English for Professional Purposes: Business

Requirements

Students must have a score of at least 575 on the paper-based TOEFL, a score of at least 230 on the computer-based TOEFL, or 88 on the Internet-based TOEFL, or an ALP placement at Level 7 for admission to this program.

Students should already hold a university degree.

Application Materials

  1. Completed application form.

  2. U.S. $100.00 nonrefundable application fee (check or money order drawn from a U.S. bank—international money orders, credit cards, wire transfers, and bank drafts are not accepted). No application will be processed without this fee.

If you are currently living outside the U.S., you must have a student visa. In order to qualify for the student visa, you must enroll in a full-time program (18 hours or more per week).

If you enter the U.S. on the American Language Program's I-20, and that I-20's duration of stay is 3-12 months, you must study at the American Language Program for at least 3 months before you will be permitted to transfer to another school or university.

If you require a student visa, please send the following items along with your completed application and application fee at least three months before your expected study date.

  1. Bank statement (dated within the last three months). You must show that you have at least $4,500.00 per month to live and study at Columbia University.

  2. Sponsor letter (dated within the last three months).

    If you are sending your own bank statement, you do not need to send this letter.

    If someone (your mother, father, brother, aunt, friend or employer) is supporting you in your studies in the U.S., you do need to send this letter.

    In the letter, your sponsor should say that he or she promises to fully support you financially in your studies at the American Language Program.

  3. Photocopy of your passport name and date-of-birth page.

Once your completed application and accompanying materials and fees have been received and processed, you will receive a U.S. government I-20 A-B form. Bring the I-20 A-B form, along with your letter of acceptance and original financial documents, to a U.S. embassy or consulate in your country to apply for a student (F-1) visa.

Submit all application materials in a single packet to:

American Language Program
Columbia University
203 Lewisohn Hall
Mail Code 4119, 2970 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
U.S.A.