Admission Requirements
International students who wish to enroll at Sinclair on the F1 student visa must meet the following requirements.
To be considered for admission to Sinclair, an international student must have completed high school and earned a certificate of completion that would enable the student to be admitted to a university in his or her home country. Applicants must have studied mathematics at the secondary level.
If an applicant from the Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Myanmar (Burma), Nepalese, or Sri Lankan systems and has received a degree in the Third or Pass division, he or she will not be considered for admission without additional university coursework.
Applicants are advised to begin their application process at least four months prior to their intended enrollment date. Students applying from outside the United States must submit all documents two months prior to the first day of classes for the quarter in which they wish to enroll. Students applying within the United States must submit all documents one month prior to the first day of classes for the quarter in which they wish to enroll. Press here for the application deadlines.
Application Materials: All documents become the property of Sinclair and cannot be returned to the applicant.
1. Application for Admission (completed and signed by the student applicant). A $30 application fee will be added to your fee bill the first quarter you register for classes. Do not send the application fee with your application. Print the international student application and return to:
| Office of Registration & Student Records |
| Sinclair Community College |
| 444 West Third Street |
| Dayton, Ohio USA 45402-1460 |
3. You must submit official documentation of your English reading, writing, and listening ability. Any one of the following examinations is acceptable.
- The official results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The accepted minimum score: Paper-Based - 520 with no section below 50, Computer-Based - 190 with no section below 18 and Internet-Based - 68 with the folliwng mimum section requirements: Reading - 17; Listening - 16; Speaking - 17; Writing - 18. Sinclair's TOEFL institution code is 1720.
- If you are applying as an international transfer student and have completed one course of college-level English composition with a grade of C or higher at an institution in the United States, you may submit an official college transcript in place of the TOEFL score. Neither the ACT nor SAT exams will be accepted in place of the TOEFL.
- Or official results of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam. The minimum acceptable band score is 6 with no individual section below 6.
4. A completed Financial Certification Form and financial documentation showing that you have available to you a minimum of $15,000 for each year you will be studying at Sinclair.
5. A tuition deposit of $3,075 is required pritor to issuing the I-20. The deposit is used to pay the following: all of the first quarter tuition, part of the second quarter tuition, and $1200.00 of the FINAL quarter of tuition. If you do not enroll at Sinclair, the deposit will be returned to you. Please make check payable to "Sinclair Community College" and send it to: Bursar's Office, Sinclair Community College, 444 W. Third St., Dayton, Ohio USA 45402-1460.
Notice of INS/SEVIS Requirement
As part of the ongoing effort to enhance the United States' Homeland Security, the Justice Department has created a new rule to implement significant changes in the means by which information about foreign students and exchange visitors is retained and reported.
The proposed rule will implement the usage of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). SEVIS is an internet-based system providing the government, educational institutions and exchange programs an automated means to exchange timely information about foreign students, exchange visitors and their dependents. The rule will specify that schools use SEVIS to issue documentation to students and report pertinent information to INS.
The new regulations will require schools to collect and report information on foreign students to the INS. The data that must be reported:
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A student's enrollment at the school
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The start date of the student's next term or session
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A student's failure to enroll
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A student dropping below a full course of study without prior authorization
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Any other failure to maintain status or complete the program
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The student's permanent address in their home country
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A change of the student's or dependent's legal name or address
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Any disciplinary action taken by the school against the student as a result of the student being convicted of a crime
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A student's graduation prior to the program end dated listed on the Form
Under the proposed rule, participation will become mandatory by January 30, 2003.
We are notifying you in order to make you aware of these requirements and ask that you keep Sinclair Community College informed of any and all changes while on your student F-1 visa.
