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KUWAIT CULTURAL OFFICE | LOS ANGELES 2029 Century Park East, Suite 2500 | 310-746-4789 | www.kuwaitculturela.org
HOW TO APPLY TO AN ESL PROGRAM PREPARE YOUR DOCUMENTS • Ensure that your Dayrah profile is assigned to the Cultural Office -Los Angeles. Upload a copy of your passport, civil ID card, complete high school transcripts, IGCSE and AS certificates (if applicable), IELTS/TOEFL score, SAT/ACT scores (if applicable), immunization records, and authorization form to your Dayrah account http://www.mohe.edu.kw/dayrah/
• Please ensure that your e-mail address and phone number are updated on Dayrah, and that you check your email regularly
APPLY
• Most English Language (ESL) programs require that applications be submitted online. Please submit your application(s) on your own. • At schools where multiple programs are offered, students must select Academic Intensive English programs. • It is recommended, that you attend an ESL program at a school that is also approved for your decreed scholarship major. • If you need assistance submitting your application(s), please contact your placement advisor. • You will receive an email confirmation from the English Language Program once you submit your application(s). Keep your application confirmation and provide a copy to your placement advisor in order to request a prospective financial support letter. • Check your email regularly for important notifications from your program (Ex. required orientation dates, immunization requirements, health waiver deadlines, etc.).
CONTACT YOUR PLACEMENT ADVISOR
• Contact your placement advisor in the Kuwait Cultural Office and provide them with a copy of your passport and application confirmation(s).
• Each student is assigned to a placement advisor based on the first letter of their first name. For applicants whose first name begins with: A-E F-N O-Z
Contact Vanessa Beltran
[email protected] Contact Lupe Molina
[email protected] Contact Placement Dept.
[email protected]
Please allow 7-10 business days for your placement advisor to respond to your email and send your prospective financial support letter to the university.
AUTHENTICATION
• English language (ESL) programs may take 2-6 weeks, upon receipt of a complete application, to issue and mail an acceptance letter and I-20. • Upon receiving your admission packet, email a clear PDF copy of your admission letter and I-20 to your placement advisor. • Once your authentication is completed, your placement advisor will upload your authenticated documents to your Dayrah profile. Allow 7-10 business days for your admission to be authenticated.
REGISTER • Registration with our office is required to receive your official financial support letters, allowance, and health insurance. It may take 7-14 business days to process, we strongly recommend arriving two weeks prior to your program start date to avoid any delays. • Upon your arrival in the United States, provide your placement advisor with clear PDF copies of the following: • Registration Checklist Form (Available in the ‘New Student Section’ at www.kuwaitculturela.org) • Valid passport • Valid F-1 Visa • I-20 used to enter the U.S. • I-94 (Available at www.cbp.gov/I94 only after arriving in the U.S.) • Direct Deposit form from your U.S bank account
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KUWAIT CULTURAL OFFICE | LOS ANGELES 2029 Century Park East, Suite 2500 | 310-746-4789 | www.kuwaitculturela.org
APPROVED ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMS STUDENTS MUST ATTEND THE ACADEMIC ENGLISH/INTENSIVE ENGLISH TRACKS ONLY. POSTED DATES ARE FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE UPON THE DISCRETION OF UNIVERSITIES. STATE AZ CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CO CO CO CO CO ID MT MT NM OR OR OR OR UT UT UT UT WA WA WA WA WA WA
FALL (A) 2016 CITY UNIVERSITY AUG 14 - OCT 12 TUCSON UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA SEP 20 - DEC 1 POMONA CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY - POMONA AUG 18 - DEC 15 FULLERTON CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - FULLERTON AUG 28 - OCT 20 BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - BAKERSFIELD AUG 17 - OCT 6 CHICO CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - CHICO AUG 21 - OCT 13 CARSON CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - DOMINGUEZ HILLS* SEP 18 - DEC 1 HAYWARD CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - EAST BAY AUG 21 - OCT 13 ARCATA HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY^ SEP 5 - NOV 15 MIDDLEBURY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AT MONTEREY*^~ MONTEREY AUG 22 - DEC 15 SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY* SEP 6 - DEC 8 SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY^ AUG 14 - OCT 13/AUG 14 - DEC 15 SAN JOSE SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY* AUG 30 - DEC 15 ROHNERT PARK SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY SEP 27 - DEC 8 DAVIS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - DAVIS* OCT 4 - DEC 14 IRVINE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - IRVINE OCT 2 - DEC 8 LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - LOS ANGELES* SEP 27 - DEC 8 RIVERSIDE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - RIVERSIDE* SEP 25 - DEC 8 SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SAN DIEGO* N/A SAN FRANCISCO UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO* SEP 11 - DEC 15 LOS ANGELES UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AUG 14 - DEC 1 FORT COLLINS COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY - FORT COLLINS AUG 23 - OCT 18 BOULDER UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - BOULDER* AUG 10 - OCT 6 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - DENVER ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS*^~ DENVER AUG 21 - OCT 13 GREENLEY UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO SEP 5 - NOV 9 DENVER UNIVERSITY OF DENVER*^ AUG 16 - OCT 13 MOSCOW UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO AUG 24 - OCT 18 BOZEMAN MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY - BOZEMAN AUG 24 - OCT 20 MISSOULA UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA AUG 21 - DEC 16 ALBUQUERQUE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO^** SEP 13 - DEC 6 CORVALLIS OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY SEP 19 - DEC 7 PORTLAND PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY SEP 22 - DEC 1 EUGENE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON AUG 29 - DEC 19 PORTLAND LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE (C/O UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND)^** AUG 21 - OCT 13 SALT LAKE CITY UNIVERSITY OF UTAH*^ AUG 28 - DEC 15 LOGAN UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY^ AUG 21 - DEC 16 OREM UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY* AUG 23 - OCT 17 OGDEN WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY SEP 19 - DEC 8 ELLENSBURG CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY^ AUG 23 - OCT 13 SPOKANE GONZAGA UNIVERSITY SEP 21 - OCT 27 SEATTLE SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY SEP 21 - DEC 8 SEATTLE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON*^ AUG 14 - DEC 15 PULLMAN WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY* SEP 25 - DEC 13 BELLINGHAM WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY *MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD
**3.0 GPA REQUIRED
^NO BEGINNER LEVEL OFFERED
FALL (B) 2016 OCT 9 - DEC 8 N/A OCT 10 - MAR 16 OCT 23 - DEC 18 OCT 12 - DEC 8 OCT 16 - DEC 8 N/A OCT 16 - DEC 15 N/A N/A N/A OCT 16 - DEC 15 OCT 26 - DEC 15 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A OCT 26 - APR 20 OCT 2 - DEC 1 OCT 19 - DEC 21 OCT 19 - DEC 15 OCT 16 - DEC 8 N/A OCT 11 - DEC 15 OCT 19 - DEC 15 OCT 23 - DEC 15 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A OCT 23 - DEC 15 N/A N/A OCT 23 - DEC 12 N/A OCT 18 - DEC 14 OCT 26 - DEC 6 N/A N/A N/A
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