INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMISSIONS & SERVICES

Expand Your Global Experience in the Perfect U.S. Location

WHY CHAMPLAIN? Founded in 1878, Champlain College is a small, nationally ranked not-for-profit, private college overlooking Lake Champlain and Burlington. Champlain College’s unique academic model combines integrated writing and critical-thinking skills, community service, career management skills, and a career-focused education with real-world, hands-on experience that will set you up for immediate success.

• For the sixth year in a row, Champlain was named a “Most Innovative “Te OISS ofce run by Jessa School” in the North by U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 “America’s Karki is my frst point of Best Colleges.” contact for any issues or questions that I have as an • The 2021 Fiske Guide to Colleges selected Champlain as one of the “best and international student. Jessa is most interesting schools” in the United States, Canada and Great Britain. really helpful and a good advisor for when I’m struggling • Champlain is featured in The Princeton Review’s 2021 “Best 386 Colleges.” with anything. I have also • Champlain is named one of The Princeton Review’s “Top 20 Schools for found many professors to be Game Design in 2021.” understanding of my status as an international student.” • Champlain received a 2021 SC Award for the Best Cybersecurity Higher

Jenny Caplan, ‘22 // Game Art // Scotland Education Program. International Student Services at Champlain

After you’ve been admitted to Champlain, our Office of International Student Services (OISS) is your home away from home while you are studying abroad in the United States. OISS is dedicated to supporting you every step of the way through comprehensive immigration advising and services, cultural support and adjustment activities, and programming designed for your needs. FIELDS OF STUDY OISS will also help you settle in and thrive at Champlain—from providing ground Accounting (BS) transportation from the airport, train, or bus station when you arrive to academic Accounting: Accelerated (BS) advising. App Development (BS) Applied Mathematics (BS) SOME OF THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE ARE: Applied Sustainability (BS) • Step-by-step guidance through the Form I-20 or Broadcast Media Production (BS) DS-2019 processes Business Administration (BSBA) • Country-specific advice on how to obtain your F-1 or Communication (BS) J-1 student visa and how to enter the United States successfully Computer & Digital Forensics (BS) Computer Networking & • Pre-arrival information and initial ground transportation Cybersecurity (BS) to campus Computer Science & Innovation (BS) Creative Media (BFA) • International Student Orientation Criminal Justice (BS) Data Science (BS) • Cultural adjustment support Degree Design Lab: Integrative Professional Studies (BS) • Monthly activities Education: Early Childhood/ Elementary (BS) • One-on-one academic advising personalized to your goals and unique immigration situation Education: Middle Grades (BS) Education: Secondary (High School) (BS) • Advising throughout the year so you can make informed Filmmaking (BFA) decisions to maintain your nonimmigrant student status Finance (BS) Game Art (BS) • Nonresident alien taxation workshops and guidance Game Business & Publishing (BS) Game Design (BS) • Canadian visa, Social Security, and Department of Motor Vehicles guidance and advocacy Game Production Management (BS) Game Programming (BS) Game Sound Design (BS) Graphic Design & Visual “I was interested in digital arts and Communication (BFA) heard that Champlain College is one Interaction Design (BS) of the top places in the United States International Business (BS) to get such an education. I like the Law (BA) Marketing (BS) small but very close international Marketing Communication (BS) student community we have on Professional Writing (BS) campus. Tere’s always help and Psychology (BS) support available for everyone. I’ve Social Work (BSW) always felt very secure.” Undeclared

For more information, please visit Olga Kachura, ‘21 // Game Art // Russia champlain.edu/majors. International Student Admissions–How to Apply

At Champlain College, we are committed to the well-being and success of our international students. During the application process, it is our goal to make applying to Champlain as easy as possible by offering admissions counseling that addresses the unique needs of international students.

FOLLOW THESE STEPS: 1. Fill Out an Application for FREE You can apply to Champlain College using the Common Application or the Champlain College Application. Both are FREE. Regardless of which you choose, all applications are considered equally. Please do not submit more than one application for admission. “What was a huge appeal to me 2. Send Us Your Academic Records with Champlain is that it is a Academic Transcripts small community, which means You must send scans of the original documents or certified copies of academic transcripts, mark sheets, grade reports, diplomas or certificates, and national that the classrooms are small. standardized examination results. If these documents are not in English, the Professors are able to give applicant must also submit a translated copy. attention to students • Please send all scans via email to Admissions Operations at [email protected] or Jessa Karki at [email protected] individually when they need to. • Submit through Common App (apply.commonapp.org) or I am used to asking my teachers Parchment (parchment.com) a lot of questions and having

Portfolio them explain things to me If you are applying to the Creative Media, Filmmaking, Game Art, Game Design, individually, which has helped or Graphic Design & Visual Communication majors, please send us your portfolio. me a lot.” View our portfolio requirements at champlain.edu/portfolio.

