August 10,
2009
For All students | Credit students | ELI students
Activities/Volunteer opportunities | Office Hours
FALL
QUARTER TUITION IS DUE AUGUST 12
Please pay your Fall Quarter tuition and fee balance by
this Wednesday, August 12. If your balance is not paid, you will be
withdrawn from your classes and you will be charged (possibly) a non-payment
fee ($19.70). Ouch! L
Please check your
schedule online to determine if your classes are correct and your payment has
been made. CHECK YOUR SCHEDULE NOW,
PLEASE J
SUMMER
QUARTER IS OVER (this Wednesday)
Did you know that 323 international students took an
approved vacation quarter in summer?
Many of these students took less than 12 credits during this vacation
and even took online classes!
Did you know that 20
students took an approved Reduced Course Load (RCL means less than 12 credits)
in summer due to medical reasons or they needed <12 credits to complete
their degree/certificate?
BC HEALTH
INSURANCE
BCs health insurance
is now $207 per quarter, beginning Fall Quarter ($15 increase). Many students owe $15 in Fall Quarter because
the price changed after they registered for Fall Quarter. Please check your Fall Quarter balance online
now and then pay your balance.
SUMMER
QUARTER OFFICE HOURS (ISP is open during all quarter breaks.)
ISPs office hours
are until September 4.
OFFICE HOURS
Monday Thursday 7:30am 5:00pm
Friday 8:00am
12:00pm
Fall Quarter Office Hours: September 8
December 31, 2009
Monday, September 7, BC is closed for Labor
Day Holiday.
Monday Friday:
8:00am to 5:00pm
I-20
DOCUMENT SIGNING: DROP-IN SESSIONS AT ISP
THE ISP OFFICE HAS
DROP-IN TIMES FOR SIGNING I-20 DOCUMENTS. ISP
DOES NOT TAKE AND SIGN YOUR I-20 DOCUMENT AT OTHER
TIMES.
THE DROP-IN TIMES ARE:
Monday through Thursday: 9:30am - 10:30am and
2:00pm - 3:00pm.
Friday: 9:00am 11:00am
DROP-IN TIMES ARE FOR SIGNING I-20
DOCUMENTS ONLY. If a student needs
extra services (vacation or reduced course load approval, class planning,
tuition deferment, etc), the student needs to make an appointment with an ISP
Advisor.
ISP only signs I-20s if students have registered and paid for Summer/Fall
Quarter.
SPRING
& SUMMER QUARTER DATES
For college level
(credit) students, please read the Academic Calendar Credit Class Schedules for
Fall Quarter.
August 12: Final Exams, Summer Quarter Ends
August 12: Fall Quarter tuition and fees due
September 7: Labor Day Holiday. BC is closed.
September 21: Fall Quarter begins. All tuition and fees are due immediately.
September 24 - Oct. 2: Blue permission card required for
most classes
September 25: Last day to withdraw with 100% refund (in
person by 5pm, online by 12:00am)
October 2: Last day to change letter-graded class to
Pass/Fail or Audit or to change credit count
Please check the Credit Class Schedule for more
information, especially school holidays J
VACATIONS
AND TRANSFERRING TO ANOTHER SCHOOL?
ISP WILL
CANCEL SEVIS IMMIGRATION RECORDS (YOUR I-20) IF STUDENTS ARE NOT REGISTERED FULL-TIME (OR
APPROVED FOR A VACATION OR REDUCED COURSE LOAD (taking less than 12 credits))
IN SUMMER AND FALL QUARTERS.
TO TAKE AN AUTHORIZED VACATION QUARTER, F-1 STUDENTS NEED
TO APPLY AND BE APPROVED BY ISP FOR THE VACATION QUARTER. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR QUARTER OFF FORM NOW, IF
YOU ARE REQUESTING TO TAKE SUMMER QUARTER AS YOUR VACATION QUARTER.
IF ISP DOES NOT AUTHORIZE YOUR VACATION, YOU
ARE NOT QUALIFIED TO TAKE A VACATION. Please speak with an ISP Advisor if you have
questions.
TRANSFER
Do you plan to transfer to
another
ISP FORMS
& DOCUMENTS
Remember, ISPs
website, https://bellevuecollege.edu/isp/form.html,
has ISP forms to request a vacation, to transfer to another school, to withdraw
from BC and go back to your home country, to request a reduced course load,
etc.
Please check out
ISPs website, http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/isp/, where you can learn
about immigration, legal employment, health insurance, scholarships, etc. Also, there are many ISP forms you can
download and fill out and then give in person to the ISP Office.
This
REPEATED CLASS REQUEST FORM (READ IF YOU REPEATED A CLASS)
If you repeated a
class that you originally got a D or F grade from, and your repeated grade is
better, then you can dramatically
change your grade point average (GPA) by submitting the Repeated Class Request
form either in-person or online
(https://bellevuecollege.edu/services/repeat.asp) from the My Online
Services link at www.bellevuecollege.edu.
In-Person: This form is at ISP
and on the wall outside the Bookstore.
After completing it, submit the form at the Student Service Desk (across
from the Bookstore). Your GPA will be
re-calculated in 1 to 4 days, so keep checking your unofficial transcript
online.
GRADUATION
APPLICATION DEADLINE
If you want a degree or certificate on
your official BCC transcript, then you need to submit a graduation application
to the Evaluations Office and pay an application fee ($19.70). If a graduation application is not
processed, there will be no degree or certificate posted on your
transcript.
