Oregon State University Online Application

OregonStateUniversity

OnlineApplication

A Guide for International Students

2014

Welcome!

Inthisguideyouwillfind:

• Step‐by‐stepinstructionfornavigatingthewebsite

• Page‐by‐pageexplanationoftheonlineapplication

• Point‐by‐pointofwhattoexpectnextintheapplicationprocess

ForimportantForms,Contact

Information,andmore,please

seetheAppendix

NavigatingtotheApplication

Step‐by‐stepinstructionfornavigatingthewebsite

OSUHomepage:www.oregonstate.edu

http://www.oregonstate.edu/

YoucanfindinformationaboutOSU,ourAcademic

Programs,andmuchmore!

Can’tfindsomething?

Typeakeywordinthe

Searchbar!

Visitourcampus

LearnaboutOSU

Clickthedrop‐down

arrowtoselect

InternationalStudentto

seeinformationspecific

toyou!

OSUHomepage:www.oregonstate.edu

ClickApplyNowtofind

ourOnlineApplication

ApplyNow

http://www.oregonstate.edu/

QuickTip:

Youcanalsosearch

“UndergraduateApplication”

intheSearchBar

DetermineYourStudentType

Onthispageyoucan:

• Determineyourstudenttype

• Undergraduate

 First‐Year

 Transfer

 Post‐Baccalaureate

• Graduate

• Non‐Degree

• Findthedefinitionforeachtype

Clickheretobeginan

undergraduate

studentapplication

Clickheretovisit

theInternational

Admissionswebsite

InternationalStudentApplication

Clickheretobegin

theapplication!

Pleaseletusknow

ifyouareaUS

citizenbutwould

stillliketoapplyfor

anINTOOSU

Englishlanguage

program!

ApplicationURL:https://intlapps.oregonstate.edu/

Clickheretobegin! ContacttheOfficeofInternational

Admissionsifyouhavequestions

whilecompletingtheapplication

Beforeyoustarttheapplication...

Itisveryimportanttoreadthroughtheinformation

abovetomaketheapplicationprocesseasier.

DirectGraduateStudents

• YoumustapplythroughtheGraduateSchool

• Contactthematgraduate.admissions@oregonstate.edu

ApplyNow:Login

havealready

registered

Newusers

Clickhereifyou

forgotyour

password

Typetheletters

andnumbersyou

seeintheimage

QuickTip:

• Makesureyouremailaddressis

validandthatyoucheckitoften

• Writedownyourpasswordina

safeplace

FirstTimeUsers:Login

https://adminfo.ucsadm.oregonstate.edu/prod/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon

Afteryouhaveregisteredasanewapplicant,youwillreceive

themessageabove.Pleasecheckyouremailinboxandclick

theURLintheemailtoactivateyouraccount.

QuickTip:

Besuretocheckyourjunkfolderifyou

cannotfindtheemailfromINTOOSUin

yourmaininbox!

NextStep:

• TheURLinyouremailwill

takeyoutotheapplication

• Typeinyouremailaddress

andpassword,thenclick

“SignIn”

OnlineApplication

Page‐by‐pageexplanationoftheonlineapplication

GettingStarted:OnlineApplication

Thereare6stepstocompletetheonline

application.Youcanalwaysseewhich

stepyouareonbyviewingtheapplication

mapatthetopofeachpage.

QuickTip:

Youcanjumptodifferentstepsby

clickingonthestepnumberatthe

topofeachpage!

Click heretobegin!

Step1:EnterStudentInformation

Usethedropdowncalendar

tofindyourbirthdateor

enteritby:Month/Day/Year

• Pleaseletusknowifyouareworkingwithan

EducationalCounselor/Agency.

• IfyouareworkingwithanEducational

Counselor/Agencyyouwillneedtoprovideeither

thenameorAgencyURN.

QuickTip:

• Youmustfillinallboxesthat

havearedasterisk*

Step1:EnterStudentInformation

Ifyouarecurrentlylivingor

studyingintheUS,wewill

needacopyofyourVISA

andcurrentI‐20.

Ifyoucannotfindyourcountryofbirth,

citizenship,ornationality,pleaseemail

InternationalAdmissions:

[email protected]

*=Required

Step1:EnterStudentInformation

Wewillmaildocumentstothisaddress

Iftheyoudonotliveatthe

mailingaddresslistedabove,

pleasewritethecorrectcontact

personandcontactinformation

(EducationalCounselor,Agency,

familymember,friend)

ImportantNote:

YoucannotuseaPOBoxfor

yourhomecountryaddress

• Youmustenterapermanent

addresslocatedinyourhome

country.

