Admitted International Students

NOTE: If you've previously conducted business with the College of Charleston, continue to use the same credentials. If you don't remember your previously issued credentials, please contact IT Service Desk.

Locate your College of Charleston ID (CWID) number in your acceptance packet or in your admissions portal 

• Go online to MyPortal 
• Username: Enter your CWID followed by @g.cofc.edu (e.g., 12345678@g.cofc.edu). 
• Password: Enter your CWID, your six-digit date of birth and “A!” for your password. 
  (e.g., if your CWID is 90000009 and your DOB (MMDDYY) is Jan 05, 1995, then your initial password is: 90000009010595A!) 

• In MyPortal, you will be prompted to set up multi-factor authentication 
  Open the authenticator app on your mobile device and click (+) to add your account. 
• Choose work or school account for the account type. 
• The app will launch a QR code reader. (Allow access to the device's camera if prompted.) 
• Log into your account on your computer, following the instructions below. You will use your phone to scan the QR code that displays on the computer after you log into your account (step 6 under 'On your computer'). 

Reset your password on the security page of your account. If you logged out already or forgot your password refer to these instructions.

Watch for your permanent username.

After you make your enrollment deposit, the College will assign you a permanent username. Watch for an email with your new College username and use it to log back into MyPortal going forward.

Based on your admission status, your nonrefundable enrollment deposit is due by the following deadlines:

Spring 2025

• First-Year - December 16, 2024
• Transfer - December 16, 2024

Fall 2025

• Early Decision I - January 5, 2025
• Early Decision II - March 15, 2025
• Early Action - May 1, 2025
• Regular Decision - May 1, 2025
• Transfer - July 31, 2025

How to Submit your Deposit

1. Log in to MyPortal
2. Select the eBill tile.
3. Select "deposits" at the top.
4. From the drop-down menu, select the term you’ll be entering the College.
5. You’ll be prompted to select a deposit type. Select "undergraduate deposit."
6. The system will ask you to confirm that the information is correct. If everything looks good, select "continue."
7. You’ll be prompted to submit the $400 nonrefundable enrollment deposit. This officially confirms your spot in the entering class. Congratulations!

You may also mail a check to:

Treasurer's Office
College of Charleston
Charleston, S.C. 29424

When paying by check include your college wide identification number (CWID) and indicate your start term on the memo line.

Please contact the IT Service Desk with any issues you may have logging into MyPortal or submitting your deposit.

The F-1 student visa allows you to enter the U.S. with the purpose of studying full time at the College of Charleston. To apply for a F-1 student visa, you must first obtain a Form 1-20 (Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student Status) from the College.

Steps to receive your Form I-20

1. Submit our Certificate of Finance Form and supporting financial documentation.
2. Submission of our Certificate of Finance Form (sent to you via DocuSign) demonstrates you have sufficient financial resources to cover the College of Charleston tuition, living and personal expenses.

After you submit all required information, the College will send your Form I-20 to you via email.

Steps to get your F-1 Visa

Once you receive your Form I-20, you’re ready to apply for your F-1 student visa. Visit our Center for International Education’s website for an overview of this process. The College’s Center for International Education will assist you with everything related to your international student status during your time as a student at the College. For additional information, Study in the States has up-to-date information from the U.S. government about the U.S. student visa process. 

Once you've paid your nonrefundable enrollment deposit, we will send your login credentials to the email account you used on your application. You can then use username@g.cofc.edu to conduct business with the College.

The on-campus housing application opens February 1 at 9 a.m. for incoming, first-year students. You will be able to access the application 12 hours after making your enrollment deposit. You must first have your College of Charleston email access to apply for housing. 

Housing is guaranteed for incoming, first-year students who complete the on-campus housing application by May 1, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EST. After May 1, students may add their name to an on-campus housing-application waitlist through the MyHousing/Dining portal. We encourage you to apply for housing as soon as possible once the application opens. 

Housing is not available for transfer students. Read about our wait list.

To access the on-campus housing application:

• Sign into MyPortal and click the MyHousing/Dining tile.
• Click the Apply for Housing/Meal Plan button. You will be prompted to pay the $50 housing application fee.
• During the application process, you will designate your housing emergency contact, answer profile questions, select a meal plan, create a roommate group (optional) and sign your housing contract.
• For students under the age of 18, your parent or guardian will also be required to sign the housing contract.
• In June, you will get to select your residence hall and room based on the date you completed your on-campus housing application. More information on this process will be emailed to you leading up to room selection. 

The Center for International Education conducts an orientation for new international students at the beginning of each semester. All new international student must attend.

All incoming students must attend an orientation session. At orientation, you'll learn more about the campus and resources available to you, meet your new classmates and register for classes.

The Center for International Education will provide more information prior to the beginning of your first semester.

Submit your official, final high school transcript and national exam results (if applicable), verifying your graduation from high school.

You must submit transcripts directly from the school of record. 

1. Secure transmission service (eScript, SCOIR, Parchment, Naviance or Common App) 
2. Email to: admapplicants@cofc.edu 
3. Mail to: 
   College of Charleston 
   Office of Admissions 
   66 George Street 
   Charleston, S.C. 29424-0001 

NOTE: This step does not apply to transfer students.

International transfer students: Submit all official final university transcripts. Transfer credit evaluations will be completed no later than your orientation. You must submit transcripts directly from the foreign credential evaluation company, or via your school of record in one of the following three ways (we cannot accept documents sent from students/parents): 

1. Secure transmission server (eScript, SCOIR National Student Clearing House, Naviance or Docufide) 
2. Email to: admapplicants@cofc.edu
3. Mail to : 
   College of Charleston 
   Office of Admissions 
   66 George Street 
   Charleston, S.C. 29424-0001

Official university transcripts are required by the last day of the drop/add date of your first semester, or a registration hold will be placed.

Login to your MyPortal account and choose the “Degree Works” tile. 

Sending AP (Advanced Placement), IB (International Baccalaureate), or A-Level Exam scores 

• For AP and IB exams, make an official score request from the testing agency's website and select College of Charleston as the recipient. 
• For A-Level exams, certified official results must be sent directly from your school counselor or school official to: admapplicants@cofc.edu   
  
  View the College's international transfer equivalencies. 

If you have not already submitted your official test scores, you must submit them to College of Charleston by June 1 for fall entrance or January 1 for spring entrance.

To be considered official results, scores must be sent directly from the testing agency website to College of Charleston via their electronic transmission service. It may take up to three weeks for your test scores to process. 

You'll be unable to register for courses without your official test scores on file.  

• SAT code: 5113 
• ACT code: 3846 
• TOEFL code: 5113 

Note: SAT and/or ACT scores will be used for College of Charleston math placement purposes even if you applied test-optional for admission. You can, and should, submit official SAT/ACT results for any tests you've taken even if you didn't want them reviewed with your application.

The College of Charleston requires students to have three vaccines:

1. MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) Two doses at least 28 days apart for students born after 1956 Dose 1 given at first birthday or later Dose 2 given 28 days after first dose or later 
   
   
2. Quadrivalent Meningitis Vaccine administered at 16 years of age or after (Meningitis Serogroup B vaccine not required) Students over the age of 24 are not required to get a meningitis vaccine if they do not already have one. 
   
   
3. Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis (Tdap) given within the last 10 years. 
   If your immunization records are not issued in English, all immunization records must be translated into English. 

New incoming students who are not in compliance with the College of Charleston immunization policy will have a registration hold placed on their account that prevents them from registering for classes at orientation.

You will need to log in to MyPortal to view and accept any awards offered by College of Charleston.