Students
apply for graduation two quarters before their final quarter at BCC. The graduation application requires a filled
out degree/certificate worksheet, sometimes signed by your advisor.
Here
are the deadline dates:
Winter Quarter: October 10
Spring Quarter: December 10
Summer Quarter: March 15
Fall Quarter: June 1
If
you missed the graduation deadline, but you still want your degree posted to
your transcript at the end of Summer or Fall, you can
pay a late fee. Ask the Evaluations
Office about this.
UNIVERSITIES
VISITING SUMMER AND FALL QUARTER
Many universities
visit BCC to speak with students directly.
Please go to http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/advising/QrtrlyVisitSchedule.asp and see who else
will visit BCC during Spring Quarter!
INTERNATIONAL
STUDENT TRANSFER FAIR
On Thursday, October
29, the International Student Transfer Fair will bring over 35 in-state and
out-of-state universities to BC. MARK
YOUR CALENDAR NOW! This is a great
chance to find schools that you may already know about or learn about new
schools that have your academic interests.
TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO ATTEND IF YOU ARE IN CLASSES DURING THIS FAIR.
Where: Cafeteria
When: 9:30am to 12:30pm
Also, after this Fair is over, there will be a Transfer
Workshop with the University Of Washington!
ISP will email you when we have more information about this important
workshop.
TRANSFER
AND ADVISING RESOURCES
There are many useful resources on BCCs Advising website, http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/advising/, and please meet with an ISP Advisor if you need help figuring out your
class planning and transfer plans.
To find your major advisor, go to http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/advising/academicadvisors.asp
To find your degree requirement worksheet, go to http://www.bellevuecollege.edu/worksheets/
http://bellevuecollege.edu/advising/transfer.asp is the best place for online advising resources at BCC. This is the BCC Advising transfer webpage.
TRANSFER THURSDAYS at University of Washington-Seattle (UW)
are intended for prospective transfer students who are preparing to apply for
admission to the UW. These sessions are held every Thursday afternoon in the
·
Group information sessions on transfer admission
·
Drop-in academic advising
·
Workshops and information sessions
·
The opportunity to sit in on a UW class
·
Student-guided campus tours
See
the online schedule for specific times and locations:
http://www.washington.edu/uaa/gateway/advising/transfers/trans_thursessions.php
BCCs next paper-based TOEFL test is Friday,
November 20. ISP will email you when registration
begins.
END OF
QUARTER PARTY
In House 6s
beautiful yard, the English Language Institute (ELI) End of Quarter Party is on
Tuesday, August 11, from 2:30 to 4:30pm.
FALL
REGISTRATION
Please make sure you have registered and paid for
everything you need to register and pay for, like Fall Quarter tuition and
fees, health insurance, activity costs, vacation deposits, parking tickets, and library fines.
VACATION
REQUESTS, TRANSFERRING TO ANOTHER SCHOOL?
VACATIONS
TO TAKE AN AUTHORIZED VACATION QUARTER,
F-1 STUDENTS NEED TO APPLY AND BE APPROVED BY ISP FOR THE VACATION
QUARTER. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR QUARTER OFF FORM NOW, IF YOU
ARE REQUESTING TO TAKE FALL QUARTER AS YOUR VACATION QUARTER.
IF ISP DOES NOT AUTHORIZE YOUR VACATION, YOU ARE NOT
QUALIFIED TO TAKE A VACATION. Please speak with an ISP Advisor if you have
questions.
ISP WILL CANCEL SEVIS IMMIGRATION RECORDS (YOUR
I-20) IF STUDENTS ARE NOT REGISTERED FULL-TIME OR APPROVED FOR A VACATION OR
REDUCED COURSE LOAD (taking less than 12 credits) IN SUMMER AND FALL QUARTER.
TRANSFER
Do you plan to transfer to
another
Remember, ISPs
website, https://bellevuecollege.edu/isp/form.html,
has forms to request a vacation, to transfer to another school, to withdraw
from BC and go back to your home country, to request a reduced course load,
etc.
Activities/Volunteer Opportunities
ISP ACTIVITIES
ISP is planning some serious fun stuff for Fall Quarter
including the Puyallup Fair!
PACIFIC NORTHWEST ACTIVITIES
http://www.seattlespin.net/ is a good place to find activities in the
ISP OFFICE VOLUNTEERS
ISP is looking for enthusiastic
volunteers for upcoming orientations and activities. If you are interested, please make an
appointment to see Kara in the ISP Office.
We are looking forward to working with you.
SUMMER QUARTER ISP HOURS: July 6 September
4, 2009
Monday Thursday 7:30am 5:00pm
Friday 8:00am
12:00pm
FALL QUARTER ISP HOURS: September 5 December
31, 2009
Monday Friday 8:00
am 5:00 pm
ISP telephone: 425-564-3185 (front desk);
fax: 425-641-0246. The ISP Office is open during all school breaks but is
closed on certain
ADVISING SYSTEM AT ISP OFFICE
8:00
9:00am No
advising appointments
9:00 4:00pm
Students can make 30-minute appointments with an advisor.
**No advising appointments on Fridays except
for the first week and for emergencies or special appointments.**
(To make an appointment with an advisor, please
ask the ISP Front Desk to schedule your appointment OR you can contact
an advisor directly by email.)