Tuition Deposit

should write to International Student Admission, Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio 43081, USA, for an international student application or apply for admission online at our website: www.otterbein.edu. E-mail us at UOtterB@Otterbein.edu, or send us a facsimile to 1-614-823-1200. International students should submit the application with the following credentials:

1. Transcripts. All international students must request an official copy of their academic credentials (transcript or record of grades) from the high school attended. Copies of transcripts are also required from each institution attended since graduation from high school. The transcripts should give a complete list of courses taken, the number of weeks and the number of hours per week in lecture and laboratory for each subject, and the grades received. If possible, each copy should be accompanied by an interpretation in Engli h of the grading system. In cases in which examination results or grades can not be released to the student, he/she should request that the proper school officials end the information directly to the International Student Admission Office. Applicants should include copies of any diplomas or certificates received or the score from any national examination taken. 2. TOEFL. Students whose native language is not English must send an official report of a score of at least 523 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or J93 on the computer-based TOEFL, or the equivalent. 3. Proof of Financial Support. Applicants are asked to send a bank statement and/ or a ponsor's letter indicating that sufficient funds are on deposit or can be made available and will be used for the student's education. 4. Application Fee. Applicants must send a nonrefundable application fee of $30 in the form of a certified check or bank draft payable to Otterbein College.

Students transferring from another institution of higher education in the United States should write to International Student Admission, Otterbein College, Westerville, OH 43081, and ask for an International Student Advisor's Report form, which a current advisor must complete and return to Otterbein.

A World Education Services, Inc. (WES) course-by-course evaluation of all postsecondary education taken at institutions outside the United States (WES charges a fee of approximately $150 for this service, and Otterbein will reimburse the student when one term of enrollment has been completed; WES details and instructions are available at their website, www.wes.org)

The application form should be completed and returned with the other credentials required at least two months before the beginning of the term for which the student seeks admission.

A $100 nonrefundable tuition depo it is required of all full-time students. For students entering in the fall term, the deposit is due no later than postmarked May 1 of the year preceding fall enrollment, or if the student is accepted for admission after May 1, the deposit is due one month after the date of acceptance. New student enrolling in Winter, Spring or Summer terms will have deposit deadlines stipulated in their letters of acceptance. By meeting the tuition deposit deadline, a student guarantees himself/ herself space in our academic program. Students requiring hou ing hould refer top. 329 for information about reserving housing space.