Admission Requirements

We hope you apply to Fresno City College and join our thriving student body. To determine whether you are eligible for admission to Fresno City College, please complete and return these four documents to the International Admissions Office no later than three months prior to the beginning of the semester for which you are being considered for admission: May 1 for fall semester, and October 1 for spring semester.

Completed Admission Application:
Complete the application with a Number 2 pencil (not to be completed in pen). International Admissions Office International applicants must have attained 18 years of age by the semester entry date.

Please send an email to this address requesting an application fccintad@fresnocitycollege.edu or call (559) 442-8224.   We need your first name and family name, address, city, country and zip code.

• School Records:
  Official transcripts/certificates and evidence of graduation from a secondary school or its equivalent are required. Please submit records in your language and in English. If records are not in English, certified translation must be furnished.
  
• TOEFL:
  A TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score of 500 or more is required from students who are "out of country." It is advisable that the TOEFL is taken early to ensure that this information is received at our office by the application deadline. For more information on the TOEFL please visit the TOEFL website.
  
• Financial Statements:
  Please state amount and source of support using the Affidavit of Support form. Also required is a letter from the sponsor's bank validating that funds are available for the student's living expenses and school expenses.
  

Your admission will be determined upon receipt of these documents. We will inform you of your status by mail.

Accepted
If you are accepted you will receive the Certificate of Eligibility (Form I-20) which is necessary for obtaining a visa from the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service for F-1 status. Note that the Form I-20 is good only for the semester(s) for which it is issued and always carries a beginning and an expiration date.

Incomplete
If your admission status is incomplete for current entry, you will receive a letter indicating the necessary documents that will be required to complete your file for future enrollment.

Not Accepted
If you are not accepted you will receive correspondence specifying the reason(s).

The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS), an agency of the Department of Justice, is responsible for enforcing the laws regulating the admission of foreign-born persons (i.e., aliens) to the United States and for administering various immigration benefits, including the naturalization of qualified applicants for U.S. citizenship. INS also works with the Department of State, the Department of Health and Human Services and the United Nations in the admission and resettlement of refugees. BCIS is headed by a Commissioner who reports to the Attorney General.

Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)
Fresno City College is in compliance with the regulations of the INS to report the following information to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program; name, address, country of birth, country of citizenship, date of birth, course of study, and other information about your stay at Fresno City College. There is nothing you need to do to fulfill this requirement, it is taken care of by the college.

For more information please see www.nafsa.org/sevp.
Please note: There is nothing you need to do to fulfill this requirement, it is taken care of by the college.

The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS)