COVID-19 Admissions & Financial Aid FAQs

While we're disappointed that we can't welcome you to our beautiful campus in person at this time, we're excited to connect with you soon online or by phone! In the meantime, please visit our virtual campus tour.

Yes, we are reviewing applications for test-optional acceptance. Freshmen domestic students have to opt-in either when they apply, or if they have already applied.

We will work closely with students and schools in the event cancellations or the suspension of activities result in processing difficulties for final transcripts and end-of-year examinations and tests. This another example of a factor outside of the student's control and we will work with you to obtain documentation even if there is a delay over the summer.

Yes, you can still be considered for admission. We will work closely with you and your school in the event cancellations or the suspension of activities result transcript processing difficulties. This another example of a factor outside of the student's control and we will work with you to obtain documentation even if there is a delay over the summer.

Yes, you can speak with a Transcript Evaluator for an informal transfer credit session. He or she will provide you with an unofficial evaluation of your unofficial transcript during one of the upcoming Undergraduate Transfer Days.

If those days are not convenient to you, you may work directly with a Transcript Evaluator to schedule a conversation at a mutually convenient time.

You can contact your Admissions Counselor directly by email (see list below). However, we encourage you to use www.barry.edu/ugbooking to set up a virtual one-on-one meeting at an arranged time. During these meetings counselors can review your application status, answer your unique questions, and discuss next steps.

• Alyssa Persaud, Associate Director of Admissions, apersaud@barry.edu
• Justin Hoyte, Associate Director of Admissions, jhoyte@barry.edu
• Michael Woodward, Associate Director of Admissions, mwoodward@barry.edu
• Eduardo Martinez, Admissions Counselor, edmartinez@barry.edu
• Ezekiel Rodriguez, Admissions Counselor, EzRodriguez@barry.edu
• Garrett Horejsi, Admissions Counselor, ghorejsi@barry.edu
• Gus Griffith, Admissions Counselor, ggriffith@barry.edu
• Mariamne LaGrange, Admissions Counselor, mlagrange@barry.edu

The University is aware of the potential difficulties that prospective applicants may face in completing required standardized tests. If your test has been cancelled, contact your Graduate Admissions Director to learn about potential accommodations.

Yes, you can still be considered for admission. We will work closely with you and your school in the event cancellations or the suspension of activities result in transcript processing difficulties. This is outside of the student's control and we will work with you to obtain documentation even if there is a delay over the summer.

Graduate applicants for the following programs and schools can use the waiver code COVID19 in their myBarry application:

• School of Social Work
• School of Education
• School of Professional and Career Education
• College of Arts
• Biomedical Science
• Health Services Administration
• Clinical Biology
• Post-Anesthesiology
• Nursing

School of Business applicants should reach out to Patricia Bisciotti, Director of Graduate Admissions to receive their BusinessCAS application waiver code.

To meet the needs of students who are unable to take the GRE® General Test at a test center due to public health concerns, ETS is temporarily offering a GRE General Test at home option in selected areas. The test is identical in content, format and on-screen experience to the GRE General Test taken at a test center.

Find out if you meet the criteria to take the GRE at home by visiting https://www.ets.org/s/cv/gre/at-home/.

You can contact your Graduate Admissions Director by phone (see list below). However, we encourage you to use www.barry.edu/gradbooking to set up a virtual one-on-one meeting at an arranged time. During these meetings counselors can review your application status, answer your unique questions, and discuss next steps.

