After Acceptance
The Next Steps to Being a Builder
1. Pay your SEVIS Fee
- You will need to pay the required SEVIS fee
2. Make a VISA Appointment
- Follow the steps on travel.state.gov
- Complete the online VISA application (DS-160)and pay the application fee.
- Schedule a VISA interview at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate.
3. Make Travel Arrangements
- Schedule your flight to arrive at Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower (ICT) during the Mandatory Dates of Arrival.
- Southwestern College offers free airport pickups from Wichita, KS to Winfield, KS.
If students do not fly to Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower airport during the dates of arrival, then they will need to make their own travel arrangements to get to Winfield at their own expense.
Please take into account the costs for transportation from airports, overnight lodging, and meals.
4. Make Airport Pickup Reservation
- Southwestern College will pick up students from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport for free during the free arrival assistance days.
- Please forward your flight itinerary to Stephannie.DeLong@sckans.edu
5. Enroll for Courses
- Contact Brittany Donals, International Admissions
- Email: Brittany.Donals@sckans.edu
- Office Phone: 1(800) 846-1543 ext. 6141 or (620) 229-6141
New Student Orientation
All new international students attending Southwestern College for the first time are required to participate in orientation. During Orientation international students are informed about academic, immigration issues, shopping, banking, housing, campus life, host family programs, and other useful information.
After the orientation is over there will be a welcome celebration with members of the American host family program.
Students will receive an Orientation schedule once they arrive on campus.
