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WCA's International Student Program

WCA has been blessed to host a variety of students from all over the world. It is an awesome opportunity for our students to experience different cultures personally and up close.

Washtenaw Christian Academy has welcomed students from Brazil, Chile, China, Germany, Japan, Korea, and Sweden. We look forward to sharing with you all that WCA has to offer through our Christian, college-preparatory program.

 

For an international student to be considered for admission, the following must be submitted:

  1. Create an account.
  2. Log in and complete the New Student Application. Please select “International Student” for application type. The application deadline is May 1st.
  3. Pay the $500 application fee (refundable if enrollment is denied.)
  4. Take the iTEP English Test. The iTEP is an online English proficiency test that can be taken online, on-demand, in under an hour for only $24. The test covers Grammar, Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking is taken via a computer.
  5. Student Response Form
  6. Parent Response Form
  7. Copy of transcripts translated for Guidance Counselor. Send to dhazey@washtenawchristian.org
  8. Copy of passport
  9. Copy of birth certificate
  10. Copy of Health Appraisal with up-to-date immunizations
Once all the above items are received and processed by WCA, an online (Skype, Zoom, etc.) interview may be arranged.

After an international student has been accepted at WCA, the student will be issued a Form I-20, "Certificate of Eligibility for Non-immigrant (F-1) Student Status."  The Form I-20 is needed to apply for the F-1 Visa at the United States consulate and embassies abroad, apply for a change of non-immigrant status in the United States to F-1, or secure permission to transfer to Washtenaw Christian Academy from another school in the United States in continued F-1 status.

For more information about Admissions, please contact Deborah Hazey at dhazey@washtenawchristian.org or 734-429-7733, ext. 2115.

 

International Students

If you are interested in applying to WCA, please proceed to our online application.
 

WCA Host Families

If you are a WCA family interested in hosting an international student, please fill out this WCA HOST FAMILY APPLICATION FORM

Interested in Hosting?

FAQ Sheet on Hosting

Host Family Testimony

"When  presented by WCA with the need for host families we were both excited for how God could use us as well as nervous for how it would impact our family with 3 young boys. 6 years later we can say it’s been one of the best decisions we’ve made. We must be on the bonus plan because Yuan has been with us through high school as well as college and in that time she’s grown from being a stranger to a sister, daughter, and friend.  When she told us she got accepted into grad school at U of M we were beyond thrilled to have her back with us again. When she initially came to stay with us our heart was to bless her but she has blessed us beyond what we could have ever imagined. "