International Student Policies
American-Earned Credits
American-Earned Credits
Foreign citizens are defined as those who live and have citizenship in countries where English is not the native language. Foreign applicants interested in becoming undergraduate students will be eligible for enrollment if they can provide scores from either the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System); and achieve a score of 14 or greater on the Wonderlic Exam.
At minimum, TOEFL scores should be 500 on the paper examination, 173 on the computer-based or 79 on the Internet-based test. At minimum, the IELTS score should be 6.5. Students are responsible for taking either the TOEFL or IELTS and having the official scores sent to CBET at 11550 IH-10 West, Suite 190, San Antonio, Texas 78230
The College of Biomedical Equipment Technology does not issue visas and has no residential campus facilities.
Non-United States citizens who are residing outside the United States should be aware of the limitations and restrictions on services available to students.
Apostille Certifications
The College of Biomedical Equipment Technology will honor requests for Apostille certifications. Upon your written request, the College will provide the required documents for you to send to the State of Texas Department of the Treasury, Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services to complete the Apostille Certification process.
To begin the process, please send signed written requests for an Apostille to:
Attn: Apostille Request
Office of the Registrar College of Biomedical Equipment Technology
11550 IH 10 West, Suite 190
San Antonio, TX 78230
Requests must include the following:
- The student’s contact information (including name, mailing address, telephone number and email address).
- The document being requested – official transcript $15.00 fee, duplicate diploma $35.00 fee, letter certifying graduation – no fee
- An international money order or personal check (drawn from a United States bank) payable to “College of Biomedical Equipment Technology” for the amount of the requested document
- A self-addressed return envelope so that the documents may be returned directly to the student once they have been processed by College of Biomedical Equipment Technology. Express shipping fees are $100
The student will then need to submit all required documents and fees to the State of Texas Department of the Secretary of State, Business and Enterprise Services. Please visit the State of Texas website for more information about what is required by the State of Texas to process the apostille request.
International Credit Policy for Testing
International Credit Policy for Online Courses
International Credit Policy for Transfer Credit
College of Biomedical Equipment Technology will not evaluate transcripts from other countries. We will accept the credit recommendations from one of the following agencies when the recommendations are based on a course by course evaluation and sent on an official transcript to the College.
- Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, Inc. (ACEI)
- Center for Applied Research, Evaluations & Education, Inc.
- Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE)
- World Educational Services, Inc. (WES)
- SDR Educational Consultants
- SpanTran Evaluation Services
- Transcript Research
All costs associated with the international credit evaluation are the responsibility of the student. The College reserves the right to make its own determination on the amount and type of credit to be awarded based on the evaluations provide by these agencies. There will be no mixing or matching of evaluations.
Application and Enrollment for International Students
To apply to College of Biomedical Equipment Technology, submit the following documents:
- a completed College of Biomedical Equipment Technology Application Form
- application fee (payment must be in U.S. dollars)
- a TOEFL or IELTS score report sent directly to the College from the Educational Testing Service
Upon receipt of approval to apply students may then complete the enrollment process outlined in the catalog.
