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Undergraduate Students

SEVIS PROCESSING FEE

Persons applying for a student visa must pay a SEVIS processing fee (I-901 fee) of USD $200 (F-1) or $180 (J-1).

Applying for J-1 or J-2 Visas?

Important Information for persons Applying for J-1 and J-2 Visas

The University of Arkansas welcomes your application as the first step to meeting you in person. We highly value our international students and we pledge to offer you fast, friendly, and efficient service in the application and admission process.

Please take a minute to look over the application instructions. It is important to fill out all areas completely so that we can properly evaluate your application materials. If you have any questions, please let us know.

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

  • You may apply online, or send a completed application for admission to the International Admissions Office.
  • Enclose check (drawn on a US bank) or money order payable to the University of Arkansas in the amount of US $50.
  • Have your secondary school send official transcripts (translated and untranslated) showing work to date or final transcript and diploma to the International Admissions Office (for students with less than one year of university level credit).
  • Send a photocopy of the name page in your passport. It is critical that your name in our records match your passport exactly. If you have not yet obtained a passport, please send a photocopy of your national ID card.
  • Have official leaving exam results sent from exam authorities.
  • Have official transcripts sent from post-secondary college or university attended (transfer students).
  • If you are a transfer student, have course descriptions or syllabi sent (in English).
  • Complete and enclose the Supplemental and Financial Statement and the Summary of Educational Experience forms. Have parents’ or sponsor’s bank prepare verification of funding.
  • The University of Arkansas now requires the SAT or ACT for academic advisement and placement into courses. We encourage you to take the SAT or ACT as soon as possible. If you have taken the SAT or ACT, please have the official score report sent to the University of Arkansas as soon as possible. Our institution code for the SAT is 6866 and 0144 for the ACT. If we do not have SAT or ACT scores on file, you will be required to take the COMPASS test http://www.act.org/compass/ prior to registration. This computer-based exam will be administered by UA Testing Services, and it will take approximately two hours. There is a cost of USD $30 for this examination.  The results of the test will not affect your admission status to the University. The test scores are needed for academic advisement and course placement purposes only.
  • Have official IELTS score or TOEFL score report sent (our ETS institution code = 6866).
  • Prepare and enclose your essay stating your purpose for attending the University of Arkansas and your educational objectives.
  • Have a letter of recommendation sent from a teacher, counselor, or headmaster.
    A decision will be made upon the receipt of the above items. We will correspond with you as soon as we have received your application.
SEND ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS TO:

International Admissions Office
346 N. Arkansas Avenue / STON 50
1 University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701

SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships are highly competitive and consideration is available only for students planning to enter in Fall terms. Scholarship consideration is not available for those students planning to enter in a Spring term.

The deadline to apply for scholarships is February 1, but applying early is critical in order to have maximum consideration.  Scholarships are awarded only to students who have been admitted before the scholarship deadline.  It is important to submit your application for admission to the University, all supporting documents and official test scores (especially SAT) far in advance of the scholarship deadline (even October or November of 2006 would not be too early for Fall 2007 consideration) so that the admission decision can be made in a timely manner.  You must apply separately for scholarships by going to the Office of Scholarships website at http://scholarships.uark.edu/.

Scholarship applications are not held until February 1 to be reviewed all at the same time; rather, scholarships are awarded at periodic intervals to qualifying candidates upon review and approval by the Scholarship Committee.  Therefore, not all qualifying students who apply by February 1 may be awarded a scholarship if funding runs out.  If you are an outstanding student with high test scores and excellent grades, we encourage you to apply early for admission and scholarships.

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