Application  Deadlines:

• Fall Semester- July 1
• Spring Semester- November 1

Check List  | Application Form

South Mountain Community College (SMCC) welcomes your application as an international student and our staff will make every effort to assist you. Our admission requirements conform to the regulations of the U.S. Government for issuing F-1 student visa documents. If you have a question in completing this form, please write a letter, email, or call the Admissions & Records office, 602.243.8123.

The admission process includes the following steps:

1. Complete the SMCC Student Information Form.
2. Complete the International Student Information Form.
3. Request that your most recent TOEFL (Test of English as a Second Language) score report be mailed directly to SMCC. To be accepted for admission as an international student at SMCC, you must be able to speak, write and understand English at a level that will allow you to successfully complete college work. Admission to academic studies requires a TOEFL score of at least 500 (on the traditional TOEFL or 173 on the computer-based test). This requirement may be waived if your native language is English. We also accept an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) overall Band Score of 5.5 or better and a minimum IELTS individual Band Score of 5.0 in each module.

An applicant for the English as a Second Language Intensive Program (ESL) must provide evidence of at least intermediate command of English by way of one or more of the following criteria:

• At least six years of English language instruction as show by the applicants’ school transcript(s);
• A minimum TOEFL score of 400 on the traditional TOEFL or 97 on the computer-based test;
• A minimum IELTS overall Band Score of 4.0 or better.
• An original letter of recommendation from a teacher, school principal or the director of an English language institute attesting to the applicants’ proficiency at the intermediate level;
• Other credentials test scores, interview results or evidence accepted by the coordinator of the intensive English program or the college’s responsible designee.

Please request the ESL brochure for more information on program highlights.

For information about TOEFL:
Write to:  P.O. Box 6151;
Princeton, NY 08541-6151.
Visit their website: www.toefl.org

Contact the United States Information Service at any U.S. Embassy or Consulate.

For information about IELTS please contact http://www.ielts.org.

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1. Graduation from a secondary school that is equivalent to an American high school is required. Submit certified/notarized copies of official high school (and college if applicable) transcripts with a certified English translation  attached to the original.
2. Submit a financial guarantee statement showing you have at least $17,643 per year. Since you must enroll in a minimum 12 credits/units to maintain your F-1 status, you should be prepared to pay a minimum of $3,000 (approximately) in non-resident tuition fees, $443 for health insurance, $5 registration fee, and associated course fees each semester. All F-1 students who have an I-20 issued by one of the Maricopa Community Colleges are required to purchase the approved health insurance plan in use by MCCD colleges. The college has no scholarship provisions for foreign students; therefore, students must be fully prepared to meet the necessary financial obligations for the full time they will be in the United States. While all efforts have been made to present complete and accurate information, changes in tuition and fees, course fees, student services, and nonresident tuition, etc., may be made without notice.

Additional Items are required if you are applying within the United States:

1. A photocopy of the I-94 card in your passport.
2. A photocopy of the visa page in your passport.
3. A photocopy of all previous I-20s.
4. An official transcript sent directly from the educational institution to SMCC.
5. SMCC transfer form filled out by current international student advisor.

Please have all application materials, transcripts, certificates, TOEFL scores, and other information required for admissions sent to SMCC Registration and Records Office.

Note: Review the Check List prior to submitting your application.

South Mountain Community College
Registration and Records Office
Attn: International Admissions
7050 South 24th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85042

If you have any questions, contact South Mountain Community College

Registration and Records
7050 South 24th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85042
Telephone: 602.243.8123
Fax: 602.243.8199
Email: Angelita.Montano@smcmail.maricopa.edu
 

Notification of Admissions:

Upon receipt of all documents, your file will then be reviewed for admission to South Mountain Community College (SMCC). When you are accepted, you will be sent an acceptance letter and the I-20 Form.

SMCC and the Maricopa Community College District do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, handicap/disability, age or Vietnam era/disabled veteran status in employment or in the application, admission, participation, access and treatment of persons, instructional programs and activities.

South Mountain Community College y el maricopa Community College District no discriminan en cuanto a raza, color, religíon, nacionalidad, sexo, orientacíon sexual, cualquier invalidex, endad, ni contra la persona que servía durante la época del conflicto en Vietnam o cualquier otro veterano inválido en cuanto al empleo o a la solicitud, admisión, participacíon, acceso y trato del las personas en las programas de instrucción y ostras actividades.

Students Under Age 18:

SMCC recommends that students who are under the age of 18 (minors) have a guardian in the United States. In the event of a personal emergency, accident, illness, incarceration, etc., the State of Arizona will require the signature of a guardian before assistance such as hospitalization, legal counsel, etc., can be offered. SMCC is not permitted to act in the place of the parent.

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