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Frequently Asked Questions by Prospective International =
Students=20
and Counselors
- International=20
Student Applications
- Testing=20
- Costs=20
and Financial Assistance
- Working=20
and Other Visa Matters
- Frequently=20
Asked Questions About the Transfer Process =
International =
Student=20
Applications=20
- What happens when an international student =
application=20
is received at your university?=20
- When an international applicant applies to a =
UC, it=20
goes through the central processing division =
before it=20
reaches the individual campuses. When we receive =
the=20
application it is reviewed for UC eligibility.=20
- What is different about international student=20
applications (from domestic applications)?=20
- The application itself is the same, but the=20
application fee is $15 dollars more. =
- When should foreign transcripts be sent?=20
- We do not request official transcripts/records =
until a=20
student is admitted. If needed, we will request =
unofficial=20
transcripts/records to help clarify self-reported=20
information on the application.
- NOTE on foreign transcripts/records: Each =
academic=20
record must list the dates you attended the =
institution;=20
the titles of courses and examinations you =
completed; the=20
grades (marks) you received; the credit, hours or =
units=20
earned; and any degree or diploma you may have =
received.=20
It may be called by another name =E2=80=94 such as =
leaving=20
certificate, maturity certificate, etc. =E2=80=94 =
in your country.=20
- Are placement recommendations required?=20
- We do not request recommendations and =
discourage=20
students from sending them.
- UC does not require or solicit letters of=20
recommendation for undergraduate admission. =
- Why is an official transcript/record so =
important to=20
U.S. universities?=20
- An official transcript/record is important =
because we=20
need to verify self-reported academic information =
on the=20
UC application with an official academic record. =
An=20
academic record must come directly from the =
institution.=20
- Failure to provide official records may =
jeopardize=20
your enrollment at the University.
- Should students have their transcripts =
translated?=20
- When a student is admitted, translated=20
transcripts/records are required as well as =
official=20
transcripts/records in the native language.=20
Transcripts/Records must be translated by a =
certified=20
translator familiar with educational records.=20
- A student has dual citizenship. S/He wants to =
apply as=20
an American for residency and financial aid =
considerations.=20
Which application should s/he file? Must s/he still =
take the=20
TOEFL?=20
- The UC application is the same regardless of =
residency=20
status.
- Applicants whose native language is not =
English, and=20
whose high school or college/university education =
was in a=20
country where the language of instruction was not =
English,=20
must provide evidence of English proficiency to be =
successful in university studies. Various =
examinations may=20
be used to demonstrate proficiency in English. The =
minimum=20
accepted score for the Test of English as a =
Foreign=20
Language (TOEFL) varies by campus, ranging from 79 =
to 83=20
on the Internet-based test, from 213 to 220 on the =
computer-based test and 550 on the paper-based =
test. The=20
International English Language Testing System =
(IELTS)=20
examination is accepted with a 7 or better band =
score=20
(academic modules). Specific Advanced Placement =
(AP) and=20
International Baccalaureate (IB) exam scores, as =
well as=20
writing exam scores from the SAT reasoning exam, =
are also=20
accepted for English proficiency. Please contact =
each UC=20
campus for their minimum accepted score.=20
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Testing=20
- If a student does not have a TOEFL score, will =
their=20
application still be considered?=20
- UCI will still consider the application for =
admission.=20
- Are English proficiency exams used as admission=20
criteria?=20
- What is a conditional admission? For which =
students does=20
it work well?=20
- All admission to UC Irvine is conditional.=20
- Can the student sit for exams after the =
application=20
deadline date?=20
- The UC system will not accept tests taken =
January or=20
later after the November filing period. =
- Do you require the SAT for international =
students? For=20
transfer students?=20
- SAT reasoning and two subject tests are =
required for=20
all freshman applicants. They are not required for =
transfer students.
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Costs and=20
Financial Assistance=20
- Are tuition and fees different for international =
and=20
domestic students?=20
- There is an increase in tuition and fees for=20
international students.
