International Undergraduate Application
Application Deadlines
Fall Semester: February 1
Spring Semester: October 1
Summer Semester: February 1
Please see instructions below to submit with your international student application. Please note the
type of international student that must submit each item (if it lists Degree-seeking, Transfer or Exchange
Students). If you require an extension on the application deadline, please send your request to the email
address listed below.
1. International Application---Required for: Degree-seeking, Transfer and Exchange Students (All).
Complete the International Student Application below and submit via fax, email or regular
mail. If you have permanent residence status, do not use this application form. Please visit
WCU’s Undergraduate Admissions webpage, and choose the First Year or Transfer application.
2. Application Fee---Required for: Degree-seeking and Transfer Students.
Pay the non-refundable application fee of $65. You may pay online, or by check/money order.
You may pay with a cashier’s check or a money order with US funds drawn from a US bank. The
check must be made out to Western Carolina University, and include the student’s full name.
Alternatively, if you prefer to pay online, after you have submitted your application, we will
provide you with an identification number (920#) that will allow you to pay here.
3. Certification of Finance Form---Required for: Degree-seeking, Transfer and Exchange Students (All).
Complete the Certification of Finances form, which certifies that you have adequate financial
support during your stay in the United States. Be sure to obtain all the signatures. Please submit
supporting documents based on your finances, this could include bank statement (from self
and/or parents), letter of support from sponsor, university or government.
4. Immunization Record Form---Required for: Degree-seeking, Transfer and Exchange Students (All).
Obtain the necessary signatures from your physician or health clinic. You may start the initial
doses of some immunization series (TDAP-Tetanus/Diphtheria/Pertussis; MMR) in your home
country and resume additional doses once you arrive at WCU.
5. Transcripts---Required for: Degree-seeking, Transfer and Exchange Students (All).
Send official copies in English of your academic records or transcripts from secondary and
postsecondary institutions.
Note: Degree-seeking and Transfer (not Exchange): Coursework taken at postsecondary
institutions first must be submitted for evaluation to an approved international
credential evaluation company. You may choose any company from this list here.
6. English Proficiency---Required for: Degree-seeking, Transfer and Exchange Students (All).
Official TOEFL scores must be sent directly to WCU at the below address. Student copies will not
be accepted as official. The WCU code for TOEFL and SAT is 5897. TOEFL (Test of English as
Foreign Language): www.toefl.org; +1-877-863-3546. See here for more information.
Note: Students from countries where English is the primary language are exempt.
Note: For Undergraduate Admissions, the minimum TOEFL score is 68 (Internet Based-iBT) or
520 (Paper Based-PBT). A minimum band score of 6 is required on IELTS. If students have
between 68 and 79 on iBT, or between 6 and 6.5 on IELTS, they will be registered in one English
bridge credit-bearing course during their first semester.
7. Passport Identification Page---Required for: Degree-seeking, Transfer and Exchange Students (All).
Submit a photocopy of the identification page of your passport.
8. US Visa Page and Previous I-20s---Required for: Transfer Students and Any Others.
If you are currently in the United States, submit a photocopy of the visa page in your passport and
your I-20 and most recent I-94. Others, please submit any previous US visas obtained.
Send application and supporting documents to:
Mail:
Western Carolina University
International Programs &
Services
109 Cordelia Camp
Cullowhee, NC 28723
USA
Email:
international@wcu.edu
Fax:
+1-828-227-7080 (Fax)
When we have received and reviewed all the above items, we will issue a Certificate of Eligibility (Form I-
20 or DS-2019) and mail it along with your WCU Acceptance Letter to your current mailing address listed
on your application. If you prefer the packet mailed to your permanent mailing address, please specify.
You will then take the I-20/DS-2019 to the United States Consulate in your country to obtain your
student visa. Please allow at least four months for this process.
If you have permanent residence status, please go to Apply.wcu.edu and choose the Freshman or Transfer
application.
APPLICANT INFORMATION Last
Name/Family Name/Surname:
(Full legal name as listed on your passport or birth certificate)
First
Name/Given
Name:
Middle
Name:
Previous Na
me:
Date of Birth (month/day/year)
Gender: Male Female Marital Status: Married Not Married
Current Mailing Address:
(SEVIS Forms I-20 and DS-2019 will be sent to this address. SEVIS forms sent outside the United States must
be delivered to a physical street address and not to a post office box.)
