Important
Information
Visas
Students
accepted for study in any program with 18 hours of instruction
or more need an I-20 form
(Certificate of Student Eligibility) so that they may obtain a student visa
(F-1) at the nearest United
States Consulate.
Although the IEP office processes I-20 applications within one week from
the date received, it may take
up to several weeks for students to receive the I-20 through regular mail,
depending on the destination.
Please send your application for I-20 early to ensure enough time to obtain
your visa.
If you apply for an I-20 within 30 days of the beginning of your program,
your I-20 will be sent by
express mail service and you will be responsible for the $40 fee.
Students enrolled for a program with fewer than 18 hours of instruction per
week may come to the
United States on a visitor visa (B-1 or B-2) or Visa Waiver.
A student visa is not required for the following programs: Conversation and
American Culture
Program, TESOL Methodologies Workshop, 4 weeks or less of GBM or GITM, and
Exclusive Southern
California Experience.
Payments
and Refund Policy
All
program fees must be paid on or before Registration Day. Fees
can be paid with cashiers check/money order made payable to “UC
Regents,” cash, travelers’ checks or with VISA or
MasterCard.
Full tuition can only be refunded upon receipt of the following before
classes begin: a written request for withdrawal from the program and
the original I-20 issued by UC Riverside Extension, if applicable.
Refund requests received on the first day of the program after the
first class has started will be entitled to a 50 percent refund of
the program’s tuition.
No refunds will be granted after the first day of classes in the
program.
Refund requests take approximately six weeks to be processed. Program application
and housing
placement fees are non-refundable
Medical
Insurance
All
students MUST purchase health and accident insurance through
IEP. Our insurance provides coverage of $250,000 per accident
or illness. It covers pre-existing conditions but does not cover
allergies.
Deadlines
For
the English language and Academic Programs, applications are
accepted until the programs are full.
However, in order to secure space and to allow proper time for processing paperwork
and making
housing arrangements, we recommend that you send application materials at least
45 days prior to
the starting date of the program.
For professional programs, the deadline for application is one month before
the starting date of
the program or individual module.
For the GBM/GITM Internship Program, the applications should be made as early
as possible.
Admission
to Degree Programs
Admission
to International Education Programs does NOT constitute admission
to University of California degree programs. For more information
about undergraduate and/or graduate programs at UC Riverside,
please contact the offices
Letter
of Conditional Acceptance
Conditional
acceptance to certain colleges and universities is possible for
qualified applicants before they come to the United States.
