INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ADMISSIONS POLICY
PHILOSOPHY OF ADMISSIONS
The ultimate purpose of our school is to provide a Christ-centered, quality education. Therefore, we accept Christian students of families who profess a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
SPIRITUAL REQUIREMENTS
- At least one parent, legal guardian, or host must be a professing, practicing Christian.
- Applicants must be able to give a fundamental statement of faith (i.e., who is Jesus, what is sin, etc.) and give testimony of an active personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
- Applicants must be able to present recommendation form letters from their Pastor, Sunday School Teacher, or some other recognized Spiritual Authority per approval from administration.
GENERAL ADMISSIONS POLICY
- Priority will be given according to the date and time applications are received.
- Priority will be given to returning students during the specified re-enrollment period of each year. Enrollment is opened to all other applicants during the rest of the year.
- Applicants may not be under behavioral probation, suspension, expulsion, or any other behavioral conditions from their previous school.
- Applicants must live with their parents, legal guardians, host families or board at Cornerstone Christian Schools.
- Cornerstone Christian Schools will not, normally, accept new students in the 4th quarter of the school year.
- Secondary students will not, normally, be enrolled after the 3rd week of a semester.
- Cornerstone Christian Schools will usually accept new 12th grade students in the fall semester only.
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
- Applicants to High School may not have more than 2 failed credits from a previous school. Failed credits must have been retaken and passed.
- Applicants must have a minimum of a “C” (2.0) average on a (4.0) scale in core academic courses.
- Applicants must be able to present recommendations from their current principal, teacher, or some other recognized educator who can attest to the applicant’s academic ability and/or performance per approval from administration.
THE FOLLOWING ADMISSIONS STEPS MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT IS ACCEPTED TO CCS.
1) CCS application packet must be completed and turned into the admissions coordinator with the current school non-refundable application fee.
2) It is the parent or legal guardian’s responsibility to give the Pastoral, Church, Principal and Teacher recommendation letters to the appropriate person to complete for the student. These recommendation form letters are required in order to complete the application packet. The fax number is on the form and needs to be faxed directly back to the admissions coordinator. The original form can be mailed at their convenience.
3) It is the parent or legal guardian’s responsibility to have all documentation to include but not limited to report cards, transcripts, and immunization records translated into English before being submitted with the application packet and have an official seal such as a notary. The financial cost of translation is the responsibility of the parent or legal guardian. The parent or legal guardian can use the service of Inlingua. Inlingua is a worldwide translation and language teaching company that translates the documents from their foreign language into English. Their website address is www.inlingua-it.com. Their address is 3818 Spicewood Springs Rd., Suite 300, Austin, TX 78759. Their telephone number is (512) 794-8789 and fax number is (512) 794-8090.
4) It is the parent or legal guardian’s responsibility to have the Power of Attorney completed, notarized and enclosed in the application packet.
5) After the documents have been translated, it is the parent or legal guardian’s responsibility to have the documents sent to Foreign Credentials Service of America. The financial cost of the equivalency statement is the responsibility of the parent or legal guardian.
Foreign Credentials Service of America provides a general statement of equivalency and provides a detailed course- by-course listing which can be used to award transfer credit for universities, professional licensing agencies, teacher certification, etc. Their website address is www.fcsa.biz. Their address is 1910 Justin Lane, Austin, TX 78757. Their telephone number is (512) 459-8428 and fax number is (512) 459-4565.
Applying to Elementary - need report cards K-5 through current grade level
Applying to Middle School – need report cards 6th through current grade level
Applying to High School – need 8th grade report cards or transcript through current grade level
6) All the forms in the packet have to be completed, translated into English where appropriate and include an official seal and/or notary seal.
Student Information Enrollment form (including parent or legal guardian’s testimony of faith located on back of form)
Pastoral Recommendation Letter
Church Recommendation Letter
Principal Recommendation Letter
Teacher Recommendation Letter
Student Record Request Form
Copy of Birth Certificate
Copy of Social Security Card or Passport
Official Academic Transcript (8th thru 12th grades - translated into English and converted into US credits)
Report Cards (K-5 thru 8th grades – translated into English and converted into US credits)
Copy of Immunization Record (translated into English)
Student Emergency Authorization Form
Student Questionnaire (student needs to complete personal testimony on back of form in English)
Internet and Photo Release Form
Volunteer Sign-up Form
Copy of Physical Exam Form
Application fee
7) Once the admissions coordinator receives the completed packet, the student will be set up to be tested. The student is allowed only one time to complete the online test. The two placement tests will be math and language. The student will need a total average score of 70 in both the math and language tests in order to meet the testing requirement.
8) At this time the application packet will be given to the principal to be scheduled for a phone interview between the applicant and principal. The principal will determine after the phone interview if the applicant is accepted to CCS.
9) After the applicant is accepted, the school registration fee will be due.
10) Once the applicant is accepted and the registration fee has been received, the I-20 will be issued to the applicant. It isthe student and parent/guardian’s responsibility to have a valid STUDENT VISA when they enter school.
11) International students will have two payment plans to choose from.
- Annual Payment - All fees and full tuition payment must be made no later than two full weeks (10 business days) before the start of their first semester of each school year. Tuition paid in full in this manner will receive a 5% tuition deduction from the initial, total tuition.
- Semester Payment Plan - All fees and one-half of total tuition must be made no later than two full weeks (10 business days) before the start of the first semester of each school year. All second semester tuition and fees are due not later than one week (5 business days) before the last day of the first semester of each school year.
International students under either payment plan cannot attend classes nor be on campus until funds are received and processed.
Revised 10/2010