Street
Address/P
O
Box
:
City/State/Province:
Postal
Code
Country:
Permanent o
r Home Address:
Street Address/P O Box :
Postal Code:
City/State/Province:
Country:
Telephone (Country Code, City/Area Code, Telephone Number):
FAX (Country
Code, City/Area Code, Telephone Number):
Email:
Country
of Birth:
Language Spoken at School:
City of Birth:
Country of Citizenship:
What is the official language of your country?
Language Spoken at Home:
PROGRAM INFORMATION
I am applying as a (check one of the following):
Transfer Student
I am applying for (check only one): Application filing deadlines:
Fall Semester 20
Spring Semester 20
Summer Semester 20
(August) Fall Term
February 1
(January) Spring Term October 1
(May
) Summer Term February 1
I am applying to stay for (check one of the following):
Freshman
Study Abroad Exchange Program
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Country of Permanent Residence:
One Semester
One Year
Two Years
Other
Intended College or Major Area of Study
Refer to the program chart at the end of this application and enter the appropriate code number that
indicates your area(s) of interest. You will have opportunities throughout the application, advising, and
registration processes to make changes.
Primary Z - - -
Secondary
Z
-
-
-
VISA INFORMATION
Are you currently in the United States? Yes No
If NO, please include a photocopy of the identification page of your passport with this application.
If YES, do you currently have a visa? Yes
No
If YES, what type of visa do you hold (choose one)? F-1
F-2
J-1
J-2
Other (p
lease give exact type of visa you hold)
Issuing Country:
Date of Issue:
Please include a photocopy of the visa page in your passport with this application.
Are you currently attending school in the US? Yes No
If YES, what institution issued your I-20 or DS-2019 for your current visa?
Please
include a photocopy of your I-20 and I-94 card (back and front) with this application.
EDUCATION INFORMATION
Are you currently enrolled in a college or university? Yes No
If YES,
Name of School City State Country
Attendance
from
until
(inclusive dates)
In ch
ronological order, list all secondary/high schools, colleges, universities, certificate and diploma programs
that you have ever attended for any length of time, whether or not you completed the term or program.
Attach supplemental list if necessary.
Sec
ondary School/High School:
City/State or Province/Country:
Dates Attended from
Diploma, Degree or Certificate Earned:
Date Earned:
Academic Program or Field of Study:
College/University:
City/State or Province/Country:
Dates Attended from
Diploma, Degree or Certificate Earned:
Date Earned:
Academic Program or Field of Study:
(Month/Year) to
(Month/Year) to
(Month/Year)
(Month/Year)
Are you eligible for readmission to the last institution you attended? Yes No
If NO, please provide an explanation:
You must have official copies, in English, of your academic records or transcripts from secondary and
postsecondary institutions sent to Western Carolina University at the above address. Course work taken
at postsecondary institutions first must be submitted for evaluation to an
approved international
credential evaluation company. You may choose any company from this list.
STANDARDIZED TESTS
Official test scores must be sent directly from the testing services to Western Carolina University. Student
copies will not be accepted as official. The Western Carolina University code for TOEFL and SAT is 5897.
Have you taken the TOEFL (Test of English as Foreign Language)?
No Yes Date/score:
(If your TOEFL score is below 5ϮϬ (paper-ba
sed), ϲϴ (internet-based),Žƌϲ͘Ϭ/>d^ please
consider
app
lying to the Intensive English Program iep.wcu.edu at Western Carolina University.)
Have you taken the SAT?
No
Yes
Date:
Verbal
score:
Math
score:
Writing
Score:
HOUSING INFORMATION
IMPORTANT: We encourage international students to live on campus. All freshmen and exchange students
attending WCU must live on campus. Housing for families with children is not available on the Western
Carolina University campus and is only available in off-campus residences.
Do you
plan to live in an on-campus residence hall? Yes No
Will your spouse or children be accompanying you? Yes No
If YES, provide the following information for each family member accompanying you:
Last Name/Family Name/Surname:
First Name/Given Name:
Relationship to You (spouse or child):
Date of Birth (month/day/year):
City of Birth:
Country of Citizenship:
Country of Birth:
EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION
Emergency Contacts Full Name:
Relationship to You:
Emergency Contacts Mailing Address:
Telephone Number (Country Code, City/Area Code, Telephone Number):
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Your yes” answer to one or more of the following questions will not necessarily preclude your admittance.
