Admission and Registration:

Admission

Language Screening
1. TOEFL: Students must have a minimum TOEFL score of 580/237/74 (PBT/CBT/iBT).

2. Phone Interview: Applicants to ACC must have a phone interview with a member of our staff to determine if their oral language ability is the appropriate level to benefit from the program. If you have already been accepted to Carnegie Mellon and would like to have a phone interview, you can either:

• Call 412-268-4979 (between 9:00-4:00 pm, Mon.-Fri.) to request an interview, or
• Send email to request an interview. Include a phone number and the preferred date and time during which we can call you.

  Note: if you have already had a pre-admission interview with the ICC, you do not need to interview again.

Registration

Registering for ACC is a very quick process. If your interview indicates that you can register for ACC, we will send you an email registration form which you can fill out and return by email. Contact our office by email if you need to get a copy of this form.

Registration Deadline:
We recommend that students register by the middle of April.

Federal legislation has greatly changed the process for entry into the US, and it may take several months for students to complete the process required for getting an I-20 and visa for the US.

Registering later than April might mean that a student would be unable to complete the process in time for ACC.

Students attending ACC must have an I-20 issued by Carnegie Mellon with a start date of June 27, 2008.

NOTE: Students are able to enter the US 30 days prior to that date.

After a student has registered for ACC, we will send his/her name to the Office of International Education requesting that this student's I-20 be issued with a start date of June 27.

Be sure to let your academic department know that you are going to attend ACC.

If you have already received an I-20 from Carnegie Mellon with a start date of August 25, you will need to return that I-20 and have a new one issued in order to attend ACC. If you have already gotten your visa, you will have to reapply for the visa.

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