• Wewillnotmailanythingto

thisaddressunlessyouclick

theboxbelow.

Step1:EnterStudentInformation

Pleaseenteremergencycontact

informationincaseweneedtocontacta

relativeorfriendonyourbehalf.

Youcansaveyourinformation

atanytimeandreturntoyour

applicationlater

ClickSave&Proceedto

continueontoStep2!

QuickTip:

Makesurealladdress

informationiscorrectand

up‐to‐date!

Step2:DetermineStudyPlan

Thisiswhereyouchooseyourprogram!

EnglishProgramsinclude:

• AcademicEnglish

• CollegeYearAbroad

• GeneralEnglish

AcademicProgramsinclude:

• GraduatePathway

• StudyAbroadwithEnglish

• UndergraduateDegree

• UndergraduatePathway

QuickTip:

Youcancombinebothan

AcademicProgramandan

EnglishProgram!

OregonStateUniversityisonaquarterly

system.Wedonothavesemesters.We

have3termsperacademicyearwiththe

optiontotakecoursesinthesummer.

Term Start

Summer June

Fall September

Winter December/January

Spring March

Step2:DetermineStudyPlan

QuickTip:

YoucanstillapplytoOSUevenifyoudo

nothaveEnglishProficiencyScores!Just

skipthissectionandcontinueonwiththe

applicationprocess.

Clickhereifyouhave

additionalscoresyou

wouldliketosubmit

Step2:DetermineStudyPlan

Uploadallscoresheetshere

• Youcanaddadditional

Englishlanguage

qualificationshere.

• Skipthisstepifyoudo

nothaveany.

QuickTip:

Makesurealldocuments

youuploadareclearand

easytoread!

Step3:SelectStudyPlan

Pleasemakesureyoureadthestartdates

carefullybeforeselectingyourstudyplan

Contactuswithanyquestions

regardingyourproposedstudyplans

Step4:EnterEducationalHistory

QuickTip:

ForSecondary(highschool)

transcripts,youmustsend

grades9through12evenif

grade9wascompletedata

differentschool

Pleaseaddallsecondaryandpost‐

secondaryschools,collegesor

universitiesyouhaveattendedor

willattendbeforecomingtoOSU!

Step4:EnterEducationalHistory

• Ifyouhaveadditional

exams/qualifications,please

addthemhere.

• Itisokayifyoudonothave

any!

Uploadalltranscriptsand

extradocumentshere!

ImportantNotes:

• PleaseuploaddocumentsinPDFformat

ifpossible!

• Uploadeachfileseparately–

(ex:keeptranscriptsfromthe

sameschoolinonePDFdocument)

Step5:ChooseStudentServices

Allhousinginformationcanbe

foundatourwebsite:

http://oregonstate.edu/uhds/

Besuretoread

throughthe

informationcarefully!

Specifichousingandtravel

questionscanbesentto

[email protected]

Specificquestionsandhealth‐

relateddocumentscanbesentto

[email protected]

Step6:Review&Submit

QuickTip:

You’renotdoneyet!Reviewyourapplicationhere.

Youcanmakechangestoanyinformationentered

beforesubmittingyourcompletedapplicationfor

review.

Toeditorchangeinformation,

clicktheblue“Edit”link.

Ifyouhaveanyproblemsorconcernsabout

youronlineapplication,pleaseemailus

directlyat[email protected]

Step6:Review&Submit

Thisiswhereyoucanuploadanyofthe

followingdocuments:

• BankStatement

• AffidavitofSupport

• ParentReleaseFormforstudentunder18

• SponsorshipLetter(FinancialGuarantee)

• Miscellaneousdocuments

QuickTip:

• PleaseuploaddocumentsinPDF

formatifpossible!

• Uploadeachfileseparately!(ex:

transcriptsfromthesameschool

shouldallbeuploadedtogetherin

onedocument)

Ifyouareunder18yearsold,

youwillneedtocompletethe

ParentReleaseForm

Foragenerallistofdocuments

requiredforeachprogram,please

clickhere

Step6:Review&Submit

NotetoEducationalCounselors:

Thispageishowwetrackwhich

studentsreceivehelpfromyou

QuickTip:

OSUcan’ttalktoyourEducationalCounselor,

relative,orfriendaboutyourapplicationunless

yougiveusyourapproval!

