Office of International Admission
Location
75 S Sandusky St
Delaware, OH 43015
USA
E owuintl@owu.edu
Are you a first-year international student with questions about the application process at Ohio Wesleyan? Check out this list of FAQs. If you still need help, we're just an email or phone call away.
No, Ohio Wesleyan is an undergraduate-only university offering Bachelor's degrees.
If you are not an American citizen, permanent resident, or refugee/asylee in the U.S., you are considered an international student.
Ohio Wesleyan's student body of fewer than 2,000 students includes approximately 10 percent international students from more than 30 countries.
OWU has many American students who have lived or are currently living abroad. With Ohio Wesleyan's focus on global education, your international experiences make you a valued member of our community. Although the Director of International Admission, will be your Admission Counselor, you should apply as an American student.
After we have received your application, we:
No. While we don't require an interview, we do value getting to know students. OWU offers several options. Learn more.
Read the International Student Additional Costs and Fees page for more information.
We generally do not accept photocopies of any transcripts, although exceptions may be made in very special circumstances. Permission to send photocopies may be granted only after a complete evaluation of the situation and at the Admission Counselor's discretion.
All documents should be submitted in English or in the original language accompanied by a certified literal translation.
We take into consideration any local external examinations such as O-levels, IB, IGCSE, ICSE, SPM, KCSE, and others that are administered by an educational examining board.
Yes. Please review our International Scholarships and Need-Based Aid page.
Yes. You are allowed to work on campus up to 20 hours per week when school is in session and full-time during breaks and summer. F-1 students are prohibited by the U.S. non-immigrant law to work off campus. Jobs are not guaranteed.
Yes. You will need to fill out the International Student Financial Form which you can access through the portal once you have submitted your application.
Yes, we have English support classes for incoming international students.
We require all international students to verify their English proficiency. Learn more about the different options.
For complete details, please go to our English Proficiency page.
English proficiency is only one of the factors we consider when making our admission decisions. The result of your TOEFL test alone would not determine your admission eligibility. Students who have a lower level of English proficiency will still be evaluated but they will be required to attend one of our English support classes their first semester on campus.
Yes. We consider an Initialview interview as sufficient proof of English fluency. For more information on registering for an Initialview interview, please visit their website.
We evaluate each applicant individually. However, if you have studied at a U.S. high school for at least two years, you may meet our English proficiency requirement. Learn more.
After you have submitted your deposit, you will be emailed specific instructions on what documents are needed and how much funds you will need to certify. Complete details can be found on our website.
After you have been accepted and submitted a non-refundable enrollment deposit of US$300, and we receive the proper financial documentation, it generally takes about three business days for the I-20 to be issued. However, it can take as much as a week during the busiest time of year. Complete details can be found on our website.
Yes. Ohio Wesleyan University is required to obtain proof of funds from its students before the I-20 is issued. Accepted international students are often offered some financial assistance. You should use the form to update us about how you will contribute to the remaining cost of attending the University. It is also very important for you to read the instructions before submitting this form. The issuance of the I-20 will be delayed if the form is incorrectly filled out. Complete details can be found on our website.
No. We must have received all required documents before we can issue the I-20.
Yes. You will need an I-20 from Ohio Wesleyan, and your current school should transfer you to OWU on SEVIS before the I-20 can be issued. The appropriate form will be sent to you for SEVIS transfer once you have indicated you are attending Ohio Wesleyan University.
Yes, if you plan to defer, submit the $300 non-refundable enrollment deposit and inform your Admission Counselor, in writing, of your intentions no later than July 1. If the Admission Committee approves your plan to defer, the scholarship and/or financial aid award you received will be applicable for the spring semester. If you intend to defer for a full-year, your scholarship will be held for you, but you will need to reapply for need-based financial aid. Students are not permitted to defer for more than one year. Students will not be approved for a deferral if their intention is to enroll as a full-time, degree-seeking student elsewhere.
You will need to provide official documents that indicate you are being sponsored by your government and how much support it is providing.
