(Updated June 23, 2008)
The following is a list of Anticipated Openings in the U.S. for the upcoming September application round for the Spring 2009 placements. The institutions are sorted into seven categories based on the chance of placement at that institution. Criteria for the categories include: actual amount of space at the institution, estimated number of outgoing U.S. students, and the typical number of international students that request that institution. Please note that there may be more or fewer actual openings once the applications have been submitted.
The initial rounds of placement focus only on the top three choices, so students should include at least one site among their top three choices that has an Excellent, Very Good, Good or Fair chance of placement. Please do not apply for sites listed as “Closed”.
Institutions marked as Restricted are usually in high demand and have limited openings. Students applying to one of these sites must list it as their first choice and submit their application to ISEP by the priority deadline of September 1st in order to be considered. Students should only apply to restricted sites that are currently open for applications.
Please note that the chance of placement for universities in the Georgia, North Carolina or Missouri Consortium is referring to the consortium as a whole, not to individual institutions within the consortium. Although students may designate interest in a particular institution on their application, the final decision regarding where the student is ultimately placed is made by the Consortium, guided but not determined by the recommendation of ISEP.
Example: Student may list NC-Asheville on their Host Site Request List but the consortium may decide to place the student at another campus within the consortium (such as NC-Appalachian) based on space availability. Students should expect to be flexible.
General Application Tips
Sample Application with Hints
EXCELLENT CHANCE OF PLACEMENT
Hendrix College (Arkansas)
Louisiana State University (Louisiana)
Nebraska Wesleyan University (Nebraska)
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (Puerto Rico)
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras (Puerto Rico)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Main Campus) (Tennessee)
Willamette University (Oregon)
VERY GOOD CHANCE OF PLACEMENT
Agnes Scott College (Georgia)
Georgia Consortium (must be listed as one of top three choices)
• GA-Armstrong Atlantic (Georgia)
• GA-Columbus (Georgia)
• GA-GCSU (Georgia)
• GA-Georgia Southern (Georgia)
• GA-Kennesaw (Georgia)
• GA-North Georgia (Georgia)
• GA-Valdosta (Georgia)
• GA-West Georgia (Georgia)
North Carolina Consortium (must be listed as one of top three choices)
• NC-Appalachian State
• NC-Central University
• NC-East Carolina
• NC-NC State
• NC-NCAT
• NC-UNC Asheville
• NC-UNC Charlotte
• NC-UNC Greensboro
• NC-UNC Pembroke
• NC-UNC Wilmington
• NC-Western Carolina
• NC-Winston-Salem
Truman State University (Missouri)
GOOD CHANCE OF PLACEMENT
Ball State University (Indiana)
East Tennessee State University (Tennessee)
Iowa State University (Iowa)
Kansas State University (Kansas)
Marshall University (West Virginia)
Missouri State University (Missouri)
San Jose State University (California)- Restricted
Southwestern University (Texas)
University of Southern Indiana (Indiana)
University of Texas at El Paso (Texas)
Virginia Commonwealth University (Virginia)
West Virginia University (West Virginia)
Western Washington University (Washington)
FAIR CHANCE OF PLACEMENT
Butler University (Indiana)
Central Washington University (Washington)
Clarion University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania)
Creighton University (Nebraska)
Hamline University (Minnesota)
Idaho State University (Idaho)
Indiana State University (Indiana)
Jamestown College (North Dakota)
Loyola University New Orleans (Louisiana)
Minot State University (North Dakota)
Monmouth College (Illinois)
New Mexico State University (New Mexico)
North Park University (Illinois)
Pitzer College (California)
Radford University (Virginia)
University of Alaska Southeast (Alaska)
University of Vermont (Vermont)
Utah State University (Utah)
Whitworth University (Washington)
LIMITED CHANCE OF PLACEMENT
California State University, East Bay (California) - Restricted
Central Michigan University (Michigan)
Chapman University (California) - Restricted
Clemson University (South Carolina)
Eckerd College (Florida)
Edgewood College (Wisconsin)
Emporia State University (Kansas)
Hampshire College (Massachusetts)
Mars Hill College (North Carolina)
Mercer University (Georgia)
Missouri Southern State University (Missouri)
Montana State University (Montana)
Randolph-Macon College (Virginia)
San Diego State University (California) - Restricted
South Dakota State University (South Dakota)
St. Lawrence University (New York)
Stephen F. Austin State University (Texas)
Tennessee Technological University (Tennessee)
Texas Lutheran University (Texas)
University of Idaho (Idaho)
University of Kansas (Kansas)
University of Mississippi (Mississippi)
University of Nebraska, Lincoln (Nebraska)
University of Northern Colorado (Colorado)
University of the Pacific (California) - Restricted
University of Utah (Utah)
Washington State University (Washington)
Western Illinois University (Illinois)
Wichita State University (Kansas)
VERY LIMITED CHANCE OF PLACEMENT
Benedictine College (Kansas)
Berry College (Georgia)
California State University, Bakersfield (California) - Restricted
John Carroll University (Ohio)
Mansfield University (Pennsylvania)
Miami University (Ohio)
Middle Tennessee State (Tennessee)
North Dakota State University (North Dakota)
Northwestern State University of Louisiana (Louisiana)
Old Dominion University (Virginia)
Roanoke College (Virginia)
Saint Joseph's College of Maine (Maine)
Southern Connecticut State University (Connecticut)
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (Illinois)
The University of Virginia's College at Wise (Virginia)
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Tennessee)
University of Wyoming (Wyoming)
Wesley College (Deleware)
Western Connecticut State University (Connecticut) - Restricted
CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS. DO NOT APPLY.
Bellarmine University (Kentucky)
Beloit College (Wisconsin)
Elmhurst College (Illinois)
Fort Hays State University (Kansas)
Frostburg State University (Maryland)
Howard University (Washington, D.C.)
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania)
Maryville College (Tennessee)
Minnesota State University Moorhead (Minnesota)
Missouri Consortium
• University of Central Missouri (Missouri)
• Northwest Missouri State University (Missouri)
Rhodes College (Tennessee)
Rocky Mountain College (Montana)
Roosevelt University (Illinois)
Rowan University (New Jersey) - Restricted
Saint Peter's College (New Jersey)
St. Edward's University (Texas)
Tennessee State University (Tennessee)
Texas A&M International University (Texas)
University of Denver (Colorado) - Restricted
University of Iowa (Iowa)
University of Kentucky (Kentucky)
University of Memphis (Tennessee)
University of Montana (Montana)
University of North Texas (North Texas)
University of Wisconsin - La Crosse (Wisconsin)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia)
Westminster College (Pennsylvania)
Wittenberg University (Ohio)
RESTRICTED SITES
IMPORTANT NOTE: Students may apply to only ONE Restricted site and it must be listed as the 1st Choice on their application. Students should only apply to restricted sites that are currently open for applications.
The following sites are restricted because of the high number of international students that request them compared with the limited number of available openings.
California State University, Bakersfield (California)
California State University, East Bay (California)
Chapman University (California)
Rowan University (New Jersey)
San Diego State (California)
San José State (California)
University of Denver (Colorado)
University of the Pacific (California)
Western Connecticut State University (Connecticut)