F1 Student FAQs

• Please ensure the application portal states your application is complete and submitted for review.
• You can submit all required documents via the Application Portal. If your file is incomplete, the Indiana Wesleyan team will contact you regarding the required documents.
• Once complete, please allow the admissions team time to complete your document review for admission.
• If your SEVIS is within one week of being terminated or completed, please open a ticket using the online form to notify your enrollment counselor. If you recently entered the US, please include your US entry date in your message.
• Once admitted, you will receive an email with access to your admission letter within your application portal.

Submit an online form to contact your Enrollment Counselor to update your start date. Once the update is complete, your admit letter in the application portal will automatically update.

I'M NOT FINANCIALLY CLEARED -OR- REGISTERED FOR CLASSES

• Yes, you can change your program after being admitted.
• Please submit an online form to contact your enrollment counselor. The ISP enrollment team will initiate the change for you.
• Changing your program requires multiple departments and steps. Please allow time for the update to be completed.
• The 1st course for all F1 academic programs is the same, so the time to update your information will not impact onboarding for classes.

I AM REGISTERED FOR CLASSES

• Yes, you can change your program after being admitted.
• Please complete the Change of Program form found within the Student Portal

STEM eligible programs are indicated with a STEM banner.

• The Indiana Wesleyan team works through applications, emails, and other questions in order of receipt.
• Open an online form ticket using the Contact link. Contacting other departments will not expedite your enrollment.

The cost of books and materials is detailed above, in the Tuition and Fees section of this webpage.

The Slingshot service delivers the correct books and materials to your home prior to each course at a competitive cost.

Additionally, some resources are only available online via IWU.

• Classes will appear in Brightspace approximately one week before the start of the term. Do not be alarmed if you cannot see them in Brightspace before that time. As you continue through your program, each new course will appear one week prior to class start.
• However, if classes are about to start or have already started and a class is no longer available, submit a case ticket right away so our team can investigate the issue.

• SEVP regulations are clear that all F-1 students must have in-classroom requirements with their assigned professor. Residency attendance is monitored to ensure that students are compliant with F-1 regulations.
• Residency Meeting Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s Students: Students at this level will attend two residencies each academic term for six total visits each calendar year. Meeting days are Wednesday and Thursday of the assigned residency weeks.
  • Master’s Students: Students at this level will attend one residency each academic term for three total visits to campus each calendar year. The 1^st residency to begin your academic program will meet Thursday afternoon through Saturday afternoon. All subsequent residencies will only meet on Friday and Saturday.
  • Doctoral Students: Students at this level will attend four residencies each calendar year. Monitor your student email for each residency date requirement. Residency meeting requirements vary with 3-day and 2-day schedules.
• Class time and location vary by student and program. Watch your student email and Brightspace for updates on residency dates and locations.

• Regular orientation sessions are held virtually via Microsoft Teams. Invitations to join are sent to students who have met all requirements for course registration.
• Attendance is strongly encouraged and recommended, but recordings are available.

Before you attend your 1^st residency, you will receive an email from Cloud Card to upload your student ID photo for approval. The IWU team will print your ID card, and it will be available for distribution when you attend your 1^st residency.

• To request transfer credit from your previous school(s), please note the following details:
  • The course must be completed at the same academic level as the IWU course you wish to replace.
  • Bachelor transfer credits must be scored at a “C” or higher, and graduate transfer courses must be scored at a “B” or higher.
  • Bachelor students will have all transfer courses reviewed by an advisor, and a custom degree completion plan will be developed. To be transferrable, graduate transfer courses must meet the course objectives and requirements of the replaced IWU course.
  • Graduate level students can transfer up to 33% of their academic program.
  • Indiana Wesleyan will review your transcript and confirm any applicable courses. If it is unclear that the course is the same, we may require copies of the syllabi from your previous course for comparison. We only accept transfer credit from Regionally Accredited universities (or their equivalent worldwide).

• Any course you have already taken at Indiana Wesleyan, whether you passed or failed, is not eligible for credit transfer.
• Any course you are currently taking is not eligible for credit transfer. Requests must be made before the start of the semester.
• Please understand that if you transfer a hybrid course, it will shorten your program. Once transfer credit is granted, it cannot be rescinded to lengthen your program. And unless you also transfer to an online course, you will have to double up on online classes in one or more semesters. The International Student Programs advising team will review your options with you.

• If you are an F-1 student, you must meet the university standard definition of a full course of study. You cannot drop below this level and remain in status.
  • Indiana Wesleyan Full Course of Study credit requirements
    • Bachelor’s Students: 12 credits
    • Master’s Students: 6 Credits
    • Doctoral Students: 5 Credits

Please use this article on how to access your university email account.

