,pleasecalculateyourcumulativeGPAusingthefollowingfour-pointscale:A=4.0/Excellent,A-=3.7B+=3.3,8=3.0/Good,B-=2.7,C+=2.3,C=2.0/Average,C=1.7,D+=1.3,D=1.0/BelowAverage,D-=0,7,andF=0.0/Fail.IfacumulativeGPAcannotbecalculatedorconvertedtoafour-pointscale,leavethefieldblankandwewillevaluateyouracademicrecordaccordingly.Non-USStudentsshouldleavethisfieldblankifthedegreewasnotobtainedintheU.S.Whenrequestinganofficialtranscript,eitheratthetimeofapplicationoruponyouracceptanceofanadmissionoffer,youshouldrequestthatasealed,officialtranscriptbesenttoyoufromtheregistrar'sofficeofeachinstitutionyouattendedsothatyoucanforwardit,unopened,to:

CenterforDataManagement-OWEN

VanderbiltUniversityPMB407833,2301VanderbiltPlace

Nashville,TN37240-7833

Ifyourcollegeoruniversitywillnotsendanofficialtranscripttoyou,theregistrarcansendonedirectlytotheCenterforDataManagement.Youmustprovideatleastonefinaltranscriptthatdocumentssuccessfulcompletionofafour-yearU.S.bachelor'sdegree,oritsequivalent.Ifyouhavenotcompletedyourcurrentdegree.ifadmitted,wewillaskyoutosubmitafinaltranscriptonceyouhavegraduated.IfanofficialorunofficialtranscriptisnotinEnglish,youmustobtainanotarizedEnglishtranslationfromacertifiedprofessionalandsubmititwiththeoriginaltranscriptorcopy.Ifyouruniversityretainstheonlyofficialcopyofyourtranscript,aduplicatecopycertifiedbyanofficeroftheuniversityisacceptable.Althoughwearefamiliarwiththeeducationalsystemsandgradingscalesofmanycountries,applicantswhohavestudiedatauniversityoutsidetheUnitedStatesmaywanttodescribetheirrelativeacademicperformanceandachievements(suchasscoresonentranceexams,classrank,academichonors,etc.)inanadditionalstatement.ESTIMATEDEXPENSESPleaseseeourwebsitefortuitionandbudgetfigures.PRELIMINARYFINANCIALDATAISREQUIREDFORALLAPPLICANTSWHOARENOTCITIZENSORPERMANENTRESIDENTSOFTHEU.S.IfyouarenotaU.S.citizenanddonotholdaU.S.permanentresidentvisa,U.S.regulationsrequireproofofsufficientfundstofinanceyourtravel,livingandeducationalexpenses.Internationalstudentsarenoteligibleforfederallyfundedloans.

ThePreliminaryFinancialDeclarationisarequiredpartoftheapplicationformthatmustbecompletedbeforeanofferofadmissioncanbeextended.Afterreceiptofallothermaterialsrequiredtocompleteanapplication,theAdmissionsCommitteereservestherighttodenyorwaitlistanyinternationalcandidatewhohasnotfurnishedthisdata.ThePreliminaryFinancialDeclarationisanestimateofthefundsyouwillhaveavailabletoyouatthetimeofenrollment.Youdonotneedtosubmitofficialbankstatementsoraffidavitsofsupportwithyourapplicationforadmission.Weunderstandthatyoumaynothavetheentireamountoffundingrequiredatthistime.Manycandidatesrequireadditionaltimeaftersubmittinganapplicationtoconfirmtheamountandsourceoftheirfinancialresources.Youwillbeaskedtospecifyhowmuchmoneyyouexpecttohaveavailablefromseveraldifferentsources:personalorfamilyfunds,yourhomegovernment,salarywhileonleave,aU.S.governmentagency,aninternationalorganization,andanyothersources.Thesumoftheseamountswillrepresentthetotalestimatedresourcesyouexpecttohaveavailabletoyouatthetimeofenrollment.ProvideallamountsinU.S.Dollarsandspecifythecurrencyexchangerateyouusedinyourcalculations.REMEMBER:Coststypicallyincreaseeachyearduetoinflation.Youshouldexpectbothtuitionandcost-of-livingexpensestoincreasebyabout5%eachyear.Themaximumamountthatcanbeawardedasameritbasedscholarshipwillonlycoveratmostpartialcostoftuition-youmustbepreparedtopayforalllivingexpenses,books,suppliesandotherpersonalexpenses.AdmissionandmeritscholarshipdecisionsarebasedonmeritandwillnotbeaffectedbytheinformationyouprovideonthePreliminaryFinancialDeclaration.However,thisinformationisrequiredbeforeanofferofadmissionormeritscholarshipwillbeextended.SinceVanderbiltdoesnotofferinternationalstudentsfinancialaidforlivingexpenses,books,suppliesortherequiredwirelesslaptopcomputer,ataminimum,youmustbeabletopayfortheseexpenseswithyourownresourcesorothersourcesoffunding.Theonlyinformationrequiredontheapplicationformishowmuchmoneyyoucurrentlyhaveorexpecttohavepriortoenrollment-frompersonalsavingsand/orwiththesupportofyourfamily,employer,government,orotherorganizations.PleasecontacttheOwenAdmissionsOfficeatmacc@owen.vanderbilt.eduifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthePreliminaryFinancialDeclaration.STUDENTSWITHSPOUSESAND/OROTHERDEPENDENTSCarefulconsiderationmustbegiventofinancialplanningifyouwishtobringyourspouseand/orchildrentoNashville.Studentbudgetsareincreasedby$6,300peryearforaspouse,andanother$3,120peryearforeachadditionaldependent,notincludinghealthcarecoveragecosts.Toprocessyour1-20formforastudentvisa,VanderbiltUniversity'sOfficeofInternationalStudentandScholarServices(ISSS)willrequireproofofadditionalfundingforspousesandotherdependents.Studentsbringingspousesand/orotherdependentsshouldnotethefollowing:1)dependentsaccompanyingyouonanF-2visaareprohibitedbylawfromworkingunderanycircumstances;2)inadditiontotheminimumcostforasinglestudent,youarerequiredtocertifyandguaranteesufficientfundstosupportfamily-relatedexpenses;and3)healthinsuranceisrequiredforallstudentsandallfamilymembers.(visit:https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/student-health/requirements)OBTAININGYOURSTUDENTVISAIfofferedadmissiontooneoftheMAccprograms,VanderbiltUniversity'sOfficeofInternationalStudentandScholarServices(ISSS),anotherdepartmentoncampus,willcontactyou.Inordertoissueyour1-20visaapplication,ISSSwillrequireyoutocompleteandreturnamoredetailedofficialFinancialCertificationwithoriginalsoftherequiredfinancialdocumentsandaffidavitsofsupport.Youwillreceivetherequiredformand

