International Student Program

ACADEMIC SERVICES:

United Christian Academy (UC Academy) offers a limited number of seats to qualified international students each school year. Families wishing to place a student at UC Academy may do so directly on their own or by using an agent of their own choosing.
The International Student Program (ISP) Director, Joy Lin, shall be the point of contact and coordination for the UC Academy International Student Program.
International students must meet all admission standards established by the school. UC Academy reserves the right to make final decisions over student admission.
International students shall have equal access to academic and co-curricular school programs as do native students.
The overall goal of UC Academy’s International Student Program is total immersion. Students are expected to speak English at school and make successful academic progress in order to stay in the program. In order to assist their needed English language acquisition, MANDATORY AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES are offered to 9^th and 10^th grade ISP students for extra fees. The ISP director may also require certain students to obtain additional tutoring or other academic help with extra cost.
Tuition and fees are due within 10 days after F-1 visa issuance by U.S. Consulate for all new students and April 30 for all returning students. Tuition and fees are due upon the completion of I-20 transfer or issuance of the new I-20 for transferring students.

AGENT SERVICES:

A family is not required to have an agent or a sponsoring agency in order to enroll a student at UC Academy. However, a family may choose to use an agent or go through a sponsoring agency when enrolling their child. An agent or agency can play a valuable role by assisting the family in the admission process and act as the liaison between the family and the school.
If a family chooses to use an agent, the family shall be responsible to pay the agent’s fee(s). Agent’s fee is outside of school costs, and UC Academy does not negotiate or regulate those fees. Agent’s fees are to be negotiated and paid between the agent and the family alone.
An agent or agency must sign an “Agent’s Certificate of Understanding” with the school before he/she is permitted to place students at UC
Agent or agency fee(s) must be billed to families on a separate line item and not be included or communicated as a school fee.

HOMESTAY SERVICES:

The school strongly encourages international students to use the UC Academy homestay program. The UC Academy homestay program is designed to enhance language and cultural acquisition, and is therefore integral to student academic and personal growth.
Host families appointed by UC Academy must be Christians and must use English as the primary language in the home. Families with their own children enrolled at UC Academy are preferred as host families. All adults (18 and over) in the UC Academy homestay family must clear a criminal background check.
All international students’ living arrangements must be pre-approved by the school, including those not using the UC Academy homestay program. The school shall have final authority over the approval and overall supervision of student’s living arrangements.
All homestays (whether arranged through the school or not) must be under the supervision of a responsible adult that is at least 25 years old.
Additional homestay policies and procedures shall be developed by the ISP Director and/or Homestay Coordinator.

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