On-campus Degree-seeking Application Process

Note:all of the following information must be received by Office of International Education BEFORE a student will be considered for full admission.

Step 1: Fully complete and submit your online application.

Step 2: Arrange to have your official transcripts to CSC.

Step 3: Arrange to have proof of English proficiency sent to CSC.

Step 4: Submit your Financial Declaration and Certification.

Step 5: Submit your Health and Immunization form.
 

Tips for Submitting your Application

To ensure timely processing of your application, international applicants should:

1. Use your full legal name on all documents
   • Make sure you use your full legal name, exactly as it appears on your passport.
   • Make sure that your name is spelled correctly and consistently on your application and all the supporting documents.
   • Be sure to write your full legal name on all of your application materials (application fee, test scores, Financial Declaration and Certification, bank statement or Affidavit of Financial Support, academic records, etc.).
2. Submit all application materials as soon as possible
3. Do not list a Post Office Box as your permanent foreign address
   • In order for us to issue your I-20 form, the permanent home address listed on your application for admission must be a foreign street address.
4. Be sure to use the correct Chadron State College mailing address
   • Send all materials to the Office of International Education, 1000 Main Street, Crites Hall, Chadron, NE 69337, USA.
5. Provide us with an accurate email address

• On-Campus Undergraduate
• On-Campus Graduate

Application Fee

Chadron State college does not charge an application fee.

Deposits

All admitted international students except those referred through a CSC-approved agent organization, are required to make a deposit payment in the amount of the estimated first semester cost of attendance at least 30 days before the Form I-20 will be issued. This deposit will be applied to the student’s actual first semester cost of attendance, which includes tuition, fees, health insurance premiums, campus housing, and meal plans. Since the deposit is an estimate of the cost of attendance, any costs of attendance above and beyond the amount covered by the deposit are due prior to enrollment.

*A prompt refund of the deposit will be mailed to students who do not attend CSC as originally planned.

NOTE: Students referred by a CSC- approved agent organization are exempt from the deposit requirement

Payments

Full payment of tuition and fees is due for all semesters no later than the end of the second week of each semester.

Chadron State College does not offer extended payment plans.

Failure to pay in full by the end of the second week of each semester will result in dismissal from the college and a termination of SEVIS visa status, which may result in you being required to leave the US.

Proof of English language proficiency must be submitted by applicants at the time of application. If English is not your first language, you must have evidence of English language proficiency sent directly to the OIE. Proficiency may be demonstrated by any of the following.

Test of English Language as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
The minimum required score is:

• 550 with no section score less than 56 (paper based)
• 79/80 (Internet based)
• 213 with no score less than 22 (computer based)

Arrangements to take the TOEFL can be found on the TOEFL page.

International English Language Test System (IELTS)
The minimum required score is 6.5

Arrangements to take the IELTS can be found on the IELTS page.

ACT
The minimum required scores are as follows: English 19, Reading 19

Arrangements to take the ACT exam can be found on the ACT page.

SAT
The minimum SAT scores for tests taken after May 2007 are as follows: Reading 440, English/Writing 440

Arrangements to take the SAT exam can be found on the SAT page.

*TOEFL and IELTS scores are considered valid for two years from date test was taken.

**The Chadron State College school code for TOEFL and IELTS is 6466.

***The Chadron State college school code for ACT is 2466 and for the SAT is 6466.

Official test results must be sealed and mailed directly by the examination organization to:

Office of International Education
Chadron State College
1000 Main Street
Chadron, NE 69337 USA

Exception to the Language Proficiency Requirement
Evidence of proficiency other than those listed above may be determined as follows:

1. International applicants who have completed a minimum of six (6) credit hours of English composition with a “C” or better from an accredited American higher education institution; or, who provide evidence of successful completion of a recognized intensive English program are exempt from the requirement to provide evidence of English language proficiency.
2. Students who are enrolled at CSC through a formal partnership agreement with a non-English institution which attests to the student’s proficiency are exempt.
3. Applicant’s whose first language is English. English Proficiency Exempt Countries

CSC reserves the right to require additional testing of any incoming student’s English skills. If it is determined that additional English studies are necessary, you may be required to take the appropriate intensive English program courses prior to, or concurrent with, enrolling in CSC academic programs. Refusal to do so, or failure to successfully complete, may result in dismissal from CSC.

