International
Students
Full-time
Students
In order to be considered for admissions to ACC, international
students must submit the following:
1. A completed ACC application
2. An official high school or college transcript
3. An official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
score (minimum 500). The TOEFL requirement is waived only for
International Students who are graduates of high schools located
in the United States
4. A current statement of financial support
5. A current passport-size photograph
6. A completed Biographical Data Form
7. A completed Transfer Candidate Evaluation Form (only for
students transferring from one U.S. institution to another)
8. $100.00 nonrefundable application fee (F-1 Visa)
After these documents have been received by the International
Student Office, they will be evaluated. Once acceptance is granted,
Form I-20 A-B is issued. For I-20 A-B is required for obtaining
a student visa from the student’s home country or for properly
transferring from one U.S. institution to another as required
by INS regulations. All students must present their passport,
I-94, and I-20 ID before registering for classes. Summer school
is optional for F-1 students and they may attend full or part-time.
Part-time Students
In order to be considered for admission to ACC as part-time
students, international students must submit the following:
1. Completed ACC Application and a $100.00 nonrefundable application
fee,
2. An official transcript from the school of primary enrollment,
3. A letter from the International Student Adviser of the current
school indicating the student’s enrollment status and approval
for part-time enrollment at ACC,
4. A current passport-size photograph,
5. A completed Biographical Data Form,
6. An Austin Community College Application,
7. TASP Verification,
8. An official TOEFL score of 500.
After these
documents have been received by the International Student Office,
they will be evaluated and acceptance will be determined. Acceptance
is granted for one semester only no I-20 A-B is issued. Summer
is optional for F-1 students and they may attend full or part-time.
Summer
Visiting Students
In order to be considered for admission as summer visiting students,
international students must submit the following:
1. A completed ACC Application Form,
2. A passport-size photograph,
3. A completed Biographical Data Form,
4. $100.00 nonrefundable application fee, and
5. Proof of current full-time enrollment (transcript, fee receipt,
etc.).
After these documents have been received by the International
Student Office, they will be evaluated and acceptance will be
determined. Acceptance is granted for that semester only, and
no I-20 A-B is issued.
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Regulations
International students are required by INS regulations to enroll
in, maintain, and complete at least twelve credit hours during
the Fall and Spring semesters. Students are not required to
attend summer school, although they may enroll for any number
of credit hours desired, provided that number does not exceed
the approved maximum. This maximum may be exceeded, however,
by approval from the appropriate Provost/Dean.
If an international student’s withdrawal from a course
during the fall or spring semester results in completion of
less than 12 hours, the student will be out-of-status except
for documented nonacademic reasons. Students must meet with
an international student adviser to obtain approval prior to
withdrawing.
Tuition
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International
students must pay the tuition set for nonresident aliens. If
they are teachers or professors employed at least half time
on a regular monthly salary (not hourly employees) by any Texas
public institution of higher education, with an effective date
of employment on the official census date of the relevant term(s),
they may pay the same tuition as a resident of Texas for themselves,
their spouses, and their dependent children regardless of the
length of residence in the state.
To be entitled to pay the resident tuition, such employees must
submit, prior to the time of each enrollment, a statement certifying
employment from the director of personnel or a designated representative
of the public institution of higher education by which they
are employed. All tuition is subject to change without notice.
Non-Resident
Aliens
There are three major classifications of nonresident aliens:
1. International students,
2. Applicants for political or religious asylum, and
3. Persons who have applied for adjustment of status to that
of permanent resident for which a decision has not been made.
Each of the student groups listed is considered by the Texas
Higher Education Coordinating Board to be nonresident aliens.
The tuition for nonresident aliens at Austin Community College
is $165 per credit hour with a $200 minimum required if student
takes a 1-credit course.
Students under a visa permitting permanent residence, and aliens
who are permitted by Congress to adopt the United States as
their domicile while they are in this country, have the same
privilege of qualifying for Texas resident status for tuition
purposes as do citizens of the United States.
The following categories of International students are eligible
to establish domicile in the United States:
1. Holders of visas with A-1, A-2, A-3, E-1, E-2, G-1, G-2,
G-3, G-4, G-5, H-1B, H-4, I, K-1, K-2, L-1, L-2, NATO 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, O-1, 0-3, R-1, R-2 classifications.
2. Individuals classified as Refugees, Asylees, Parolees, Conditional
Permanent Residents (holding I-551 cards which have not expired),
and Temporary Residents (holding I-688 cards which have not
expired).*
12-Month
Residence
Generally, individuals who enter the state under a visa which
does not allow the establishment of a domicile and who obtain
permanent resident status while in Texas must wait a minimum
of 12 months from the date of the issuing of the visa to request
resident status for tuition purposes. However, in cases where
a protracted amount of time (more than 12 months) lapses between
the date of application for permanent residence and the granting
of permanent residence status, the institution may consider
the lapsed time as part of the individual’s required 12
months in the state if the individual has otherwise met the
requirements for establishing residency.
*Students holding I-688A and I-688B cards are not eligible to
establish domicile in the United States.
