* BRIDGE/CREDIT  STUDENTS:

 *  Full-time Status: Enroll and complete at least 12 credits per quarter.

* Taking Online Classes:  7 credits On campus/Hybrid classes plus 5 (or more) credits Online Classes = it’s OKAY!!!

* Taking less than Full-time???  REMEMBER to submit your request to ISP for taking a vacation or for taking a Reduced Course Load due to graduation, etc.

 * On the Waitlist?  All Waitlists are now frozen, you need to blue permission card to join most classes.  You must pay immediately after registration.

*  Need a Blue card to register?  October 2 is the last day to receive and use a blue card from instructors. Bring blue cards to ISP for registration.  A blue card can be requested via online.  Online blue cards are done electronically, so keep checking your e-mail and schedule for registration.

¨ I-20 Document Signing Times :

 

 

 

 

¨ For  YOUR IMMIGRATION Documents, your RESPONSIBILITIES are:

1. To Renew I-20 on time = To submit all required documents to ISP at least 60 days BEFORE it expires;

2. To Renew Passport on time = at least 6-month BEFORE it expires ;

3. Have the major on your I-20 match the major and degree/certificate you eventually want.

ACADEMIC

WinteR quarter Registration Starts NovembeR 23.

What YOU Need To Do To Prepare for it:

> Meet with your program advisor early for your classes plan

> Ask parents to send money to you by mid-October for your Winter tuition payment.

> Update your e-mail online in BC systems and check your it often to get your Registration date and time

> Pay your tuition and fees ON TIME. Tuition and fees are due within 7 days of your first registration.

Important Academic &

Immigration Information

IMMIGRATION

Sept 22, 2009

ISP Office’s Hours:

M—F: 8am—5pm

More Information about ISP

 

RELATED LINKS:

> Previous Newsletter

> Other Request Forms (i.e., for working on-campus, transferring, withdrawal, etc.)

> Work Options for International Students

> Useful Registration Information: How do I get a registration appointment? How do I login? etc.

> Quarterly Credit Class Schedule (i.e., What classes are offered for Fall? etc.)

> Pay via Online (i.e., Can I pay via online? How? etc.)

> Other Transfer Fairs

* UP/IBP  STUDENTS:

*  TIPS for Being a GOOD Student:

- Attend all classes every day.

- Do and submit all of your homework on-time

- Contact ISP or instructors if you are sick 

- See ISP advisor if you have any question or problem

*  Continuing Next Quarter?

- Choose option 1 in the Survey; 

- Pay tuition on time before the deadline to secure your spot.

*  Planning to go to Bridge  or College Credit programs?

Attend the Transition sessions in November.  Check with ISP for the specific date, time, and locations.

FLU SEASON!!! - What you need to know!

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is predicting that more than one kind of flu virus will be spreading this season, including seasonal flu and the influenza virus H1N1 (otherwise known as swine flu).  

* What to do now to prepare and what to do when you get sick, check http://bellevuecollege.edu/flu/

* More information about the Flu from the Government website: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/index.html