General Admission Requirements

1. A photocopy of the passport, ID, or equivalent document demonstrating the home country residence;
2. A passport-size photograph;
3. A non-refundable application fee of $95;
4. For applicants who attended other postsecondary educational institutions, official transcripts from postsecondary programs from which applicants wish to transfer credits;
5. A one-page essay to explain the applicant’s interest in a Lincoln University program.

Some additional documents or a personal interview may be required for a certain group of applicants (International Students) or for admission to specific degree programs (see Admission Requirements for BA, BS, MBA, MS, and DBA), or admission to the cohort programs.

Applicants may be admitted to the University in regular, conditional, or unclassified statuses. Applications are evaluated when all documents are received, then the applicants are notified of their admission status. All application documents used for admission process become the university property independent of the admission result. The documents cannot be returned. Copies of original documents should be notarized and accompanied by notarized English translation (if not printed in English).

All accepted students are required to sign an enrollment agreement before registration. Students are encouraged to review the university catalog prior to signing the enrollment agreement.