Department Of Recruitment And Admissions: (305-899-3100)

• Betsy Thomas, Director, Graduate Admissions, bthomas@barry.edu
• Danielle Pineda, Graduate Admissions Counselor, dpineda@barry.edu

College Of Arts And Sciences – Graduate Admissions: (305-899-3100)

• Danielle Pineda, Graduate Admissions Counselor, dpineda@barry.edu

College Of Nursing And Health Sciences - Graduate & Allied Health Admissions

• Denise Deen, Director, Admissions, College of Nursing & Health Sciences, ddeen@barry.edu
• Tokeena Wallace, Coordinator, College of Nursing & Health Sciences Graduate Recruitment and Admissions, twallace@barry.edu

School Of Business – Graduate Admissions: (305-899-3494)

• Patricia Bisciotti, Director of Graduate Admissions, pbisciotti@barry.edu

School of Education – Graduate Admissions: (305-899-4035)

• Vicky Totten, Director, Graduate Admissions, vtotten@barry.edu

School of Law: (321-206-5600)

• Kim Rupert, Operations Manager, Law Admissions, krupert@barry.edu

School of Podiatric Medicine: (305-899-3123)

• Dave Fletcher, Director of Admissions, dfletcher@barry.edu

School of Social Work: (305-899-3672)

• Kristy Vega, Director, Graduate Admissions, School of Social Work, kvega@barry.edu

No, we will work with you and your school and you will not be penalized for events outside of your control.

We are still processing and mailing I-20 forms. You should begin the visa application process as soon as you receive your I-20 as we anticipate some students may encounter delays in visa processing.

The U.S. Department of State recently announced that visa services have been temporarily suspended at all U.S. embassies and consulates. We don't know how long this will last but we will continue updating you with the latest information.

Please be in contact with your nearest U.S. embassy or consulate to ensure you can schedule your visa interview when visa services resume.

We recognize that it may be difficult to submit all required application materials due to school closures. We will take unofficial transcripts.

We will accept unofficial transcript evaluations from NACES with emailed transcripts. You may be provisionally admitted. You will need to submit official transcripts within your first semester at Barry. Please check with the NACES evaluator for further details on their accommodations.

These two NACES evaluation companies are accepting online payment, application, and credentials:

SpanTran

• Bilingual staff to assist over the phone at 305-749-0333.
• Barry_SpanTran_Application

Josef Silny & Associates, Inc. International Education Consultants

• info@jsilny.org
• http://www.jsilny.org/services.aspx
• Per Josef Silny, if the you email your evaluation application, credentials and credit card payment, they will complete a preliminary evaluation based on photocopies. A final evaluation will be completed upon receipt of official original academic credentials. When the official document is received, the evaluation will be revised at no additional cost to the applicant.

We will accept the Duolingo English Test in place of the TOEFL or IELTS to fulfill the English proficiency requirement.

To meet the needs of students who are unable to take the TOEFL iBT® test at a test center due to public health concerns, ETS is temporarily offering the TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition test in selected areas. The test is identical in content, format and on-screen experience to the TOEFL iBT test taken at a test center.

Find out if you meet the criteria to take the TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition visiting https://www.ets.org/s/cv/toefl/at-home/.

Our Financial Aid Office has authority to use professional judgement to make adjustments on a on a case-by-case basis. They can adjust the cost of attendance or data elements, such as income, used in calculating the Expected Family Contribution to reflect a student's special circumstances. Financial Aid will ask for documentation that substantiates the reason for any adjustment. Please reach out to the Financial Aid Office to discuss your situation:

Calls: (800) 695-2279 or (305) 899-3673

Emails:

• Undergraduate: finaid@barry.edu
• Graduates: gradfa@barry.edu
• PACE and BarryU Online: pacefa@barry.edu

Yes, Barry's Office of Financial Aid has two exceptional tools to help you and your family understand financial aid concepts: Financial Aid TV (FATV) and the Ask Bucky Chatbot.

• Financial Aid TV (FATV): A collection of short videos covering topics such as personal finance, the financial aid process, and types of financial aid. The video library is available 24/7 and you can search by keyword and browse by category. There are videos in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Chinese. No registration needed.

  Visit FATV.

• Ask Bucky Chatbot: Barry's Financial Aid website has feature called “Ask Bucky”, a chatbot that provides you with extra help. Answers to most of your financial aid questions are available 24/7, at your fingertips.

  Questions? Ask Bucky!