International Student Enrollment Steps
Before you enroll in classes, make sure you have completed the International Student Admission Steps.
Not an International Student?
If you are not an international student, then you may need to follow different steps. Find out what type of student you are and get the correct steps for you!
Complete New Student Orientation
New student orientation gives you important information to help you succeed in college.
Orientation gives new students a strong start at American River College by providing planning, support, and guidance. Learn about important forms and tasks you need to complete before you start classes.
You can start online orientation 24 hours after you get your student ID number. To complete orientation, log in to Canvas and find the tile for Los Rios Online Orientation.
International students are also required to attend a separate international student orientation.
Submit Your Transcripts
If you attended a college outside of Los Rios, then you can provide college transcripts showing that you passed certain classes.
Math and English Prerequisites
Review the Math Pre-Approved List and/or English Pre-Approved List.
If your prerequisite course is not on the pre-approved list, then complete the Prerequisite Equivalency Form and email it – along with a copy of your transcript (official or unofficial) – to either the English Division Office (for English prerequisites review) or the Math Department (for math prerequisites review).
- English Division Office – LipscoS@arc.losrios.edu
- Math Department – ARCMathPrerequisites@arc.losrios.edu
Foreign Transcript Evaluation
Students who want to use coursework from a foreign college or university need to have their transcript(s) evaluated. We do not give credit for coursework that is from high school, remedial, or post-baccalaureate in nature.
Use Guided Self-Placement
Your placement helps you determine which math and English courses you should enroll in.
If you graduated high school in a foreign country, then you should use the guided self-placement process to figure out what English and math courses to take. Contact your designated school official to obtain the guided self-placement link.
After you complete guided self-placement, your placements will be updated in eServices overnight.
- From your eServices dashboard, click Academic Records.
- Click Placements to view your math and English placements.
Meet With a Counselor
Meet with a counselor to create an education plan.
The Counseling department will contact you to make an appointment with a counselor to create an education plan. Check both your personal and Los Rios email accounts and complete the new student orientation before the counseling appointment.
As an international student, you are required to enroll in and complete 12 units per semester.
You should begin planning for your classes as soon as you are admitted into the International Student Program. Because classes fill up quickly, if you are unable to meet with a counselor before your enrollment appointment window, you should enroll in classes first and meet with a counselor as soon as you can afterwards.
Enroll in Classes
You can enroll in classes online via eServices during or after your enrollment appointment window.
You will be assigned an enrollment appointment window, which is the earliest date and time you can enroll in classes. You can find your enrollment appointment time in eServices.
As an international student, you must enroll in classes at the college that issued you the Form I-20.
Pay Your Fees
Pay your fees soon after you enroll to avoid being dropped.
Your tuition and fees are due soon after you enroll in classes. You may be dropped if your fees are not paid by the fee payment deadline. This is true even if you enroll in a class that starts later in the semester.
You can see how much you owe in eServices. From your dashboard, click Financial Account, then Account Balance.
Submit Proof of Health Insurance and Negative TB Screening
Proof of US-based health insurance coverage and a negative TB screening are required for all new international students.
Negative TB screening results are only required for the first semester of attendance. Please make an appointment with the Student Health and Wellness Center. Students are responsible for the cost of any testing required. We do not accept results from tests taken outside of the United States.
International students must be enrolled in health insurance while attending our college and provide proof of coverage each semester.
The Los Rios Community College District provides an insurance option for international students, which can be purchased on a semester basis. Payment can be made online before arriving in the US.
We strongly recommend that students purchase the insurance provided by the district, but an outside policy that meets the requirements may also be approved. To receive approval for an outside policy, students must submit proof of coverage (copy of insurance card, etc.) and the International Student Medical Insurance Coverage Verification Form.
If you do not submit proof of insurance/negative TB screening by the deadline, a hold will be placed on your account that will prevent you from being able to add or drop classes.
Complete International Student Orientation
International student orientation gives you important information about your F-1 status.
There is mandatory international student orientation before the start of each semester. Orientation provides information about your F-1 responsibilities and maintenance of status. It is also an opportunity to meet with other international students.
You will receive an email before the start of the semester with information about the day and time of orientation.
Email Steps
Get Help
Need help enrolling in your classes? Contact Admissions Office or the Student Support Center.
Students must use a personal email, not a high school email, to complete their application. Free email accounts are available from many sources:
Note: While all of the providers listed above have millions of users and are widely trusted to be reliable and secure, OpenCCC and the CCC Chancellor's Office do not endorse any particular email providers, and will have no liability should any issues arise with a particular email provider.
You only need to submit one CCCApply application to take classes at any college in the Los Rios district – don't spend unnecessary time submitting separate applications for each college.
A student ID number is automatically issued after completing the American River College application. However, international students must also be admitted into the International Student Program before they can study at American River College.
Being issued a student ID number is not a guarantee of admission into the International Student Program.
Students who have created a CCCApply account must log in using the account they created; they should not create a new account. Students who forgot their username/password can use the "Forgot" icon on the CCCApply site.
Students who use this function and still cannot find their username/password can call the OpenCCC helpline. If they don’t have their username or password and aren’t able to answer security questions to retrieve that information, then the student will have to contact CCCApply directly.
American River College does not have access to CCCApply account information.
International students must meet certain requirements to maintain their F-1 status.