Required Documents to Apply for the Co-op
UNDERGRADUATE Program
Graduates please go to
Apply Grad page
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To apply for the Co-op
Program, please send the following materials to Co-op Program
Office at 3740 University Street, Eugene, Oregon 97405
U.S.A. 541-484-0581. Please note that in some countries
applicants will need to go through an HTIR partnered agency,
which will be responsible for all preparatory details,
pre-screening and visa advising. Coleman University will
make all decisions regarding admissions and issuing of the I-20
form.
Important note: Please
do email us if you have not heard from us two weeks after
submitting your application. Also, due to many server's
strict spam policies, to insure our emails reach you, please do
put admission@htir.com
and chrissy@htir.com in your address book.
1.
APPLICATION
FORM: Completed and signed Application
Form and
Enrollment Form
Please make sure all information is written so it is legible.
This will enable the information to be correct on the I-20.
This is not an on-line app, and thus must be printed and sent to
us.
2.
COPY
OF PASSPORT:
(If you have your passport now. Otherwise, send a copy as
soon as you receive the passport)
3
FINANCIAL SUPPORT:
You must have, either,
(a) A
copy of your own current Bank Statement in US dollars
that amounts to at least $23,800, or,
(b) A copy of your
sponsor's bank statement that amounts to at least $23,800.
If using a sponsor's
bank statement, he/she also needs to provide a
letter of support states that, “I am the sponsor for _________
and I intend to provide him/her with financial assistance during
his/her first year at Coleman University, up the amount of
$______”.
4.
CURRENCY CONVERSION:
Please note that if your (or your sponsor's) bank statement is
not in US dollars you will need to get the conversion into US
dollars by doing the conversion on the internet.. Just
print the page showing the conversion information and include it
with your bank statement.
www.currency-eexchange.co.uk/Currency-Converter.htm.
5.
TWO
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION. The
recommendation letters may come from a professor or your
employer or from a co-worker.
The letters should
provide an assessment of the applicant's ability to successfully
complete graduate studies and succeed in an employment
situation.
6.
RESUME.
Your resume needs to
include your personal information (name, address, and date of
birth), work history, educational history, any research or
publications in your field, any honors or awards received, and
any organizations that you belong to.
7.
EVIDENCE OF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY.
Sufficient evidence may
be a TOEFL score of 500 or more (213 computer base), or,
an IELTS score of 6.0, or, evidence that you have studied
at least one year in a university where English was the medium
of instruction.
8.
EVIDENCE OF A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA:
Copies of your
Certificate/diploma/proof of HIGH SCHOOL (secondary school)
degree.
If the document was
awarded in an language other than English, an English
translation must also be submitted. A bachelor degree in any
major may qualify an applicant for admission to the program.
9.
TRANSCRIPTS: You will need to submit official
high school and college (if applicable) transcripts in original
language as well as an English translation. Transcripts
need to show every year that you studied at the University
level. It is important that the transcripts show all
subjects taken and all grades or marks earned for each
subject. It also is very helpful if the grading system of the
School is shown on each record. You will need to show you have
the equivalent of a 2.50 GPA or greater.
10.
SPOUSE AND DEPENDENTS.
If you plan to bring
your spouse and/or children you will need to provide copies of
their passports, along with a letter giving the following
details for each family member you plan on bringing with you:
full name, date of birth, country of birth, and country of
citizenship. You also need to show an increase in the bank
statement of $6,000 per family member that you are planning to
bring with you.
11. IN THE US: If you
are already in the US you will also need the following
additional documents: If you are
currently enrolled at a US University or University, a completed
transfer form, copies of visa, passport, I-94 and I-20 (if
applicable) and foreign address (home country)
Again, please send the above materials to:
Co-op Program
Office, 3740 University Street, Eugene, Oregon 97405
U.S.A.
541-484-0581
If
you are living abroad and need to apply for a visa from the U.S.
consulate in your home country, you will need to contact an HTIR
or HTIR office in your country or an authorized consulting
agency or placement agency there. There will be a
substantial fee charged by the consulting or placement agency to
handle your application material, assist you with complying with
U.S. government Immigration Service regulations, training you in
preparation for the visa interview with the U.S. consulate, and
in the scheduling of the dates for enrollment in the program and
for the visa interview. Please contact us to find
out the name and contact numbers of the consulting agent or
placement office in your country.