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To apply for the Northwest Christian University "Co-op" Program, please follow below instruction. 

1. Completed and signed agreement, contact your agent in your city for the agreement, and sheets & forms

2. APPLICATION FORM: Completed and signed Application forms. Please make sure all information is written so it is legible.  This will enable the information to be correct on the I-20.  This is not an on-line app, and thus must be printed and sent to us. 

3. COPY OF PASSPORT (If you have your passport now.  Otherwise, send a copy as soon as you receive the passport)

4.      FINANCIAL SUPPORT.  You must have, either,

     (a) a copy of your own current Bank Statement in US dollars that amounts to at least $20,000, or,

      (b) a copy of your sponsor’s bank statement that amounts to at least $20,000.   If using a sponsor’s bank   statement, he/she also needs to provide a letter of support states that, “I am the sponsor for _________ and I intend to provide him/her with financial assistance during his/her first year at Northwest Christian University, up the amount of $______.  

5.     Please note that if your (or your sponsor’s) bank statement is not in US dollars you will need to get the conversion into US dollars by doing the conversion on the internet..  Just print the page showing the conversion information and include it with your bank statement. www.currency-eexchange.co.uk/Currency-Converter.htm. 

6.     TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION. The recommendation letters may come from a professor or your employer or from a co-worker.   The letters should provide an assessment of the applicant’s ability to successfully complete graduate studies and succeed in an employment situation.    

7.     ADMISSION  ESSAY (minimum: 500 words): Please respond to the following questions/prompts in essay form (typed, double spaced). Note that this essay will be used to represent an accurate demonstration of your writing skills by which admission or deny decision will be made.

a). Describe your qualifications for acceptance into the program. Be sure to address your leadership potential, creative abilities, and motivational aptitude.

b). Describe your three most important accomplishments to date. You may address civic service, community service, and volunteer work, if applicable, as well as work related endeavors.

c). Address your career goals for the next three to five years, discussing how a degree from NCU will assist you in accomplishing them.

8.    RESUME.   Your resume needs to include your personal information (name, address, and date of birth), work history, educational history, any research or publications in your field, any honors or awards received, and any organizations that you belong to.    

9.    EVIDENCE OF ENGLISH PROFICIENCY.   Sufficient evidence may be a TOEFL score of 550 or more (213 computer base), or, an IELTS score of 6.0, or, evidence that you have studied at least two years in a university where English was the medium of instruction. Or for Chinese student, pass the ESL school exam ( www.naesl.com )  

10.     EVIDENCE OF A BACHELOR DEGREE.  Copies of your Certificate/diploma/proof of Bachelor's degree.  If the document was awarded in an language other than English, an English translation must also be submitted. A bachelor degree in any major may qualify an applicant for admission to the program. 

11.   TRANSCRIPTS: You will need to submit official transcripts in original language as well as an English translation.  Transcripts need to show every year that you studied at the College level.  It is important that the transcripts show all subjects taken and all grades or marks earned for each subject.  It also is very helpful if the grading system of the College is shown on each record. You will need to show you have the equivalent of a 2.50 GPA or greater.   Applicants can use copies of transcripts for admission purposes, but they need to bring with them (or have sent from their previous universities) an official or attested document before they can complete enrollment in the first quarter.

12. SPOUSE AND DEPENDENTS.  If you plan to bring your spouse and/or children you will need to provide copies of their passports, along with a letter giving the following details for each family member you plan on bringing with you: full name, date of birth, country of birth, and country of citizenship.  You also need to show an increase in the bank statement of $6,000 per family member that you are planning to bring with you. 

13. IN THE US: If you are already in the US you will also need the following additional documents: If you are currently enrolled at a US College or college, a completed transfer form, copies of visa, passport, I-94 and I-20 (if applicable) and foreign address (home country)  

If you are living abroad and need to apply for a visa from the U.S. consulate in your home country, you will need to contact an authorized consulting agency or placement agency there in your country. 

Please contact your agent in your country.