- Some families do not keep their money in banks. =
What=20
documentation is adequate to show financial support =
without=20
bank letters.=20
- In order to prove financial support, we =
require a bank=20
statement showing the required amount of funding.=20
- Do you offer financial assistance? What are the=20
requirements?=20
- We do not offer financial assistance for =
international=20
students.
- How do you help students find financial =
assistance?=20
- We refer students to http://www.edupass.org/=20
to find other ways of financial assistance. =
- Is there an advantage to waiting until a student =
is=20
admitted before asking for financial assistance?=20
- Because we do not offer financial assistance, =
there is=20
no advantage or disadvantage. =
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Working and=20
Other Visa Matters=20
- What kinds of jobs can students get and how much =
do they=20
pay?=20
- Contact the UCI International Center - http://www.ic.uci.edu/=20
- If a student is rejected for a visa, may s/he =
try again?=20
- Most embassies will require a student wait a =
certain=20
period of time before he/she can try again.=20
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Frequently=20
Asked Questions About the Transfer Process=20
- Can you recommend specific documents an =
undergraduate=20
can submit to assist in the transfer credit =
decision-making=20
process?=20
- It would be very beneficial for us to receive =
course=20
syllabi/descriptions to help determine =
transferability of=20
coursework.
- What courses in a foreign curriculum generally =
do not=20
transfer to U.S. universities?=20
- English taught in non-English speaking =
countries.=20
Vocational type courses are generally =
non-transferable. We=20
are looking for courses that are similar to what =
is taught=20
on our campus.
- Why do some universities transfer freshman =
English and=20
others do not?=20
- Universities reserve the right to determine =
what is=20
transferable and what is not.
- What is the difference between some transfer =
credit=20
awarded toward a degree and credit awarded toward a =
major?=20
- The Irvine campus makes every effort to =
eliminate all=20
barriers to orderly progress from California =
community=20
colleges into UCI's programs. To this end, courses =
from=20
many California community colleges have been =
reviewed by=20
UCI faculty and approved as acceptable toward =
meeting=20
lower-division major or general education =
requirements.=20
Although course equivalencies for the general =
education=20
requirement may be liberally interpreted for =
purposes of=20
transfer, courses to be applied toward school and=20
departmental major requirements must be more =
precisely=20
equated with UCI courses in unit value and in =
content.=20
- Please give guidelines/criteria for awarding =
advance=20
standing credit for "A" levels, Sijil Tinggi =
Pelajaran=20
Malaysia (STPM), etc.=20
- For A-Level examinations, please contact each =
UC=20
campus. UC Irvine awards 12 quarter units for most =
A-Level=20
examinations with a grade of C or better. An =
official=20
statement of results must come directly from the=20
examination board.
- How many credits can a student with a diploma =
from X=20
college expect to receive?=20
- We will transfer 60 semester (90 quarter) =
units from a=20
2 year institution. We do not max the # of units =
from four=20
year institutions.
- Although transfer students only need about two =
years to=20
complete their bachelor's degree, universities still =
require=20
four years of financial support during the =
application=20
process. Why?=20
- UCI does not require proof of financial =
support until=20
a student has been admitted and has enrolled. If a =
student=20
is admitted and enrolls, we only require proof for =
their=20
1st year.
- Do you award credit for Advanced Placement (AP), =
International Baccalaureate (IB), and College Level=20
Examination Programs (CLEP) exams? How much?=20
- Students who earn scores of 3, 4, or 5 on the =
College=20
Board AP examinations will receive credit toward=20
graduation at UCI. Students completing the IB =
diploma with=20
a score of 30 or above will receive 30 quarter =
units (20=20
semester units) total toward their UC =
undergraduate=20
degree. The University grants 8 quarter units =
(51/3=20
semester units) credit for certified IB Higher =
Level=20
examinations on which a student scores 5, 6, or 7. =
The=20
University does not grant credit for Standard =
Level=20
examinations. Some higher-level examinations may =
be used=20
to fulfill course requirements in lower-division =
major or=20
general education requirements.=20
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