{"id":4546,"date":"2020-11-11T21:37:18","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T21:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/international\/?page_id=4546"},"modified":"2025-03-17T12:27:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T17:27:04","slug":"graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/international\/graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4546\" class=\"elementor elementor-4546\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13603e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13603e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a410dd\" data-id=\"5a410dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de8437 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3de8437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ae3a7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ae3a7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-493fa00\" data-id=\"493fa00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dc2bde elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4dc2bde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GRADUATE STUDENTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6fd154 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6fd154\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-deca70a\" data-id=\"deca70a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0c990f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0c990f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc1f22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dc1f22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">International students interested in graduate school should submit an<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/admissions\/apply\/\"><strong>online application<\/strong><\/a>,<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> pay the application fee and send the other required documents as early as possible to allow for timely processing of both the application and immigration documents. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please take note of the application deadlines.<br \/><strong>Spring:\u00a0 October 15th<\/strong><br \/><strong>Fall:\u00a0 April 15th<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you have questions about Visa procedure or immigration documents please contact the International Student Services (ISS) . Any other questions about the application process or admission to the University should be directed to the<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/admissions\/\">Office of Admissions<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>To be considered for graduate programs at ÐÓ°É´«Ã½, you must have the equivalent of a regionally accredited four-year US bachelor&#8217;s degree.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For more information, please visit<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/graduate\/admissions\/\">Graduate Studies<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8b56e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8b56e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-280ab44\" data-id=\"280ab44\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f151b2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f151b2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Graduate Checklist<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b496e95 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"b496e95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1891\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1891\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">1. Apply Online<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1891\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1891\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Complete the application and pay the $20 processing fee. <\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/admissions\/apply\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Apply Online<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1892\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1892\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">2. Submit university transcripts and certification of degree earned.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1892\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1892\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Applicants must order official transcripts from the university or college that was graduated from, and have them sent to ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ admissions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Official transcripts<strong>\u00a0must be sent<\/strong> directly from the university you earned your degree from, and from all your previous university work.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1893\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1893\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">3. Submit Summary of Educational Background<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1893\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1893\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fill out the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2023\/09\/Educational_Background.pdf\">following form<\/a><\/strong>, outlining your educational history.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1894\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1894\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">4. Submit Official Test Scores (if required)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1894\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1894\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Some graduate programs require official test scores<\/strong> (GRE, GMAT) as part of the admissions process. For detailed program requirements visit<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/graduate\/admissions\/\">ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Graduate Studies<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ School Code for GMAT and GRE:\u00a0 <strong>6221<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1895\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1895\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">5. Submit one of the following as proof of English proficiency.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1895\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1895\"><p><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY SCORES<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; color: #000000;\">This requirement is waived if the student is from a country where English is the native language, e.g.: Australia, United Kingdom, Nigeria, etc. Proof of English proficiency is also waived for international students who completed an undergraduate degree at a U.S. university.<\/span> \u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please review our <\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2024\/10\/English-Proficiency_Exempt.pdf\">English proficiency exempt countries<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><table style=\"width: 60%;\"><tbody><tr><th><span style=\"color: #000000;\">REQUIREMENT<\/span><\/th><th><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SCORE<\/span><\/th><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">TOEFL<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">79<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">IELTS<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6.5<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Duolingo<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">105<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SAT Writing and Language sub-score*<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">28<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing*<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">500<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ACT English*<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">21<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ACCUPLACER Next-Generation Writing**<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">250<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ELS level 112<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Completion<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Graduation from U.S. University<\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Transcripts<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">*Have your SAT or ACT sent to ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ directly by the testing center. (ÐÓ°É´«Ã½\u2019 SAT School Code \u2013 6221 or ÐÓ°É´«Ã½\u2019 ACT School Code \u20131580).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">**ACCUPLACER testing must be arranged through ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ Admissions.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1896\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1896\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">6. Submit documentation of financial support<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1896\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1896\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">All international students must submit documentation showing sufficient financial support. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">An <strong>(1) <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2025\/03\/Affidavit_2025.pdf\">Affidavit of Support Form<\/a> AND\u00a0<strong>(2)<\/strong> a current statement from a bank or financial institution is needed to verify financial ability.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>If an applicant provides a recent bank statement, it is NOT required that they have the bank sign and stamp the 3rd section of their Affidavit of Support Form.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scholarship recipients may offset this amount with the value of their approved scholarship award.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1897\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1897\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">7. Immunization Form<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1897\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1897\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>All enrolled ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ students must provide written proof of immunization, but it is not required for initial admission<\/strong><strong>. <\/strong>\u00a0Please complete this<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2023\/03\/Immunization-Form-2023-fillable.pdf\">proof of immunization compliance form<\/a>.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the case of a medical or philosophical exemption, please request an exemption on the 2nd page of the immunization form.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Visit the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/health\/immunization-requirement\/\">Health Services Immunization<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">page for more information.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1898\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1898\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">8. 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