However, your failure to provide complete, accurate, and truthful information will be grounds to deny or
withdraw your admission, or to dismiss you after enrollment.
For the purpose of the following six questions, “crime or “criminal charge” refers to any crime other than a
traffic-related misdemeanor or an infraction. You must, however, include alcohol or drug offenses whether
or not they are traffic related.
If you
answered “yes” to any of the five
questions above, please explain the
circumstances below.
You must promptly notify the Admission Office in writing of any criminal charge, any disposition of a
criminal charge, or any school, college, or university disciplinary action against you, or any type of military
discharge other than an honorable discharge that occurs at any time after you submit this application. Your
failure to do so will be grounds to deny or withdraw your admission, or to dismiss you after enrollment.
I further understand that the university encourages its students, faculty, and staff to display the following
traits of citizenship: behavior characterized by honesty, integrity, and responsibility; service to others;
awareness of and sensitivity to the concerns of diverse people and cultures; and commitment to stewardship
of the natural and cultural environment. By completing and submitting this application, I agree to the policies
and regulations of Western Carolina University. To the best of my knowledge, the information I have given is
true and accurate. I understand my failure to provide complete, accurate, and truthful information on this
application will be grounds for refusal of admission, cancellation of admission, or dismissal from the
university.
Applicant Signature (required) Date
Parent or Guardian Signature (if applicant is under 18) Date
1. Have you ever been found responsible for a disciplinary violation at any educational institution you have attended from 9th grade (or
the international equivalent) forward, whether related to academic misconduct or behavioral misconduct, that resulted in your probation,
suspension, removal, dismissal, or expulsion from the institution?
2. Have you ever been adjudicated guilty or convicted of a misdemeanor, felony, or other crime? YES NO [Note that you
are not required to answer “yes” to this question, or provide an explanation, if the criminal adjudication or conviction has been expunged,
sealed, annulled, pardoned, destroyed, erased, impounded, or otherwise ordered by a court to be kept confidential.]
3. Do you have any criminal charges pending against you? YES NO
4. Have you entered a plea of no contest or nolo contendere, or an Alford plea, to a misdemeanor, felony, or other criminal charge; or
received a deferred prosecution or prayer for judgment continued for such a charge; or otherwise accepted responsibility for such a
crime? YES NO
5. Have you received any type of discharge from military service “other than an honorable discharge”? YES NO
YES
NO
W E
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T E R N C A
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O L I N A U N I V E R
S
I T Y
PROGRAM CHART FOR ADMISSION
APPLICATION
PROGRAM CODES PROGRAM CODES
Academically Gifted Licensure Distance
EAAIG2
Accounting
BS-ACCT
Anthropology
AS
-ANTH
Anthropology (Forensic)
AS
-ANTH-F
ANT
Art
FP
-ART
Athletic Training
HH-A
TTR
Biology
AS
-BIOL
Birth-Kindergarten
-
Distance EA-BK2
Business Administration & Law
BS
-BAL
W
Chemistry
AS
-
CHEM
Chemistry (Biotechnology)*
AS
