International Applicants

Foreign Citizens

Urban Teachers can only accept applicants who are currently authorized to work in the United States and possess a ten-year visa or Permanent Resident Card (Green Card). We are unable to sponsor any type of employment or education Visa. Our application is open to U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents only.  

Foreign Universities

U.S. citizens and permanent residents who studied at universities abroad may apply to our program. Applicants with a degree from a foreign university will be required to have their transcript evaluated course-by-course and translated into English by a recognized agency. During the COVID pandemic, the Johns Hopkins University has extended approval for applicants to select from a list of evaluation agencies listed on the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) website. 

The only exception would be for degrees or credits earned at a Canadian higher education institution. They do not require an international course-by-course evaluation if (1) the transcript is in English, and (2) the institution is a member of Universities Canada [formerly the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC)] or other accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. 

The following agencies are reporting that they are open and conducting evaluations during the widespread shutdown of U.S. organizations due to the Novel Coronavirus pandemic. Due to extensive delays and service disruptions, we strongly encourage that applicants make arrangements with one of these agencies, and allow a minimum of 8-10 weeks to obtain a completed evaluation. Please request that these evaluation agencies send any completed evaluations to the SOE Admissions Office electronically (soe.admissions@jhu.edu).

English as a Second Language

For applicants whose native language is not English, an official copy of your score report from the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) may be required.  In order to ensure an applicant’s ability to participate successfully in Urban Teachers’ curriculum, minimum score requirements must be met for admission.

The required minimum for the TOEFL test is as follows: 600 (paper-based) or 100 (internet-based). (If you received your undergraduate degree from a college or university in the U.S. or U.S. Territory where the coursework was taught in English, this condition may be waived.)  

For Dallas, candidates need to earn the following minimum scaled scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-Based Test (TOEFL iBT):

• Speaking: 24
• Listening: 22
• Reading: 22
• Writing: 21 

For questions, please contact Admissions at admissions@urbanteachers.org.