International Students Program (ISP)

http://www.socc.edu/isp/pgs/admissions/index.shtml

Admissions Information for International Students

International Student Application Packet (455 KB)

Admission to Southwestern Oregon Community College requires just a few documents. Please follow this checklist below:

A completed International Student Admission Application and subsequent forms.
Send Academic Records
- Official High School Records
Proof of English Language (Institution code 4729)
Submit one of the following:
- TOEFL score 450 paper-based, 133 computer-based, 45 Internet-based; or
- ELS Language School Level 109; or
- STEP (EIKEN 2nd Grade)
- IELTS Score of 5.5
- Various ELS schools are recognized

Admission Deadlines
(Including all Documents and Admission Fees)
Term	Outside U.S.	Within U.S.
Fall	September 1st	September 15th
Winter	December 1st	December 15th
Spring	February 1st	February 15th
Summer	May 1st	May 15th

If you can’t meet the above dates please contact the International Student Department at isp@socc.edu for additional help.

Mail all documents and International Student Application Packet to the International Student Department.

Southwestern Oregon Community College
Attn: International Student Department
1988 Newmark Ave
Coos Bay , OR 97420
USA

International Transcripts Evaluation

Foreign-educated applicants must present an evaluation of all required academic documents compiled by an independent academic credential evaluation provider. American Heritage Admissions requires that all applicants use World Education Services for this service and we recommend that you review the Frequently Asked Questions listed on the WES website. Click here to apply for this evaluation. WES requires a fee from the applicant for processing applications.

Please make note of the following:

You do not need to have any documents sent from your international institution to USF. Your documents will go to WES, and USF will receive a copy of the original documents along with the evaluation.
You must request the Comprehensive Course-by-Course Report of your credentials.

College transcripts from schools outside of the Continental United States must be evaluated by a third party Evaluation Company. Students are required to pay the fees charged for the evaluation services.

Southwestern recommends one of the following services:

Academic Credential Evaluation Institute, Inc.
ACEI Inc. www.acei1.com
PO Box 6908 acei@acei1.com
Beverly Hills, CA 90212 (310)275-3530

From ACEI, we need the “Comprehensive Report.” This gives us a full break down of the course descriptions and the grading scale translation to a 4.0 grading scale.

Josef Silny & Associates
www.jsilny.com, info@jsilny.com
7101 SW 102 Avenue
Miami , FL 33173 (305) 273-1616
FAX: (305) 273-1338 or (305) 273-1984 (translations)

From Josef Silny & Associates we will need the “University and Post-Secondary Course-by-Course.” This gives us a full break-down of the course descriptions and the grading scale translation to a 4.0 grading scale.

Please send results of the evaluation to the International Student Program office. DO NOT OPEN TRANSCIPTS FROM COLLEGE AS THIS WILL MAKE THEM UNOFFICIAL!

Helpful Reminders:

Follow the instructions on the evaluation request application
Send all the requested documentation required for evaluation
Enclose the required fees, students are responsible for any fees involved in the evaluation process

Once we have received the evaluation, it will then be equated to Southwestern courses. A class equivalency evaluation will be sent to you, which will list what courses have been transcripted for credit at Southwestern.