Applicants who do not meet any of the CSC English proficiency requirements, but who are otherwise academically qualified, may be considered for conditional acceptance as degree-seeking students if they enroll in a recognized intensive English language program. Upon satisfactory completion of the program, and assuming all other admission requirements are met, they will be considered eligible for full admission as degree-seeking students to the College.

Any student admitted conditionally as an undergraduate has a maximum of 12 consecutive months to pass the language requirement. Summer classes may be required.

To obtain a Certificate of Eligibility (I-20) from Chadron State College (CSC) and an F-1 visa from the United States, non-U.S. citizens and non-permanent residents are required by law to certify that they have sufficient financial resources to pay for their education and related expenses. Specifically, students must show that they have sufficient liquid funds for their first year of study and living expenses at CSC and that adequate funding will be available for all subsequent years through completion of their program.

All applicants must complete, sign and submit the CSC Financial Declaration and Certification form. The form must be accompanied by proof of financial support in the form of a current bank statement and an official bank letter signed by a bank official.

If the applicant is being partially or fully funded with personal funds, parent’s funds, or a sponsor’s funds, he/she must submit an official and original bank letter that includes: confirmation that the account holder has a specific dollar amount of funds immediately available on deposit; name and address of the bank; date of the letter; and name, signature and title of the bank official certifying the funds. Vague statements such as “six-figure funds available” or “sufficient funds available” are not considered specific or sufficient.

The bank letter must be ORIGINAL, in English, and not more than three months old. Bank letter must have the official bank seal, stamp, or notarization in a color other than black. Bank letter must be mailed to CSC’s physical address. Photocopies and faxes are not accepted. These documents cannot be returned.

Applicants being funded, in whole or in part, by a family or private third party sponsor must provide the sponsor’s financial support information required on the Financial Declaration and Certification form.

Applicants being funded by their government or an agency must include an original or certified copy in English of their award letter detailing which expenses will be provide by their government or agency sponsor.

All materials should be submitted by mail to:

Office of International Education
Chadron State College
1000 Main Street
Chadron, NE 69337, USA

• Financial Declaration and Certification Statement

Except as provided below, all entering students must show a physician validated immunization record for measles, mumps, rubella (MRR) and diphtheria. Applicants from foreign countries are required to present a record of TB skin or IGRA blood test (Quantiferon Gold) completed within six (6) months prior to first enrollment in addition to the above required record of immunization. This evidence must be presented during the first semester the student is enrolled. If either of the tests is positive, a chest x-ray is required. If a student lives in a country which does not offer the TB tests the student must undergo testing upon arrival at the college.

• A person qualifies for a medical exemption from the requirement to show proof of immunization when the person files a bona fide statement signed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in the United States verifying that the physical condition of the person seeking admission makes the required immunization unsafe and indicating the specific nature and probably duration of the condition. The exemption shall not extend beyond the period which contraindicates immunization. A person qualifying for this exemption must sign a waiver form provided by the college stating that, if an outbreak of measles or rubeola occurs at the college or surrounding community, the person may be subject to exclusion from the campus and college related activities during the outbreak period.
• A person qualifies for a religious exemption when the person files for a notarized affidavit on an approved form that immunization is contrary to the religious tenets and practices of the signer. A person qualifying for this exemption must also sign a waiver form provided by the college stating that, if an outbreak of measles or rubeola occurs at the college or surrounding community, the person may be subject to exclusion from the campus and college related activities during the outbreak period.
• A person qualifies for an exemption from the requirement to show proof of immunization when enrolled in off-campus courses or courses offered off-campus by distance learning technology. This exemption will be revoked if, at any time, the student enrolls in on-campus courses. At that time, the student will be required to show proof of immunization during the first semester the student is taking courses on campus.
• According to guidelines established by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, a person born before 1957 need not submit proof of immunization of measles, mumps and rubeola.

Health Form

Once completed, scan and email or fax the form to the CSC nurse, Ms. Anne Dockweiler at adockweiler@csc.edu or nurse@csc.edu or fax at 308-432-6085. Ms. Dockweiler will communicate with you further for any other requirements.

