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Admissions
The United States offers a wide range of short-term study programs lasting 12 months or less, including high school exchange programs, work and professional exchange programs, vocational and technical programs, short-term university study, and professional study.

Financial Aid
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Testing
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Visas
Studying in the United States requires a student visa. There are no exceptions. There are different types of student visas, however, and information on the varieties and how to acquire a student visa can be found here.

Publications
The text for the "Short-Term Study" section of this Web site is based on "Book 3: Short-Term Study, English Language Programs, Distance Education and Accreditation" in the U.S. Department of State's If You Want to Study in the United States series. Please visit the "Publications" section to download PDFs of "Book 3" in Arabic, English, French, Russian or Spanish.

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