All international applicants must first complete
a Request for Application Materials form,
which can be obtained online, or from the Graduate
Admissions Office. We will carefully review your
request and send an application if appropriate,
or we will explain why it is not possible to continue
the application process. The Request for Application
Materials Form should be returned to the Graduate
Admissions Office by October 15.
Formal Graduate Application
The deadline for submitting the formal graduate
application is January 1. That
means all application materials (application,
references, TOEFL scores, official transcripts)
should be returned to the Graduate Admissions
Office by that date. International applicants
will be admitted for the fall semester only. The
fall semester begins in late August.
Admissions Decision
If you are offered admission to a graduate degree
program at Wheaton, please follow all the instructions
provided in the admission letter and Notification
of Acceptance.
Declaration of Finance Form
ADeclaration of Finance Form will be sent to you
along with your admission letter. On this form
you report your financial status and return it
to the Office of International Student Services.
This form must be returned in order for your I-20
to be issued.
Budget/Sponsorship
Once the Declaration of Finance Form is received,
a budget sheet will be sent showing the estimated
expenses for the entire time of your program.
Alternative payment plans may be available to
U.S. institutional sponsors upon request. Payment
plans must be finalized with Wheaton College by June 1st. You will be given a
1% refund based on the amount you have deposited
by June 1st (does not apply to scholarship monies).
The college will hold the remaining funds and
apply it to your bill at the appropriate time.
The amount that exceeds your billed cost will
be returned to you during orientation week to
be used for personal expenses.
The I-20.
When the full payment is received by the Financial
Aid Department, financial clearance will be given
for the I-20 to be issued by the Office of International
Student Services. |