3. Provide Proof of English Proficiency Diogo Ribeiro, ‘23 // Data Science // Brazil For students whose native language is not English, proof of English proficiency is required. There are multiple ways to satisfy this requirement. Please have an official test score report sent to Champlain College in order to be considered for direct admission to the undergraduate program at Champlain. Our school’s code for the TOEFL is 3291. • TOEFL (paper-based): 550 (no sub score lower than 50) FORMS I --20 & F 1 VISAS • TOEFL (internet-based — iBT): 79+ (no sub score lower than 14) • IELTS Academic: 6.5 (no sub score lower than 5.5) Once you are admitted to Champlain • PTE: 58 College, the Office of International • SAT Verbal: 500+ Student Services will begin the visa • British ‘O’ Level English Pass: A–C and Form I-20 processes. You will • Students who have been entirely educated in English are exempt be required to supply a copy of your • C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency (Cambridge Assessment English: Advanced passport, a completed Form I-20 or Proficiency) Application, and financial documents, • High school or college students who have had at least three years of instruction which certify your ability to meet in English at an accredited U.S. college/university/high school may supply official expenses for one academic year. transcripts to see if they might be able to waive the English Proficiency requirement For more information on the visa and Important Note: The College reserves the right to request that an international student Form I-20 processes or services for take a test to determine the student’s level of English proficiency, even if the student has international students at Champlain, submitted the required documentation to waive English proficiency listed above. please contact Jessa Karki, Director of International Student Services. 4. Two Letters of Recommendation One recommendation should be from your school counselor and the other +1-802-865-6485 recommendation should be from someone who can best highlight your [email protected] academic potential. champlain.edu/international- For more information, visit champlain.edu/international-admissions. student-services INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMISSIONS & SERVICES

About Champlain

ENROLLMENT: 2,100 students, representing 40 states and 18 countries

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STUDENT/FACULTY RATIO: 21-INT-3300_6/21_150 AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: 16 LOCATION: Champlain College is located in Burlington, Vermont, USA on Lake Champlain, about 155 km (96 miles) south of Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 347 km (214 miles) north of Boston, Massachusetts, USA; and 483 km (300 miles) north of New York, New York, USA. Burlington has a diverse and international population of about 42,200 people, and the area is home to four colleges. Our campus is about 10 minutes from Burlington International Airport, which has connecting flights to all major U.S. cities.

CONTACT EMPLOYMENT RATE: 93% of graduates over the last six years were employed or continuing their education within six months after graduating. Jessa Karki Director of International MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Student Services Upon admission to Champlain, you will be automatically considered for Champlain Traditional College merit-based scholarships, which range from $1,000–$30,000 USD per year and Undergraduate are based on the overall strength of the student’s application materials. Champlain Admissions Counselor – College does not provide needs-based financial aid to international students, and International it does not provide full-tuition scholarships to international students. International Office of International Student Services students are not eligible for federal or state grants or loans. +1-802-865-6485 ESTIMATED COST OF ATTENDANCE [email protected] For a complete cost of attending Champlain, please visit champlain.edu/tuition-and- financing. Please note that these estimated costs do not take into account airfare, 163 South Willard Street personal, visa-related, or International Student Orientation fees. PO Box 670 APPLICATION DEADLINES Burlington, VT 05402-0670 Fall semester (August): January 15th | Spring semester (January): November 1st USA

LEARN MORE champlain.edu/international- International Stats admissions AVERAGE NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: 25 champlain.edu/international- student-services TOP FIVE MAJORS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS:

• Computer & Digital Forensics • Game Art • Computer Networking & Cybersecurity • Social Work VT ME • Data Science NH

NY MA RI CURRENT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ARE FROM: MI CT PA • Argentina • The Gambia • Kenya • Russia • United NJ OH DE Kingdom IN MD • Brazil • Ghana • • DC WV • Venezuela VA • Canada • Haiti • • Scotland KY NC • Dominican • • New Zealand • Thailand TN Republic SC • Japan • Nigeria