You must pay the SEVIS fee if you were issued a Form I-20 on or after September 1, 2004, and one of the following conditions applies:
The SEVIS fee is US$350. This fee is separate from and in addition to the visa application fee. The SEVIS fee must be paid by the Internet or by mail. It cannot be paid at a U.S. embassy or consulate and it cannot be paid at port of entry. Go HERE for the SEVIS fee payment tutorial.
The fee can be paid:
A third person such as a friend, family member, or other interested person can pay the fee on your behalf through the same means described above.
The fee-payment method makes it possible for non-immigrant students and exchange visitors around the world to pay the fee in their home countries' currencies using the Western Union Quick Pay service.
The SEVIS fee is not required when transferring schools, changing to another degree program or level, requesting a program extension, renewing an F-1 visa or using F-1 program benefits such as practical training. If you are in status when you travel internationally and are not physically outside of the U.S. for more than five months, you will not be required to pay the fee.
If you have been accepted to more than one institution and paid the fee using the SEVIS ID number of an institution you will not be attending, you will not have to pay the fee again. Bring the I-20s of both the school for which you paid the fee and the school you will be attending, as well as your SEVIS fee payment receipt, to the consulate or port of entry (if you are applying for a visa, you should take both of the I-20s back to the consulate).
The SEVIS fee is non-refundable unless paid by mistake, even if your visa is denied or, subsequent to issuance of the visa, you choose not to come to the United States.
If you applied for an F-1 or F-3 visa and paid the SEVIS fee within the last year but were denied a visa, you do not have to pay the SEVIS fee again as long as you re-apply for the same kind of program within 12 months of the initial denial.
Fee payments should be entered into your permanent immigration (SEVIS) record, we strongly recommended that you retain a copy of your fee receipt (form I-797) to use as needed.
If you pay the SEVIS fee via the Internet, your payment is processed immediately and you can print a receipt directly from your computer at the time you make payment. This computer-generated receipt can be used at an embassy, consular post, or port of entry to verify that you have paid the fee. Mailing the SEVIS fee does not constitute payment. The fee is processed when it is received by DHS. If you mail your payment rather than pay on the Internet, it can take a considerable amount of time for payment to be received and for you to receive a receipt by return mail.
Whether you choose to pay the fee by on the Internet or by mail, a paper receipt will be mailed to the address you provide on Form I-901. You may choose to have this receipt sent to you either by regular mail or, at an additional charge, by express delivery.
A paper receipt is not required for you to be issued a visa or to be admitted at the port of entry. Embassies and consular posts will be able to verify your fee payment without a receipt in most circumstances if you pay the fee far enough in advance of your visa interview. Electronic payments must be submitted at least three (3) business days in advance of the interview if you will rely on electronic fee verification at the consulate. Mailed payments must be sent in a manner that assures arrival at the DHS address listed on the I-901 at least three (3) business days before the scheduled interview.
After graduation, approximately 50 percent of OWU international students go on to graduate school, 25 percent accept employment in the United States, and 25 percent return to their homes for further schooling or careers.
Ohio Wesleyan provides exceptional undergraduate preparation for the nation's finest graduate programs.
GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED BY INTERNATIONAL OHIO WESLEYAN ALUMNI | ||
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California Institute of Technology | Macquarie University | University of Illinois |
Carnegie Mellon University | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | University of Maryland |
Case Western Reserve University | Northwestern University | University of Massachusetts |
The College of William and Mary | Penn State University | University of Michigan |
Columbia University | Rice University | University of North Carolina |
Cornell University | Stanford University | University of Notre Dame |
Harvard University | State University of New York | University of Pennsylvania |
Johns Hopkins University | University of California | University of Virginia |
Lehigh University | University of Chicago | Yale University |
Virtually all of our graduates in Ph.D. programs in United States universities receive substantial financial support, tuition, and a stipend, usually in the form of a teaching or research fellowship or assistantship.
Some students choose to enter the workforce immediately after completing their undergraduate degrees. The American companies at which many have begun their careers include: