J-1 Visa/Exchange Student Admissions

Apply to UL Lafayette and join our campus community. We're excited to be your host.

UL Lafayette is a host site for J-1 exchange students who are enrolled in our partner institutions around the world. We'll host you in one of the most unique cultural areas of the United States.

Our visiting students will be welcomed by our special version of Southern hospitality that our Cajun and Creole cultures are known for. Enhance your education with a once-in-a-lifetime cultural experience. 

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Requirements for J-1 (Visiting) Student Application Checklist

To be admitted to UL Lafayette you must be eligible to return to the institution you attended before.

If you鈥檝e earned 24 or more hours, you must:

  • Have a 2.25 GPA or higher once converted to the U.S. scale (excluding developmental or remedial courses)
  • Complete both college-level freshman English courses with a grade of C or better
  • Complete college-level mathematics with a grade of C or better
  • Demonstrate English language proficiency
    • If you completed a college-level English course at another school in the U.S., that will satisfy this requirement.

If you鈥檝e earned fewer than 24 hours, you must:

Undergraduate J-1 (Visiting) Student Application Checklist

  1. Select Admission Type -International: I am NOT a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Refugee

  2. Select Student Type -Non degree student: I want to take college courses, but not seek a degree/ certificate

  3. Academic Program -Visiting Student

  4. 鈥淛鈥 for Visa type

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    Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Recruitment PO Box 41210
    Lafayette, LA 70504-1210

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    Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Recruitment PO Box 41210
    Lafayette, LA 70504-1210

If mailing by courier, please use the physical address:

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    Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Recruitment 1311 Johnston Street
    Lafayette, LA 70503

 

Why Choose UL Lafayette

70+

different countries represented on campus

Our students come from around the world to make UL Lafayette their new home.

International Week every spring celebrates our international students and the cultures they bring to campus.

450+

international students

Our students come from 70+ different countries and to all of them we say: You are welcome here.

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