Still have questions? Email it.support@indwes.edu

1st-Time Login Issues: Submit a case ticket

Current Student Login Issues:  View this help article for more info.

Still have questions? Email it.support@indwes.edu

There are 4 steps to complete to be financially cleared to register. You must complete all of these steps to enroll. Course registration is a requirement of F-1 status.

1. Submit the Financial Policy Agreement (FPA)
2. Pay the $500 deposit
3. Submit the Financial Responsibility Form
4. Submit Self-Pay Acknowledgment Form

The application portal includes instructions to complete each of the required steps once you are admitted.

Pay Online

• All students are required to ensure that regular payments are made as detailed in the Self-Pay Acknowledgement Form
• Students can contact the Accounting team to request to set up an automatic payment plan.
• If you want to pay ahead or make an additional payment, you can do this in several ways. We will take your payment over the phone, or you can pay in person (including cash) at the residency. You can also pay online with your student ID number.

• Tuition refunds are based on the date you request withdrawal.
• Once you have completed the third week of a course, tuition is not refundable.
• Any balance remaining on your account once an eligible tuition refund has been applied is still due to the university. You must pay this balance in full or work with our Account Resolution Counselors to set up an acceptable payment plan.

Our credit card processor charges a 2.45% service fee, which is added to any debit or credit card payment.

When the payment processor processes your payment for your payment plan, they will send you an automated confirmation of the payment.

Once that payment has been posted to your student account, you can get a receipt from Student Finance in the IWU Student Portal.

• Your responsibilities as an F-1 student are to yourself, your university, and the federal government.
• If you do not provide your DSO new information, like a change of address, they cannot fulfill their responsibility as a DSO.
• A more complete list of student responsibilities can be found at this link. 

Review this link for the process for new students to provide all required information to allow the IWU DSO team to manage your SEVIS record.

• All schools have different Transfer Out requirements. Contact your current DSO to understand and review the process. Once your record is transferred, your former institution will confirm that your record has been transferred. Hold onto your existing I-20 until Indiana Wesleyan issues the updated document.
• IWU SEVIS Campus Details:
  • SEVIS Campus IDs:
    • Bachelors/Masters: CHI214F04680005
    • Doctorate: CHI214F04680002
  • DSO Details
    • PDSO: Nathan Hawkins
    • Phone: 866-468-6498
    • Email: f1.enrollment@indwes.edu

• Some schools also require transfer-out forms to be completed by the student and a DSO at the new school. A DSO at Indiana Wesleyan will be happy to assist you.
  • Submit a case ticket for assistance.
• IWU will notify you that your record has been received within two business days of the transfer.

Your employment authorizations will end the date your SEVIS record is transferred. You will not have employment authorization again until the first day of your new program at Indiana Wesleyan. Work with the IWU enrollment team and your current DSO to coordinate the best transfer date.

• Students planning to leave the U.S. must notify a DSO before traveling.
• The Travel Endorsement on an I-20 is for return travel to the U.S. to continue a program of study, not for departure.
• Students should plan travel outside the required residency dates.
• Students planning to travel across two separate terms, must request authorization for both terms.
• Submit a case ticket to request authorization.

No, an invitation letter is not required for your family to secure a B visa. Any family wising to visit you at any time you are in the United States, must follow visa application guidelines from the US Department of State.

Indiana Wesleyan does not offer health insurance. You can find many competitive options from the vendors listed below. The coverage should include Medical Evacuation and Repatriation. Indiana Wesleyan does not endorse any specific plan.

• http://www.internationalstudentinsurance.com/
• https://www.studenthealthusa.com/
• https://www.hthtravelinsurance.com/index.cfm
• https://www.isoa.org/
• http://www.trawickinternational.com/Our-Products/Student-Insurance
• http://www.trawickinternational.com/Our-Products/Travel-Medical
• http://www.culturalinsurance.com/
• https://www.inext.com/

To have an F-2 dependent added to your record, you must provide the following documentation:

• Proof of sufficient financial funding:
  • For a Spouse : Additional $6,000 in funding documentation
    • A copy of your Marriage Certificate
    • A copy of the spouse’s valid Passport (photo page and parent page)
  • For a Child : Additional $3,500 for each child in funding documentation
    • Must be under 21 years of age
    • Must be unmarried
    • Must not be within 90 days of their 21st birthday
    • A copy of the child’s Birth Certificate
    • A copy of the child’s valid Passport (photo page and parent page, unless the child is registered in the parent’s passport)
  • For Reactivation of a Dependent SEVIS Record : SEVIS Number to be reactivated

F-2 Dependents can be added via your Terra Dotta account or by submitting a case ticket.