``Open College``  Extension Program

Admission Application (non C.E.U.)

may be used for a single online course
  

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INTRODUCTION  (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY):   Enrolling in a World University online course as an Open College Extension student is a two-step process.  

The first part is to apply for admission to our Extension Program.  The goal of this part is to make sure that you have enough previous college experience and/or English-language writing skills in order to be able to participate successfully in our courses.  

The second step of the enrollment process is to register for a specific course (or courses) and pay your tuition.  

This form is the admission application.  When you have been accepted for admission, we will e-mail you a username and password that will allow you to register for courses and pay your tuition by using the Registration Gateway.  (If you wish to take an online course at WorldU for nursing, social work or counseling Continuing Education Units, please go to our C.E.U. Enrollment Application.  For academic degrees and vocational certificate programs, please see the program announcements on the home page of our web site.

Admission to one or more courses at WorldU as an Extension Program student does not constitute admission to a degree or certificate program.  To apply individually completed courses to a degree or certificate program, a student needs to apply to, and be accepted into, that program.  For more information about degree and certificate programs, please see the program announcements on the home page of our web site.

ADMISSION STEPS:  To apply to take one or more World University online courses as an Extension student, please complete the following steps.

    Step A.  To help you prepare for online distance learning, please review the Computer-related Requirements for Online Programs.

    Step B.  Fill out Part One, below, of this application form while online, and click on the SUBMIT button to send Part One to the Registrar by e-mail.

    If you have completed two years or more of college or university education in English, your application will be complete and we will notify you by e-mail as soon as we accept you as an Extension student.  

    If your most recent diploma or degree is from an a school or college where instruction is in a language other than English, or if you have completed less than two years of college or university studies, please complete the following steps:

    Step C.  Print a copy of this form by clicking on your browser's PRINT
    button, so that you will have a copy of the list of supporting
    documents required.

    Step D.  Gather, copy and/or compose, as appropriate, the various documents, essays and/or written statements required in Part Two of this application and mail them to:

      Office of the Registrar, World University,
      P.O. Box 1567, Ojai, CA 93024-1567 USA.
      (See Part Two, below, for checklist.)

      If your computer arrangements allow you to scan documents into a PDF
      file, you may submit any additional documents required by e-mail as a
      PDF file attachment.
       

    Notice Concerning Instruction in English:   Due to our location and the limits of our staff and funds, World University in Ojai currently offers instruction in English only. If the primary language of instruction for your last diploma received was not English, you will be asked in this application to provide evidence of your ability to read and write first-year college-level English.

Part One  --  Extension Program Admission Application

 

   1. Name(s) of course(s) you want to take   

 

 

   2. Applying for the following term  

     
 

3. Your Legal Name

 

First Name:

Middle Initial:

Last Name:

 

 

4. Address

 

Street Addr. Line 1:

Street Addr. Line 2:

City:

State or Province:

Zip or Postal Code:

Country:

 

 

5. E-Mail 

 

 

6. Telephone 

Home:

 

Work:

 

 

7. Gender  

Male      Female

 

 

8. Ethnic Group

Transcript identification items:

9. Social Security Number

 

 

10. Birth date

 

 

11. Place of Birth

 

12. Educational Background and English Readiness

Please check here if the primary language of instruction for your last diploma received (High School or college) was not English.

Please check here if you completed your high school studies by taking the GED exam, and have not received a two-year or four-year college degree since then.

Total years of college/university education completed:

Please list your High School and the colleges or universities you have attended (in order of most recent -- list up to five):

  High School: Name, Location, Date of Graduation  

 Colleges and Universities: (name of school, degree, subject, date)
        

 

 

Application Review.  Please review the following items before clicking the button to send in your application:

A. If you are taking a course to meet California MFT licensing requirements, please mail a copy of your Counseling Intern License to Office of the Registrar, World University,
P.O. Box 1567, Ojai, CA 93024-1567.  When that is done, your application will be complete. We will notify you by e-mail as soon as we accept you as an "Open College" Extension Program student.
 

B. If you have completed less than two years or more of college or university education in English, you will need to complete Part Two of this application, below.
 

C. If neither A. nor B. apply to you, your application is complete. We will notify you by e-mail as soon as we accept you as an "Open College" Extension program student.

 

I certify that the information I have provided is complete and accurate.  
(Please click one of the following buttons.)

     

   

  

 

Part Two  -- Extension Program Admission Application
Proof of English Proficiency

1.  [___]  If the primary language of instruction for your last diploma received was English, go to Item 2, below.  If not, please provide written evidence of your ability to read and write at least third-year college-level English. This can include an essay or term paper you have written, transcripts of English classes you have taken, and/or scores on English tests(if available).

2.  [___]  For applicants with less than two years of college study:  World University's "Open College" Extension Program enrollment is open to all who can benefit from participation, regardless of previous formal education.  However, because most of our classes require focused, reflective writing, we request that applicants with less that two years of college submit a brief personal essay.   Please address the following topics and return with any mail-in items required from Question 1, above. (Please be concise and limit your response to approximately 3 typewritten pages.)

    1 . Hopes and goals related to your life and the course you want to take.

    2 . Reason for applying to World University in Ojai.

    3 . How did you learn about World University in Ojai?

   

Please mail the above items to:

Office of the Registrar, World University,
P.O. Box 1567, Ojai, CA 93024-1567 USA.

We will notify you by e-mail as soon as we accept you as an Extension student. If we cannot accept you at the present time, we will suggest remedial actions you can take to ensure your later acceptance.  The most frequently recommended course of remedial action is to take a community college (or other college or university) class in English Composition.

World University will acknowledge receipt of both Part One and Part Two of your application by e-mail.  If your application requires the English Proficiency Essay, please complete it and send it to us as soon as possible so that we can complete the processing of your application.

Admission to one or more courses at WorldU as an Extension Program student does not constitute admission to a degree or certificate program.  To apply individually completed courses to a degree or certificate program, a student needs to apply to, and be accepted into, that program.  For more information about degree and certificate programs, please visit the program description section of our Catalog.