INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS
International students attending boarding
school at IJGA will be issued an I-20 through
Heritage Academy once the deposit and
Heritage Academy tuition are paid.
The Heritage English Language Academy
provides English as a Second Language (ESL)
instruction to non-native speakers in grades
7-12 and through a specialized program for
high school graduates. The goal of the
Academy is to advance all ESL students to a
level of academic and language proficiency
so that they can function independently in
the mainstream college preparatory classroom
setting, or for Post-Graduate students to
enter a college curriculum. A South Carolina
standards-based curriculum is taught in
English.
International Post-Graduate students usually
attend IJGA on a tourist visa that is obtained
through your country’s embassy. International
Post-Graduate students who are issued an I-20
must be registered full-time with the University
of South Carolina Beaufort.
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