-
CHEM-BT
Chemistry (Environmental)*
AS
-
CHEM-EC
Coaching
EA-UNEA-
COCH
Communication
AS
-
COMM
Communication (Broadcasting)*
AS
-
CM-BC
Communication (Public
R
elations)*
AS
-
CM-PR
Communication Sciences & Disorders BS
HH-
CODI
Computer Information Systems
BS
-
CIS
Computer Science
AS
-
CS
Construction Management
KS
-
CM
Criminal Justice
HH-
CJ
Criminal Justice
-
Distance
HH-
CJ2
Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology
KS-ECET
Electrical Engineering
KS
-EE
Elementary Education Distance UG
EA-ELED2
Elementary Education EA-ELED
Emergency & Disaster Management HH-EDM
Emergency & Disaster Management
-
Distance HH-EDM2
Emergency Medical Care
HH-EMC
Emergency Medical Care
-
Distance
HH-EMC2
Emergency Medical Care (Science)*
HH-
SCE
Engineering Sales & Distribution Certificate
KS
-ETSD
Engineering Technology
KS
-ET
Engineering Technology
-
Distance
KS
-ET2
English (Literature)*
AS
-ENGL
-LIT
English (Motion Picture Studies)*
AS
-ENGL
-MPS
English (Professional
W
riting)*
AS
-ENGL
-PW
English BA
AS-ENGL
English BSED
EA-ENGL
Entrepreneurship
-
BS
BS
-BS
-ETP
Entrepreneurship
-
BSBA
BS-ETP
Environmental Health
HH-ENVH
Environmental Science
AS
-ES
Finance
BS
-FIN
Finance (Financial Planning)*
BS
-FIN-FNP
Forensic Science
AS
-FSC
Geology
AS
-
GEOL
Geology
(Environmental Hydrology)*
AS
-
GEOL
-ENVL
Geology (Solid
Earth)*
AS
-
GEOL
-
SE
Gerontology Certificate
HH-
GRTG
History
AS
-HIST
Hospitality Tourism & Management
BS
-HTM
Interior Design
FP
-IDES
Management
BS
-MG
T
Marketing
BS
-MKT
Mathematics
AS
-MA
TH
Mathematics in Education
EA-MA
TH
Middle Grade: Language Arts & Social Science
EA-LASS
Middle Grade: Math & Language Arts
EA-MALA
Middle Grade: Math & Science
EA-MASC
Middle Grade: Math & Social Science
EA-MASS
Middle Grade: Science & Lang Arts
EA-
SCLA
Middle Grade: Science & Social Science
EA-
SCSS
Film and Television Production BFA
FP
-MPT
Music
FP
-MUS
Music (Commercial & Electronic Music)*
FP
-MUS
-
CE
Music (Music Industry)*
FP
-MUS-MIO
Music (Performance)*
FP
-MGP
Music Education
-
General Music
EA-MUED-
GMU
Music Education
-
Instrumental
EA-MUED-IMU
Musical Theatre
FP
-MT
Natural Resource Conservation Management
AS
-NRM
Natural Resource Conservation Mgt (Forest Resources)*
AS
-NRM-FRS
Natural Resource Conservation Mgt (Landscape
Analysis)*
AS
-NRM-LSA
Natural Resource Conservation Mgt (Soil & Water Conservation)*
AS
-NRM-
SWR
Nursing
-
Capstone
-
Distance
HH-NURC2
Nursing RN to MS(N)
-
Distance
HH-NUR
-
C5
Nutrition/Dietetics HH-NTDT
Parks & Recreation Management
EA-PRM
Parks & Recreation Mgt (Commercial & Resort Recreation)*
EA-PRM-
CRR
Parks & Recreation Mgt (Community Recreation)*
EA-PRM-
CR
Parks & Recreation Mgt (Outdoor Leadership &
Instruction)*
EA-PRM-
OLI
Philosophy
AS
-PHIL
Physical Education
EA-PE
Political Science
AS
-POLS
Pre-Nursing
HH-PNUR
Pre-Dentistry
GN-PRDN
Pre-Law
GN-PRL
W
Pre-Medicine
GN-PRMD
P
re
-
Optometry
GN-PRO
T
Pre-Pharmacy
GN-PRPH
Pre-Physical Therapy
GN-PRPT
P
re
-
V
eterinary
Medicine
GN-PRVM
Psychology
EA-PSY
Recreational Therapy
HH-RETH
Social Work
HH-
SOWK
Sociology
AS
-
SOC
Spanish
AS
-
SP
AN
Spanish Education
EA-
SPNE
Special Education
EA-
SEGE
Sport Management
BS
-
SPMG
Sport Management (Athletic
Administration)*
BS
-
SPMG
-AAD
Sport Management (Exercise Science)*
BS
-
SPMG
-ESF
Theatre
FP
-
THEA
Theatre (Acting)*
FP
-
THEA-ACT
Theatre (Design)*
FP
-
THEA-DSN
Theatre (Technical Production)*
FP
-
THEA-
TPD
Undeclared/Undecided GN-UDCL
Undeclared/Undecided
-
Distance
GN-UDCL2
*Concentration