Visiting Students Application

A statement detailing your reasons for wanting to study your proposed course(s) at Oxford. This statement should not exceed one page and needs a clear academic focus. The tutors assessing your academic statement will want to see your intellectual passion and curiosity about your subjects of study. In your statement you may wish to identify topics that you have enjoyed studying at your home university and explain how you wish to further these interests during your time abroad.

In order to comply with United Kingdom Visa and Immigration (UKVI) requirements, we need a certified copy of your transcript(s) as a record of your academic history and achievement at university-level up to the present, including courses and specific modules taken and grades/standards achieved. Ideally your transcript should include the courses that you are currently taking and intending to take before arriving in Oxford. If necessary, please ensure you also list any current or future courses that do not appear on your transcript. Visiting Students should normally offer a GPA score of no less than 3.7 or equivalent.

One piece of graded academic work, such as essays or papers, in each of the courses you wish to study at Oxford. For arts, humanities and social science subjects, this work can be essays from your current degree of no more than 2,000 words, typed and written in English. For science subjects, a report, exam, problem set or other piece of academic work from your current degree will suffice. You can submit an extract or portion of a longer paper if you wish to but please indicate this on your piece of work and please do not exceed the word limit. Students who do not have written work in English are responsible for translating it themselves. Feedback, comments and grades can be included on the academic work.

Two references in total, which are typed on letterheaded paper. At least one of these references needs to be from an individual who has a working knowledge of your current education and who is able to indicate the academic standards that you have achieved. It is preferable these are from faculty in the subjects you are applying for.

Two references in total, which are typed on letterheaded paper. At least one of these references needs to be from an individual who has a working knowledge of your current education and who is able to indicate the academic standards that you have achieved. It is preferable these are from faculty in the subjects you are applying for.

All teaching at the University of Oxford is carried out in English (with the exception of some language-specific teaching) and tutors must be assured that you have sufficient fluency in written and spoken English to cope with your course(s) from the start. If you are a non-native English speaker, or have not been taught in English at university level for at least the two years prior to application (not prior to arrival in Oxford), you are required to provide evidence that you meet the University’s English language requirements with your application. Please ensure you meet the higher-level requirements as most courses require these. If required you MUST attach evidence (eg. TOEFL, IELTS certificate, secondary school or high school diploma, International Baccalaureate certificate etc.) of how you meet the University’s English language requirements with your application.

This document, found on the Visiting Students webpage under 'Application Process', needs to be signed and dated by both you and your Study Abroad Advisor.