International Student Application Checklist
International Transfer
Form
Students seeking admission to ACC should complete an application. All applications must be accompanied by the application fee.
The non-refundable application fee is $25 U.S. currency.
All official transcripts showing completion of at least four
(4) years of secondary school study and any university-level or other post-secondary
school work. An official transcript is one issued and sent directly to the
college by the Registrar, Principal, or responsible head of each school. When
this is not possible, transcripts certified by an Embassy or Consular official
as true copies are acceptable. Uncertified or student copies are not acceptable.
Students seeking transfer of credit from foreign institutions must have transcripts
evaluated by an approved service.
All students who are citizens of countries whose native language
is not English are required to take the TOEFL.
The minimum acceptable composite score is 500 on the written and 173 on the
computerized test and 61 on the iBT (internet based) test. Tests must have
been taken within the last two years. A score report must be sent directly
from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to the college. Information concerning
the TOEFL may be obtained by writing to TOEFL / Box 899 / Princeton, NJ 08540
USA.
The testing code for ACC is 6005-00.
You are exempt from the TOEFL requirement if you:
- Have earned a high school diploma or bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited U.S. high school, college or university.
- Speak English as your native language. This exemption refers to students from Australia, the Bahamas, and Belize, the British Isles, and English-speaking Canadian provinces, the Fiji Islands. Guyana, Jamaica, Liberia, New Zealand, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Trinidad, The United States, the Virgin Islands, the West Indies and Zimbabwe.
All international students are required to have a sponsor while
attending the college. The Alvin Community College Sponsor's Declaration form
or the USCIS (United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services) Affidavits
of Support are acceptable. A financial statement must accompany either form.
There is no exception to this rule. The sponsor does not have to be a U.S.
citizen. However, the sponsor cannot be an F-1 or M-1 visa student.
All international students are required to purchase medical health, evacuation and repatriation insurance while they are enrolled at Alvin Community College. Evidence of insurance coverage must be shown before registration for classes. If you do not have medical health insurance, we can provide information for insurance companies.
All students attending Texas public colleges are required to take an assessment test to determine their readiness for college level courses. The test is not used to deny admission, but simply to place students in the appropriate starting courses. Some students are exempt from taking the assessment test. Students who are unable to prove a valid exemption are required to take the assessment test upon arrival at the college. If students do not score at college level on the assessment, they are required to enroll in developmental courses.
This document is required only if students are enrolled at another
U.S. institution during the time application is made to Alvin Community College.
This statement must be signed by the school Registrar and indicate the courses
in which the student is currently enrolled. Acceptable documents, official
transcripts and/or a statement fro the registrar showing courses in progress.
This form is required if students are attending an educational institution in the U.S. It must be completed by the International Student Advisor and forwarded directly to Alvin Community College. If you are attending another college or university within the U.S. as an F-1 student, a copy of the current I-20 and I-94 card must be mailed to the college. If transferring to Alvin Community College under any other visa status, a copy of the visa, work permit or spouse's I-20 or visa must be mailed to us.
Once admitted to the college, an international student must make a $500 security deposit. INS stipulates that an international student must not become a financial burden on U.S. agencies. This deposit provides funds that a student may have access to in cases of a dire emergency. The student, in essence, is borrowing against this deposit and the amount taken out must be replaced. This deposit is refunded to the student upon transfer or completion of his/her course of study.
Students petitioning to receive transfer credit from foreign
institutions must have their transcript evaluated and translated into English
by an approved evaluations service. Alvin Community College will accept an
evaluation from the following evaluators:
Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. - http://www.ece.org
International
Education Research Foundation - http://www.ierf.org
Foreign Credentials of
Service of American - http://www.fcsa.biz
SpanTran - http://www.spantran-edu.org
World Education Services, Inc. - http://www.wes.org
Educational Evaluators International - http://www.educei.com
