b'Tuition and Fees International StudentsTuition is assessed afterIf you were born outside the U.S., if you attended registration. Students in fullycollege/university abroad, or if you require a visa online courses are charged at theto attend graduate school at VSU, please contact same rate for residents and non- our office for one-on-one application guidance. residents. Non- collaborative onlineThe admissions and visa processes both take courses are charged at the eTuitionconsiderable amounts of time. Therefore, submit rate, while students in collaborativeyour application and documents as early as possible online courses are charged at theto ensure that you have ample time to make GOML tuition rate. Students inarrangements for your studies!face-to-face courses are chargedInternational students must submit additional at either the in-state or out-of-documents to supplement the standard admissions state tuition rate. For informationrequirements. These include (but are not limited to) a on residency requirements, pleasecourse-by-course transcript evaluation from a third-consult the Graduate Schoolparty education credential evaluation service; scores website or the Registrars websiteon the TOEFL, IELTS, or another approved language at www.valdosta.edu/registrar.proficiency exam; and a certificate of finances form In addition to tuition, fees are(which is necessary to issue a visa). Programs that are assessed based on how manyfully online do not qualify for issuance of an I-20 visa.semester hours you take andInternational students who wish to improve their whether they are fully online orEnglish proficiency before beginning a graduate on-campus. For current fees anddegree may consider conditional admission through tuition rates, please refer to thethe English Language Institute (ELI). Conditional Student Financial Services websiteadmission is not available for all graduate programs. at www.valdosta.edu/tuition.For more information, please contact the ELI The tuition and fee schedule isProgram website at www.valdosta.edu/eli.approved for each academic year.For details on International Student admission, please All tuition and fee rates are tentativecheck Center for International Programs prospective and subject to change according tostudent website at www.valdosta.edu/cip or Board of Regents policy. contact our office.17'