ESL Admissions

Step 1: Complete the Online Application.

• Apply.  *Make sure to type your email correctly.

Step 2: Pay the Application Fee.

• After submitting your application, you will be directed to pay online.

Step 3: Email your documents.

• Send to esl@uky.edu in 1 combined pdf file:
• Passport photo (biographical information page)
• English Score (iTEP, Duolingo, TOEFL, IELTS)
  • iTEP: Choose "University of Kentucky - Center for English as a Second Language".  Pay $24.  The results will be sent directly to our office.
• If requesting a visa: Financial Information
  • Bank Statement or Sponsor Letter showing one year of funding (USD $29,039) - in English, and no more than 120 days old
    • If the bank statement is not under the student's name, a completed Guarantee of Financial Support form is also required. 

ESL Staff processes Admission.

(1-2 weeks processing time)

• Admissions are reviewed Tuesdays and Thursdays, but not during orientation weeks or the first week of classes (refer to Calendar).
• We do not reply to emails on weekends or holidays.
• We will send an email with the ESL Admission Letter and a list of Next Steps.

Step 4: Complete the list on your Admission Letter.    

• Necessary Phone Applications: Apple / Samsung
  • Download Duo Mobile, Microsoft Outlook and Canvas Student.
• Student Account Activation
  • Instructions: UK Tech Help Center
• Housing
  • On Campus: Residence Halls (Boyd & Blazer open during breaks); Prices; Application Process; **Note: Meal plans are required for all on-campus residents. On-campus housing fills fast, so apply as early as possible.
  • Off Campus: Search online for prices and availability.  (Off-campus housing is independent of UK and the ESL program.)
• Orientation and Arrival Date

 

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Immigration I-20 for Student Visa :

--- 24 hours after Student Account Activation ---

Request your I-20.

(1-2 weeks processing time)

• Log in with your Link Blue information to iCAT (UK International Center portal).

Make a visa appointment. 

• Find your local U.S. Embassy.
• Bring your Admission Letter and your I-20 (which you will receive via email). 

 

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Students coming from outside of Kentucky:

Plan to arrive before Orientation begins.

• Detailed Orientation Schedule can be viewed online the week before.

Request Airport Pickup.

(5+ days before your flight departure)

• Request transportation from LEX Blue Grass Airport to your Lexington residence.

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Questions?

• Review our website for answers to common/general questions.
• Email esl@uky.edu -- Remember to wait 3 business days for a response.
• Request a Zoom appointment for personal attention.