• Health Form

• International Student Tuition Waiver Application

Transcripts

• Applicants who have graduated from an American high school and are applying as entering freshman need only to have the school send a sealed official copy of their transcript indicating the final cumulative grade point average and confirmation of graduation.
• Applicants who have graduated from a high school outside the United States and are applying as entering freshman must provide an official English transcript translation confirming the applicant has successfully completed all requirements equivalent to a U.S. high school diploma. Final translated transcripts must be accompanied by an official transcript in the student’s native language.
  • Except as described below, high school transcripts for entering freshman applicants do not need to be officially evaluated by an independent evaluation service. Exceptions include,
    • When CSC cannot make a determination that the diploma is generally equivalent to a U.S. high school-level diploma.
    • When CSC cannot accurately determine the authenticity of the transcript.
    • When student is applying for an International Tuition Waiver. (GPA must be verified)
• Applicants who wish to transfer credit from another U.S.-based college or university need only to have the institution send a sealed official copy of the complete transcript. Students who have attended more than one U.S. institution must submit transcripts for all institutions attended.
• Applicants who want to transfer credit from colleges or universities outside of the United States are required to submit official transcripts, translated into English by a foreign credentials evaluation service, from all colleges or universities attended. In addition to being translated into English, transcripts must be professionally evaluated on a course-by-course basis by a CSC-approved foreign credential evaluation service. All translated credentials must be sent directly to CSC by the evaluation service or submitted in a sealed envelope.

Chadron State College recommends three evaluation services for evaluating transcripts. Translations from official government education agencies are also accepted. Typically, these services will require that transcripts be sent from the foreign educational institution directly to them. They may require certified English translations of documents. A fee from the student is required for evaluating of credentials. Fee payment and all contact regarding this process is the applicant’s responsibility.

• If you want to use another evaluation service, please check with us to ensure we will accept evaluations from that company.
• If CSC receives transcripts from a service that do not meet CSC’s standards, CSC reserves the right to require students to get their transcripts re-evaluated by a CSC chosen evaluation service.

Acceptable evaluation services include:

World Education Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 5087, Bowling Green Station
New York, NY 10274-6311
Phone: (212) 966-6311
Fax: (212) 739-6311
www.wes.org

Foreign Academic Credential Service, Inc.
P.O. Box 400
Glen Carbon, IL 62034
Phone: (618) 656-5291
Fax: (618) 656-5292
www.facsusa.com

Foundation for International Services, Inc.
14926 - 35th Avenue West, Suite 210
Lynnwood, WA 98087
Phone: (425) 248-2255
Fax: (425) 248-2262
Email: info@fis-web.com
Website: www.fis-web.com

Please instruct the evaluating organization to send completed credentials to:

Office of International Education
Chadron State College
1000 Main Street
Crites Hall
Chadron, NE 69337, USA

At its discretion, CSC reserves the right to require that any transcript be evaluated by a CSC-approved evaluation service.

Tuition Waivers

On a competitive basis, Chadron State College awards a limited number of International Student Tuition Waivers to qualified new international undergraduate degree-seeking students. Waivers are equal to one-half of Nebraska resident tuition for up to 16 enrolled credit hours per semester for a maximum of 8 consecutive fall and spring semesters for entering freshmen and 4 consecutive fall and spring semesters for entering transfer students.

Qualifying Criteria and Eligibility: Only complete applications will be considered.

• Must be applying as a degree-seeking undergraduate (bachelor’s) student
• Must be an entering freshman or college transfer (from a recognized accredited institution)
• Must complete and submit Tuition Waiver Application and Essay
• Must meet CSC English proficiency requirements
• Must have a minimum cumulative 3.5 (4.0 scale) high school GPA for entering freshmen and 3.25 (4.0 scale) for college transfers
• Must commit to living in CSC campus housing

Waiver Policies:

• Awards apply to spring and fall semesters only.
• To maintain eligibility, students must (1) maintain a minimum 3.25 GPA, (2) continue to live in CSC campus housing, and (3) be in disciplinary good standing.
• Students who lose their eligibility may reapply if they regain eligibility status; however, re-awards are subject to waiver availability and competitive consideration.
• Late applications will be considered only if waivers are still available.
• The international tuition waiver is not available to: (1) online students, (2) graduate students, or (3) students who did not qualify at the time of their initial enrollment.

A one page typewritten or printed essay describing the applicant’s background, significant experiences, unusual challenges or hardships, future personal and professional goals, and a description of distinguished achievements must accompany the application to be considered complete. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Tuition Waiver Application