Prince William Sound Community College

PWSCC welcomes students from other countries. PWSCC has no additional out-of-state tuition charge. International students with Permanent Resident or Immigrant visas may enroll under the open enrollment option or through formal admission. Individuals wanting to apply for the International Student Form I-20 must be formally admitted to degree-seeking status. Individuals with other visa types are advised to contact the Admission and Records Office. An international student requesting issuance of an I-20 form for an F- 1 (student) visa, must meet the following requirements:

1. Submit an official test score of 133 computer-based, 45 – 46 on the Internet-based, or 450 paper-based or better on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), unless English is the first language in the home country. A minimum score of 4 on the IELTS is also accepted.
2. Submission of a completed PWSCC Application for Admission form and a $25 processing fee to the Registration Office.
3. Acceptance for admission to a degree program at PWSCC.
4. Submission of a completed PWSCC International Student Form.
5. All official Transcripts must be received by the registrar before the I-20 is issued. International transcripts must be evaluated by one of the following International-transfer-credit-evaluation (119.0 KiB).
6. There is a $200.00 SEVIS fee that must be paid directly to SEVIS before your VISA is issued.
7. Proof of Health Insurance. Federal law requires all exchange visitors and their dependents to have medical insurance that meets certain minimum standards. Beyond the federal requirement, Prince William Sound Community College requires its F-1 visa students and their dependents (individuals with I-20s issued by PWSCC) to maintain medical insurance that will protect them in the United States during their time at PWSCC. Insurance may be purchased through PWSCC/UAA (https://www.uhcsr.com/) or independently, as long as the requirements outlined here are met by the deadline.
8. Financial Certification (see notes below)

You must provide evidence guaranteeing that you have funds ($15,000 USD) available Applicants are required to show evidence of available funds equal to estimated expenses for one year of study. This is U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) policy. With the financial certification form, also include:

• Evidence of funds available: Submit a certified statement obtained from your financial institution verifying that funds are available for this use. This certified statement needs to be dated no more than six (6) months prior to the date your application is submitted.
• Letter of Authorization: If your expenses will be paid by someone other than yourself, you must submit a letter of guarantee that is signed by person or authority providing funding, with either an official signature-witness (by a bank or government official) or licensed-notary of that person’s signature.
• Advance-payment: An estimated total semester costs must be paid prior to the start of each academic term. Adjustments due to overage or insufficiency will be adjusted prior to the end of the academic term.
• Enroll full time (minimum of twelve (12) credits each semester) at PWSCC.

Maintain full-time enrollment and make normal academic progress.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations require that you register during the University’s published registration period. Failure to do this will result in violation of your F-1 status. You are expected to maintain full-time registration (12 credits each fall and spring semester for undergraduates). Normal academic progress, in part, is defined as NOT having a semester GPA of less than 2.0 for two consecutive semesters.