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All international students are required to submit financial certification as part of their application to show they have funding available to study in the USA. The estimated financial certification for 2008-2009 academic year is $48,747 USD. The final tuition rates will be set in July and an exact figure will be available then. The Financial Certification does not affect your chances of receiving a merit based scholarship in any way. The admissions committee does not consider the financial certification form when making decisions regarding scholarships. The financial certification is only an administrative piece and is necessary to process I-20 forms for admitted students. Only funds in a liquid account, such as a checking or savings account will be accepted: Property, life insurance, stock, jewelry, mutual funds, land, medical savings and retirement accounts, benefit certificates, trusts, securities, and long term savings for housing do not qualify. If a student is supporting him/herself, we will only need an original bank statement in the student's name showing sufficient funds. If a person other than the applicant will be sponsoring the student, the applicant must submit two important documents for the financial certification. You must submit either #1 and #3 OR #2 and #3 below. An applicant may have several different sponsors. We will need the following documentation from each source of funding.

1) A letter of support (who will support the student and what their relationship to the student is) signed by the family member(s) offering financial support to the student. It must be an original signature.
or
2) A completed financial certification form (found in the online application) with original signatures from the family member(s) offering support and the proper boxes checked.
and
3) An original bank statement (on bank letterhead), showing the type of account, the exact balance of the account, and be signed by a bank representative (original signature required). The statement must also show the account holder's name and it must match the name of the person offering support exactly.
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Estimated Financial Certification 2008–2009 (PDF)