REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
ON ARRIVAL AT TTU
- ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST. All international students
whose native language is not English are required to take the English Placement
Test, prior to enrollment, for the purpose of validating previous English study
and/or placement in English courses, including English as a Second Language
(ESL) and/or English composition. The English Placement Test may not be taken
more than once. Students who score below the established norm for placement in
ESL 1010 will not take regular courses until their English is at an acceptable
level.
- ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL). Unless
specifically exempted by the English Placement Test score, all international
students are required to take ESL 1010 and 1020 during their first two semesters
at TTU. International students will take ESL courses concurrently with their
major program of study courses. ESL 1010 and 1020 are prerequisites to English 1010
and 1020, as well as to American History 2010 and 2020.
- COMPASS/ASSET TEST. The COMPASS/ASSET math test
will be administered to first-semester undergraduate international students who
score less than 19 in the math portion of the ACT or less than 430 in the math
portion of the SAT prior to enrollment. Some undergraduate international
students are required to take the English and reading portions of the
COMPASS/ASSET test after passing the English Placement test or completing the
ESL (English as a Second Language) course requirements. The purpose of these
tests is to validate previous math and English study and/or placement in math
and English courses. These tests are required by TTU's governing body, the
Tennessee Board of Regents.
- AMERICAN HISTORY. All undergraduate international
students who have not completed one unit in American history at the secondary
school level or six hours of American history in previous college work must
enroll in American history the first semester in residence and continue in
consecutive semesters until they have earned six hours of American history
(History 2010 and 2020), if exempted from ESL 1010 and 1020.
International students who are required to take ESL 1010 and
1020 must enroll in American history upon completion of the ESL courses and
continue in consecutive semesters until they have earned six hours in American
history (History 2010 and 2020).
- All international students should report to the Office of
International Student Affairs on arrival at TTU. The staff will assist the
international student with checking into the residence hall, depositing checks,
registration, etc., at the beginning of the semester. International services and
programs are administered in this office.
- All non-immigrant F-l and J-1 international students will
be required to purchase and maintain health insurance contracted by the
Tennessee Board of Regents as a condition of their admission to, and continued
registration at the University. The coverage includes medical expenses for
accident, illness, evacuation, and repatriation.
International students who wish to apply for admission to the
Graduate School should address correspondence to the Associate Vice President
for Research and Graduate Studies and should use the Graduate School application forms which will be furnished
upon request.
|
