Step 1 – Fill out a UESL Application

Required Materials:

• Select which Quarter you want to start
• Copy of Passport, Transcripts, Bank Statement
• Confidential Financial Statement (CFS)
• Copy of Official Government Scholarship Letter (SACM students)
• Check “yes” or “no” for Conditional Admission
• Housing Application (if student wants to live on campus)

Step 2 – Submit UESL Application

• Materials must be in PDF format to be accepted
• Submit to UESL@cwu.edu
• The UESL Secretary will email you with your Student ID number when your application is finished. There will include instructions on how you can make the $50 App Fee online on your MyCWU account.
• Please allow 3-5 business days for processing

Current Academic Calendar

Step 3 – Getting your I-20

• When you have paid the App Fee online, please email the UESL Secretary and provide a receipt as Proof of Payment. Nothing can happen until this is complete.
• Please allow another 3-5 business days for your I-20 to be processed
• All I-20’s are mailed via Eship Global. Please create an account at http://study.eshipglobal.com and pre-pay for shipping. When you are asked to enter a “Student ID#”, please enter your CWU student ID number. We will print out the shipping label and mail your documents.
• The UESL Secretary will let you know once it is done
• We mail out your I-20 as soon as possible

For Transfer Students:

Complete the Transfer Form

• Part 1 must be filled out by the Student
• Part 2 must be filled out by School Advisor/Official

Additional Information:

To find out how you can apply for Conditional Admission (either Undergraduate or Graduate), please see the Conditional Admission Information packet. In it you will find instructions about the application process, prices, etc.