Exchange - Visiting Students

• • Submit an application: https://apply.sdsmt.edu/apply/.
• • Select application type "Non-Degree Seeking Student"
  • ◦ If you have any questions or encounter any technical issues, contact us at international@sdsmt.edu
• • Email to: international@sdsmt.edu to notify us when you have submitted an application. This will allow us to track your application.

• • Download, fill out the Exchange-Visitor Student Class Information Sheet.
• ◦ To search for classes, follow the Class Search Instructions
• ◦ Once you have filled it out, you will need to get proper signatures before sending
• • Send it back to: international@sdsmt.edu

• • Fill out the J-1 Detail Information Form.
• ◦ You will be asked to upload a copy of your passport ID page
• ◦ Do not send this through email
• • If you are having issues accessing this form, email us at international@sdsmt.edu

Once all documents from you and your home institution advisor are received and IF you are admitted to South Dakota Mines, the Ivanhoe International Center will:

• • Request classes. This can take time depending on the time of year. Be patient.
• ◦ If all requests are accepted by department, you will be enrolled in those classes.
• ◦ If requests are rejected by the department, you will be given steps to choose different classes.
• • Send an email once you have been enrolled in all classes you requested along with your admission letter.
• • Start your J-1 immigration document process.
• ◦ If you are applying as an exchange student under an existing agreement with South Dakota Mines, you will need to show proof of financial support. Undergraduate students will need to show a minimum of $7,000 per semester; Graduate students will need to show a minimum of $6,500 per semester.
• ◦ If you are not part of an existing agreement, regular fees and tuition apply. See our Costs for International Students webpage.
• ◦ Estimated amount includes room and board, books and supplies, health insurance, and international student fee. To ensure your financial support documents meet the requirements, please see sample sponsor letter and sample bank statement.

• • Once you have been admitted, please follow the pre-arrival checklist for information on your next steps.

• • Post-secondary school transcripts (official college or technical school, if applicable)
  • ◦ Applicants should have a U.S. GPA of 2.75.
  • ◦ We will accept scanned copies from a university official only.
  • > Please send us these as soon as possible so we can make sure the student is admissible.
  • > Students cannot send us the official transcripts on their own.

• • For Students of Most European Countries
  • • Download the recommendation form.
  • ◦ This is a fillable PDF. You should be able to save it after you have completed the form.
  • ◦ Have a university official fill out the recommendation form for each student to assess their English ability.
  • ◦ Have the evaluator or the International Student Advisor send it back to: international@sdsmt.edu.
  • ◦ The student cannot send this form to us.
• • For Students from Non-English Speaking Countries
  • ◦ We prefer the IELTS or TOEFL exams but will consider others.
  • ◦ Please have your university send to: international@sdsmt.edu.
  • ◦ For more information on our English requirements, please visit: http://www.sdsmt.edu/Admissions/International-Students/English-Proficiency/.

• • If you have a learning agreement you wish to sign once the student has been admitted, please send to international@sdsmt.edu.