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Admissions

• View our Global Ambassadors
• English Language Center (ELC)
• Undergraduate
• Graduate
• TOEFL Minimum Requirements
  • Paper-Based TOEFL (PBT): 570
  • Computer-Based TOEFL (CBT): 230
  • Internet-Based TOEFL (IBT): 85
• J-1 Student-Intern Program - Fact Sheet
  • Student-Intern Application
  • Department Application
  • DS-7002 Application - For Department
  • HR Considerations
    

Financial Statements
(to be completed once you are admitted)

• International Student Financial Statement (for F-1 Degree-Seeking Students)
• Short-Term Exchange Student Financial Statement (for J-1 Non-Degree, Short-Term, Special Students)
  

Individuals currently in the U.S. who would like to change their Immigration Status to F-1 or J-1 please read through the Change of Status Fact Sheet and contact ISSS at isss@vanderbilt.edu.

Transfer Students
(to be completed by F-1 or J-1 students currently in the U.S.)

• Transfer Fact Sheet
• SEVIS Transfer Form

Health Insurance

• Health Insurance (for Degree-Seeking Students)
  • Health Insurance Brochure
  • Health Insurance Brochure for Graduate and Professional Students
• Short-Term Student Health Insurance (for Non-Degree, Short-Term, Special Students studying at Vanderbilt for 60 days or less)
  • Short-Term Health Insurance Brochure
• Insurance Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for International Students
• Vanderbilt University cannot recommend, or endorse any specific health insurance company or policy. A list of health insurance providers can be found by clicking here.
• Health Insurance Waiver Request
• Vanderbilt Optional Supplemental Coverage Enrollment Form
• Vanderbilt Medical Evacuation and Repatriation of Remains Benefits Enrollment Form
• Vanderbilt Dependent Health Insurance Enrollment Form

Visa Information

• SEVIS Fee Information (SEVIS fee must be paid before Visa interview)
  • I-901 Fee Temporary Confirmation
    On December 31, 2008, SEVP sent the following e-mail advising that the I-901 Fee Payment Site is currently experiencing technical difficulties. Until the issue is corrected, any potential student or exchange visitor seeking confirmation of payment may e-mail fmjfee.sevis@dhs.gov to request a temporary confirmation via e-mail. SEVP also provided the attached sample of the I-901 Fee Temporary Confirmation.
    
• United States Embassies and Consulates Worldwide
• Applying for a Visa
• How to Apply for a Visa
• How to Get a Visa
• Visa Information
• Visa Denials
• Visa Wait Times
• What to Expect Upon Arrival to the U.S.
• Clearing Customs upon arriving to the U.S.
  
• Immigration Documents & Classifications
• Glossary of Terms

Orientation

• Welcome To Vanderbilt
  • Orientation - Sunday, August 23, 2009, 8:00am - 10:30am, Student Life Center Ballroom. Please arrive by 7:30am for a light breakfast before getting started promptly at 8:00am.
  • A Look Ahead
• International Student Handbook
• Temporary Housing Referral Form - Scarritt Bennett
• Activities & Resource Information
  • Activities & Resource Form
• Cultural/International Student Organizations
• College and University Education in the United States
• New International Student Immigration PowerPoint
• Practical Matters for New International Students PowerPoint

Financial Aid

• Awards, Scholarships and Grants for International Students
• eduPASS - The SmartStudent Guide to Studying in the USA
• P.E.O. International
  • International Peace Scholarship
• Funding for U.S. Study, A Guide for Foreign Nationals. Institute for International Education, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, New York 10017-3580, U.S.A. Lists more than 600 sources of funding for international students (mostly for graduate and postdoctoral programs). Telephone 212-883-8200.
• The International Student’s Guide to Going to College in America. Sidonia Dalby, Sally Rubenstone, and Emily H. Weir, Macmillian, New York, 1996.
• International Student Loan Program
• Leo S. Rowe Fund ("the Rowe Fund")

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