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West Los Angeles College

Is accepting international student applications for

FALL Semester 2007

Classes start Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Orientation is Thursday, August 30, 2007
10:00 Room ATA 116



See below for
Application, Directions and Forms

Includes:

* Directions for completion of Application

* Preliminary International Application

* Confidential Financial Statement

* International Student Agreement

* Transfer form for students coming from another school in the U.S.


Directions for International Students
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WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE

To be considered for acceptance as an F-1 Visa / international student, you must complete and submit the following documents to the International Student Services Office

Preliminary College Application

• Financial support statement and bank statement – showing the ability of the student or sponsor to pay the current nonresident tuition, living and personal expenses, for a 12 month period. As international students MUST enroll in a minimum of 12 units per semester (see Tuition & Fees page), this amount must be a total of at least US $18,000. The bank or other financial statement must be dated within six months of the start of the semester in which you intend to begin your studies. Support from a U.S. sponsor also requires a notarized Affidavit of Support

• Evidence of completion/leaving of high school from a U.S. or foreign high school or the equivalent education from a foreign country or earned college or university degree

• Have attained a Certificate of Completion, from a recognized English Language School – or proof of attaining a score of at least 45-46 on the Internet based, 450 or more on the standard TOEFL (test of English as a Foreign Language) or 133 on the computer TOEFL examination. You may apply to the Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA, at least two months prior to the date you wish to take the test. WLAC TOEFL school number: 4964. For more information please see www.ets.org

• Japanese STEP EIKEN test results at Grade Pre-1 or higher. For more information please see www.eiken-ryugaku.com

• Successful completion of English As a Second Language(ESL) courses at an equivalent level, taught by English Language Schools in the U.S., may also be accepted – or -

• Students having a lower TOEFL score, who are at an English language level appropriate for entrance to ESL classes taught at WLAC, may be accepted

• College transcripts (if any) for courses completed at a U.S. or foreign college or university – must be mailed directly from your previous college/university to the WLAC Admissions Office. They can not be hand-delivered

• Those transferring from a school in the U.S. require a completed Notice of Intent to Transfer, which has been signed and stamped by your previous school, certifying that you have been in full-time attendance from the beginning to ending dates of your period of study

• Signed and dated Student Agreement

• Payment of a nonrefundable US$25 application and processing fee

Upon acceptance and your entrance to West Los Angeles College, you will be asked for:

• A completed College Application (done upon arrival)
• A copy of your passport, visa and Form I-94
• A copy of the I-20 form issued by your previous school (if transferring from another U.S. school)

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