Application deadline: 30 November 2026
Admission
Applications for the August 2027 intake are open. Our admission team guides you through four steps, from your first conversation to your offer letter.
How to apply
Share your contact details in the application form for your degree to start.
An evaluator calls you for a short introduction. You learn more about the pathway, and we learn more about you.
An evaluation committee reviews your application and academic background.
Selected candidates receive an offer letter.
How admission works
Admission is based on academic merit.
Duolingo English Test, International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
An evaluation committee reviews your profile.
Eligibility
To join
Open to students from the science stream in grades 11 and 12. Applicants must have studied physics, chemistry and mathematics in grades 11 and 12, or an equivalent qualification, along with English, and must have at least 60% aggregate in physics, chemistry, mathematics and English in the class 12 board examination.
To transfer to Arizona State University
Progression is governed by academic performance and English language proficiency. Students must achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 on a 4.00 scale across the ten Universal Learner Courses completed at RV University during Year 1. Course grades are recorded directly on the ASU transcript.
Also required
If plans change
Every student leaves the foundation year with a next step. You choose it at the end of Year 1, with your family and your admission advisor.
How it works
Academic advising and English test preparation are part of your foundation year, so you know where you stand all year.
Arizona State University checks your grades and English test score against its transfer requirements, shown under Who it’s for and what it takes.
You and your family choose your route with your admission advisor.
Your routes
Route 1
You move to Arizona State University for Years 2 to 4* and study for your degree.
Route 2
If you do not transfer to Arizona State University as planned, you may continue studying towards your degree at another university in the ASU–Cintana Alliance and apply to Arizona State University again later.
*Duration in each program is subject to ASU credit transfer approval.
The ASU–Cintana Alliance
32 universities, 27 countries
RV University is one of them. If you do not transfer to Arizona State University as planned, you may continue studying towards your degree at another university in the alliance and apply to Arizona State University again later.
Current members of the alliance are located in 27 countries
Talk it through with your admission advisor. Your admission advisor walks you and your family through each route.
Speak to an admission advisorSource: cintana.com/cintana-alliance
Master’s pathway
Applications for the January 2027 intake close on 31 December 2026. You start online with RV University, at your own pace, then complete your degree at Arizona State University in Tempe.
Sources: degrees.asu.edu; scai.engineering.asu.edu/graduate-admissions; wpcarey.asu.edu; admission.asu.edu/apply/international/graduate
Apply for August 2027
Applications for the August 2027 intake are open. Our admission team guides you through four steps, from your first conversation to your offer letter.
