Questions about employment.
Questions about Co-Op Program (CPT).
Questions about tuition and Fees.
Questions about visas. 
Questions about admissions.

Questions about Admission:      

Q. Is there a deadline for applying?

A. University has 4 quadmesters a year, new session begins every 3 months. Please check the application deadlines for applying. Please keep in mind that it takes approximately two to three weeks to process application once the application is fully completed.  

Q: I can not get my bank statement until I have an acceptance letter from the university.  Can I send my application packet in now (without a financial document) and send the bank statement in later?

A:  If you need the acceptance letter before you can get the financial documents, then please write a note to the university admissions office stating this fact and include it with your application packet.  This way the admissions office can go ahead and process your application without the financial information and if you qualify for admission, we can issue a Provisional Admission letter.  As soon as you do receive your financial documentation you will need to send it to the university. We will issue an I-20 and final admission letter required for VISA application, only after proper financial documentation is provided.  

Q: Why do I need a bank statement for at least $12,000?

A: The reason for the requirement of having $12,000 is to assure the American visa officers that you have ready available cash to use for your education in case you choose not to participate in the internship program or you cannot get the internship employment as expected.  This is both, an immigration regulation and the university requirement, because we want to be assured of your financial stability and ability to pay your tuition and living expenses.  

Q: Does the bank statement have to be in a sponsors name or is it ok if it is in my name?

A:  The bank statement can be your statement, or that of a "sponsor", or a combination of the two.   If you use a sponsor's statement you will also need to have the sponsor write a letter to the university stating, "I am the sponsor for _______ and I intend to provide him/her with financial assistance during his/her first year at the university up to the amount of $_____,

 Q:  I need to know if I can use a notary public here in my home country to accredit my sponsor's affidavit of support instead of having to go to a U.S. consular which takes donkeys of months to accomplish .

A: You do need to have all copied academic documents notarized as a “true copy of the original”. Affidavit of Financial Support is a legal document that certifies your statement or your sponsor’s to take a full responsibility for the financial support.  Therefore, it has to be certified in the space provided at the bottom of the Affidavit of Financial Support form by an agency responsible for notarizations or certifications in your country.  

Q: I can not get my bank statement in US dollars.

A: If you cannot get your bank statement in US dollars you may get the conversion from the internet.  Just print the page showing the conversion and include it with your bank statement.
www.currency-exchange.co.uk/Currency-Converter.htm. Additionally, you may also translate the bank statement and certify it as a “true translation from the original language”.

Q: Can I have more then one sponsor?

A: You can have as many sponsors as you need.  However, you and the sponsors need to make it clear why the sponsor is willing to sponsor you. Every person that sponsors you must fill out the Affidavit of Financial Support and attach current bank statement.  

Q: I have two close people living in the US, who are not close family but friends and have mentioned to me that would be willing to help me if needed. Given that they are not family and they do not live in my home country, I am not sure if they would be accepted as sponsors.  One of them is a business acquaintance and the other person is a very close friend of my fiancée's family.

A: It does not matter if the sponsors are not family members.  What is important is that they can provide a very clear reason as to why they would be willing to sponsor you.   It also will not matter whether your sponsors are in the U.S. or in your home country, or wherever you can combine their promises of support and financial help to meet the financial eligibility requirements to at least be accepted and admitted to the program. 

Q: I have a TOEFL score, but I don't have a GRE score. Is that OK?

A: Although this university is one of the few graduate schools in the U.S. that does not require a GRE or GMAT scores for its Master’s students, for those international applicants not already in the U.S. , we recommend you take the GRE test.  We suggest this because, having taken the test, you are more likely to be viewed as a more “serious” student by the U.S. visa officer when you go to apply for your visa.

Q.  What if I have a three year degree?

A. Students graduating with a three year Bachelor degree from universities using the "British" System generally have the equivalent of a four year degree because they will have completed 16 years of education.  But those with three year degrees in other systems where only 15 years of education have been completed are usually considered not to have the equivalent of a four year degree.  However, if you believe your three year Bachelor with a total of 15 years may, in fact, be the equivalent of a four year degree, you may send your transcripts in to a professional evaluator and the evaluator may certify that the foreign Bachelor degree is equivalent to a US Bachelor degree.  If you are not accepted because you do not have a four year equivalency than you may apply as a conditional student and take undergraduate classes while you are working on your master's program.  There will be additional costs for these extra classes. You will be eligible for a CPT work authorization only after all conditional courses have been completed.  

Q: What if I am in my last semester of undergraduate study.  Can I apply to the program now?

A: You can send the transcripts that you now have along with the other required application materials.   Also, include a letter indicating that your final transcripts will be sent as soon as you have received them from the university. In the meantime, the university can work on "conditional" acceptance. However, you can be accepted for admission only after presenting those final documents.