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Admission Steps for F-1 International Students

​​​​​​Below are the admission ​​steps for F-1 international students as you prepare to enroll at Dallas College. Please refer to Admission Requirements for International Students for further details on specific admission requirements and policies.


Initial Student (Applying From Your Home Country)
Applying as an F-1 International Student

Verify your eligibility for admission

Please review our Admission Requirements for International Students on the Dallas College website to first verify that you are eligible for admission for the current admission period. If you find that you are eligible, you may proceed to Step 2. If you find that you are ineligible due to a requirement, policy, or deadline, please either wait to apply until you are eligible or seek admission to another SEVP-certified school in the U.S.

Apply to Dallas College

  Begin Your Application Please use the Dallas College Application Guide to help you navigate the application.

Collect and uploading your international documents

Once you have successfully submitted your application, you will immediately see several Application Requirements. Please begin to complete each application requirements by viewing its description and uploading the appropriate documentation. F-1 students can use the F-1 Admission Checklist to help gather any required documents before uploading. If you have any questions about any of the application requirements or believe an application requirement has been incorrectly assigned to you, please contact  international@dallascollege.edu with details of the issue. Once all application requirements are complete, please allow 15 business days to be issued a Form I-20 and/or letter of acceptance.

After your official acceptance, all international students are required to attend an F-1 information session. During your information session, you will learn about your responsibilities to maintain your status and the many ways we can help you succeed at Dallas College.

Make your appointment at your embassy or consulate. We advise you to contact the embassy/consulate to get instructions on what to expect. Dallas College and International Admission do not have any control over the appointment schedule or adjudication status.

Check-in/Report to Dallas College

All initial F-1 students should report to a Designated School Official as soon as possible upon arrival into the United States, no later than the reporting deadline in your acceptance letter.

Documents to submit when you report:

  • Copy of F1 visa (if applicable)
  • Copy of I-94
  • Texas address
  • Home campus
  • Complete testing requirements
  • Proof of negative TB

You must also:

  • Register for classes
  • Visit a Success Coaching (Advising) Center
  • Dates and Deadlines
  • Find a Class
  • Pay for classes
  • Tuition and Costs
  • Payment Plans
  • Business/Cashier Offices

Meet with your student success coach to determine if you need assessment testing and to select, register and pay for your courses.

Once you have paid for your classes or set up a payment plan, your student success coach will review your student record for full-time enrollment. Once the semester has begun and you have been confirmed to be in a full course of study, your Designated School Official will issue your active I-20 via your Dallas College email address.

It is crucial to adhere to the deadlines provided on your acceptance letter and I-20. We strongly advise you not to attempt to enter the U.S. before the date noted on your I-20, as doing so puts you at risk of being sent back to your home country.

Note: Neither Dallas College nor a Designated School Official have the authority to prevent these measures.

Transfer Student (Transferring From a College/University in the U.S.)

Verify your eligibility for admission

Please review our Admission Requirements for International Students on the Dallas College website to first verify that you are eligible for admission for the current admission period. If you find that you are eligible, you may proceed to Step 2. If you find that you are ineligible due to a requirement, policy, or deadline, please either wait to apply until you are eligible or seek admission to another SEVP-certified school in the U.S.

Begin Your Application Please use the Dallas College Application Guide to help you navigate the application.

Collect and begin uploading your international documents

Once you have successfully submitted your application, you will immediately see several Application Requirements. Please begin to complete each application requirements by viewing its description and uploading the appropriate documentation. F-1 students can use the F-1 Admission Checklist to help gather any required documents before uploading. If you have any questions about any of the application requirements or believe an application requirement has been incorrectly assigned to you, please contact international@dallascollege.edu with details of the issue. Once all application requirements are complete, please allow 15 business days to be issued a Form I-20 and/or letter of acceptance.

You must also:

  • Be in good standing with the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) and maintain normal academic progress in the United States. Dallas College does not provide F1 visa reinstatement assistance.
  • Not have already earned an equivalency of an U.S. associate degree or higher or completed U.S. graduate-level coursework.
  • An exception to this policy is if you have been admitted to a selective admissions program at Dallas College.
  • Have an official transcript on file from the current SEVP-certified school with an established grade point average (GPA) and/or proof of first session completion.
  • Official transcripts with in-progress grades for the current term may be submitted if an established grade point average is included. If you are in progress of your first semester at the current school, you may be unable to satisfy this admission requirement by the application deadline. Please use StudentTranscripts@DallasCollege.edu for delivery.

Check-in/Report to Dallas College

All transfer F-1 students should report to a Designated School Official as soon as possible upon arrival into the United States, no later than the reporting deadline in your acceptance letter.

Documents to submit when you report:

  • Copy of F1 visa (if applicable)
  • Copy of I-94
  • Texas address
  • Home campus
  • Complete testing requirements
  • Proof of negative TB

You must also:

Meet with your student success coach to determine if you need assessment testing and to select, register and pay for your courses.

Once you have paid for your classes or set up a payment plan, your student success coach will review your student record for full-time enrollment. Once the semester has begun and you have been confirmed to be in a full course of study, your Designated School Official will issue your active I-20 via your Dallas College email address.

Change of Status (In the U.S. On Another Visa Other Than F1)

Appy to Dallas College

Begin Your Application. Please use the Dallas College Application Guide to help you navigate the application

Collect and begin uploading your international documents

Once you have successfully submitted your application, you will immediately see several Application Requirements. Please begin to complete each application requirements by viewing its description and uploading the appropriate documentation. F-1 students can use the F-1 Admission Checklist to help gather any required documents before uploading.  If you have any questions about any of the application requirements or believe an application requirement was incorrectly assigned to you, please let me know by providing a screenshot of the requested item. Once all application requirements are complete, please allow 15 business days to be issued a Form I-20 and/or letter of acceptance.

After your official acceptance, all international students are required to attend an F-1 information session. During your information session, you will learn about your responsibilities to maintain your status and the many ways we can help you succeed at Dallas College.

Check-in/Report to Dallas College

Change of Status students should report to a Designated School Official as soon as possible upon receipt of the approval or denial of the I-769 application. Documents to submit when you report:

  • Copy of approval notice
  • Copy of I-94
  • Dallas, Texas, address
  • Home campus
  • Complete testing requirements
  • Proof of negative TB
  • Proof of meningitis vaccine

You must also:

Meet with your success coach, to determine if you need assessment testing and to select, register and pay for your courses.

Once you have paid for your classes or set up a payment plan, your success coach will review your student record for full-time enrollment and your Designated School Official will provide your continued attendance Form I-20.