additionalinstructionsshortlyafterthetimeofadmission.Your1-20willnotbeissueduntilISSSreceivesthecompletedformandappropriatedocumentationfromyou.Onceadmitted,wewillforwardnoticeofyouradmissiontoISSSandincludeacopyofyourPreliminaryFinancialDeclarationandanyoriginalfinancialdocumentsyoumayhavealreadysent.ISSSwillcreateafileforyouandwillholdtheseoriginalfinancialdocumentssotheycanbematchedwiththerequiredFinancialCertificationformyouwillreturntoISSS.Forthisreason,youwillnotneedtosendanyoriginaldocumentsasecondtime.Itisinyourbestinteresttostartcollectingnowasmanyfinancialdocumentsaspossible.However,keepinmindthatofficialdocumentscannotbeolderthansixmonthsatthetimeofvisaapplication.Byplanningahead,youwillbepreparedwiththeitemsyouneedtosubmittoISSSifyouareofferedadmission,andyouwillnotdelaythevisaapplicationprocess.ThiswillassureplentyoftimetoprepareforyourmovetotheU.S.PleasecontacttheOfficeofInternationalStudentandScholarServicesatisss@vanderbilt.eduor615-322-2753ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutfinancialcertificationorstudentvisaapplications.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTBysigningandsubmittingthePreliminaryFinancialDeclarationontheapplicationform,youcertifythattheprojectedsourcesandamountsoffundingthatyoucurrentlyhave,orwillhave,willbeavailableforoneyearofstudyatVanderbiltUniversity.Youalsoacknowledgethatyouhavereviewedallinformationabouttheeducationalrequirements,estimatedexpenses,andvisaapplicationprocesscontainedintheInternationalSupplementandPreliminaryFinancialDeclaration,andthattheinformationyouhaveprovidedontheformiscorrectandcomplete.PLANNINGAHEADOnceadmitted,ISSSwillrequireofficialdocumentsconfirmingyourfinancialresourcesbeforeissuingyour1-20.Youmaywanttostartgatheringthefollowingnow,rememberingthatofficialdocumentscannotbeolderthansixmonthsatthetimeofvisaapplication.Affidavitsofsupportfromanotherpersonmustincludethestudent'sname,sponsor'srelationshiptothestudent,amountguaranteedinU.S.dollars,periodofsupport,VanderbiltUniversity'sOwenGraduateSchoolofManagementastheplaceofstudy,dateandsponsor'ssignature.Officialdocumentaryevidence,suchasaletterfromtheindividual'sbank,isrequired.Affidavitsofsupportfromasponsoringagency,university,government,employeroranotherorganizationrequirethestudent'sname,amountguaranteedinU.S.dollars,periodoftheaward,officialsignature,officialletterhead,officialstamp,andaddressandphonenumberoftheawardingagency.Advanceplanningwillensurethatyouhaveampletimetoobtainyourvisa,andinsomecases,itmaypreventyoufromhavingtoreturntotheU.S.Consulatemorethanoncebecauseyourvisaapplicationwasdeniedthefirsttime.