Pleasereadallimportant

information!

Step6:Review&Submit

ImportantNote:

Ifyouhaveappliedwithan

affiliatedEducationalCounseloror

Agencythefeeisnotrequired.

Clickherewhenyou

havecompletedyour

onlineapplication

SubmittingYourPayment–DirectAdmissionOnly

Note:

• Tosubmityourcompleted

application,youmustpay

theapplicationfee!

• Ifyoudonothaveacreditor

visacard,askarelativeor

friendiftheyhaveone.

Thisisthenumberfoundonyourcard

Thisnamemustmatchthe

fullnamewrittenonthecard

Makesureyouentera

validemailtoreceivea

receipt.Saveyourreceipt!

Checkyouremailaccountto

makesurethepayment

wentthrough.Checkyour

junkmailfolderiftheemail

isnotinyourinbox

NextSteps

Point‐by‐pointofwhattoexpectnextintheapplicationprocess

Checkyoure‐mail!

QuickTip:

Checkyouremailoften!Thefasteryourespond,

thefasteryourapplicationwillbeprocessed

Youwillreceiveanemailfrom

InternationalAdmissionstofollow

uponyoursubmittedapplication

ApplicationChecklist

Completedapplication

Englishtestscores(TOEFL,IELTS,etc.)

Transcriptsfromallschoolsa ttendedinEnglishandnative

language

Copyofyourpassport

Currentbankorasponsorshiplettershowingfundstocoverthe

costofone(1)yearofstudy

AffidavitofSupport

HealthHistoryForm&ProofofImmunization

(CanbecompleteduponarrivalatOSU)

Thisisthelistofdocumentswewillneedtocompleteyour

application!Mostdocumentscanbeemailedto theInternational

Admissionsinbox:[email protected]

HowtoSendDocuments

Mostdocuments

canbesent

viaemail

[email protected]

Attachyourscanned

documentstotheemailin

PDFformat

OfficialTranscripts

canbesent

viamail

OfficeofInternational

Admissions

OregonStateUniversity

1701SWWesternBLVD.

Corvallis,OR97333USA

OfficialTranscriptsare

stampedbytheschool,and

sealedinstampedenvelopes

bytheschool

Important:wemustreceive

theminthesealedenvelope

Official

TOEFLorIELTS

scorescanbesent

electronically

TheETSschoolcode

forOregonStateUniversity

is

4856

Exampleofhowtosenddocuments

Youremailshouldlooklikethis:

To:[email protected]

Subject:Apreviewofwhat’sintheemail

DocumentsareinPDFandJPG

formatintheattachments

YourOSUStudentIDnumber is9digitslong,and

usuallybeginswith932.Includethisinallyour

emailssoweknowwhichapplicationisyours!

Makesuretoincludeyourname

Telluswhattoexpectintheattachment.This

helpsusverifythatwereceivedeverything

Communicationmakestheapplicationprocessgofasterand

smoother!InternationalAdmissionswillbehappytoletyou

knowwhatelseweneedforyourapplicationtobecomplete

FrequentlyAskedQuestions

PleaseemailOSUInternationalAdmissionsforthefollowingquestions:

‐ Tocheckonyourapplicationstatus

‐ Tomakechangestoyourapplication(defertoafutureterm,changeyourmailingaddress,

orchangeyourmajor)

‐ Ifyouhaveanyquestionsordoubtsaboutyourapplication

WhendoIreceivean

admissiondecision?

Afterwereceiveyourcompletedapplicationwithallnecessary

documents,itcantakeupto10businessdaysforanadmission

decisiontobemade.

Clickhereatthetopofthe

applicationpagetoview

FrequentlyAskedQuestions

FromallofusinInternationalAdmissions,

welookforwardtohelpingyouonyourpathtoOSU!

Appendix

• AffidavitofSupport

– http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/sites/default/files/intl/into_osu_writable_cof_2014‐15.pdf

• HealthHistoryFormandProofofImmunization

– http://studenthealth.oregonstate.edu/new‐international‐students

• ContactInternationalAdmissions

– Email

Thebestwaytocontactusisviaemail.Wecheckitoften,andtheappropriatepersonwillrespondassoonas

possible!intladmit@oregonstate.edu

– Phone

+1541‐737‐5719

– Fax

+1541‐737‐4220

– Mail

OfficeofInternationalAdmissions

OregonStateUniversity

1701SWWesternBlvd.

Corvallis,OR97333USA