Students - How to Apply
Application Checklist & Packet
The following packet includes a checklist on the steps to enroll and the forms needed to issue your J visa: J Exchange Visitor Application Packet (updated 03/19/2012).
As part of the checklist process, you will need to Apply for Admission to Valencia as a J visa nondegree-seeking student. All applicants will need to pay the nonrefundable $35 application fee. You should select "transient" on the application.
Program Eligibility
- Be 18 years of age or older.
- Have a valid passport for the program duration.
- Degree-seeking students: Have a minimum TOEFL score of 45 on the Internet version.
Nondegree-seeking students in an Exchange Program do not have to take the TOEFL, but
a minimum score of 64 is recommended. A written letter signed by your institution
may be requested.
- Have completed one year of study at your home institution.
- Show proof of financial support for the program duration for all expenses:
- In order to use personal/family funds for more than 50 percent of your program costs,
Valencia must have a Memorandum of Understanding on file with your home institution.
Otherwise, you must be funded more than 50 percent by a government agency, institution,
or some other international organization.
- In order to use personal/family funds for more than 50 percent of your program costs,
Valencia must have a Memorandum of Understanding on file with your home institution.
Otherwise, you must be funded more than 50 percent by a government agency, institution,
or some other international organization.
- Purchase Valencia's health insurance plan.
Dates & Deadlines
| Fall 2012: |
Course Registration Opens: May 25, 2012 |
| Spring 2013: |
Course Registration Opens: November 2, 2012 Application Deadline: October 19, 2012 Earliest Possible Report Date: November 9, 2012 Term Begins: January 7, 2013 Term Ends: April 28, 2013 |
| Summer 2013: |
Course Registration Opens: February 22, 2013 Application Deadline: February 15, 2013 Earliest Possible Report Date: April 15, 2013 Term Begins: May 6, 2013 Term Ends: July 30, 2013 |
Program Fees & Cost of Living
|
1 Semester
15 Credits |
1 Year
30 Credits |
|
| Application Fee (nonrefundable) |
$35
|
$35
|
| Tuition and Fees: 1 credit hour = $99.06; full-time enrollment is 12 to 18 credits |
$1,486
|
$2,972
|
| Books |
$589
|
$1,178
|
| Injury and Sickness Insurance |
$453
|
$1,157
|
| Living Expenses (lodging, utilities, food, bus transportation, etc.) |
$5,180
|
$15,541
|
| Social and Cultural Activities |
$800
|
$1,600
|
| Total Financial Requirement: |
$8,543
|
$22,483
|
Family & Dependents
Spouses and children under the age of 21 of J-1 visa holders are allowed to come to the United States for the program duration on a J-2 visa. Dependents will be required to have a separate DS-2019 and carry the college's health insurance. Dependents are eligible to work once they arrive by filing an I-765 with the USCIS, but the income received cannot be counted toward the financial support of the J-1 visa holder. Any termination of the J-1 visa holder's status will invalidate the J-2 status for dependents. Dependents may not remain in the U.S. if the J-1 visa holder remains abroad for more than 30 days. J-2 visa holders cannot remain in the U.S. after reaching the age of 21.