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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!

What Type of Student Are 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.

Learn About 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).

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.

Submit Transcripts

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.

  1. From your eServices dashboard, click Academic Records.
  2. Click Placements to view your math and English placements.

Learn About Placement

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.

Enroll in Classes

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.

Pay Fees in eServices

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.

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