If you have a good academic record from high school, but you have not yet received an overall score of 79 or better on the

Internet-based TOEFL, or an overall score of 6.5 or better on the IELTS, you can be admitted to an undergraduate program at Kansas State and

begin your studies in the English Language Program. Once your English meets university requirements, you can begin your degree studies.

With more than 475 clubs and organizations, it’s easy to find a place to fit in at Kansas State. You can play for any of the club or intramural sports teams, play in a band, join a student association from your country or join an academic club to meet like-minded students.

With many student associations, you will always find friends from your country. For a complete list, go to k-state.edu/directories/orgs.html.

The beautiful International Student Center offers students a home away from home and a place for their meetings and celebrations. The expert staff of the International Student and Scholar Services Office in the Center is prepared to help you with questions concerning immi-gration, travel, work and cultural adjustment. They can also provide contact information with your country’s student association. For more information, visit k-state.edu/isss.

The English Language Program can accept anyone who has completed secondary school and is at least 17 years old. The English Language Program’s (ELP) primary purpose is to provide English instruction to students who are qualified to begin university work but do not meet English proficiency standards for the university. For more information, go to k-state.edu/elp

Kansas State University is an accredited major public university with many academic programs.250 / majors and options for undergraduate students 65 / master’s degrees 45 / doctoral degrees 34 / certificatesKansas State has an enrollment of 23,500 students, including 1,900 students who come from more than 100 countries. It is big enough to offer a variety of programs, but cozy enough that students receive personal attention from their professors. Kansas State students are even able to work with their professors on world-class scientific research and win prestigious national scholarships and awards.

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Excellent services for international students

Student organizations

Kansas State has a variety of award-winning housing options. You can choose residence halls that are all-male, all-female or co-ed. Space is available all year for enrolled students, even during holidays and vacations in continuous housing residence halls. Most halls offer double rooms, along with computer rooms, recreational space and laundry facilities. The room rate includes three meals a day except for Sunday evenings. In the residence halls you can meet American and international friends, practice your English, and participate in parties and sports. For more information, go to housing.k-state.edu

Many apartments and houses near campus also are reasonably priced, especially compared to other U.S. cities. If you need help finding a place or have concerns about leasing agreements, Kansas State has people who can assist you.

Kansas State offers an apartment living community on campus. The Jardine Apartment Complex provides a variety of furnished and unfurnished apartments complete with kitchens and appliances. There are more than 700 apartments and 60 different floor plans to choose from. Many of the buildings have been recently built or newly renovated. Jardine is family friendly and has many play areas for children.

Many different countries are represented at Jardine, which makes it perfect for international students.

For more information about the Jardine Apartment Complex, go to housing.k-state.edu/jardine

Home away from home

Off-campus housing

Jardine Apartments

Manhattan, Kan., a city of 50,000, is known for the friendliness of its people and beautiful natural environment. Kansas State ranks as the safest campus in the Big 12 conference.

Manhattan has a four-season climate with beautiful springs and summers, colorful autumns and snowy winters. It is the quint-essential college town with endless things to see and do but with a small-city feel. Manhattan has many public parks and tennis courts, a zoo, a regional shopping mall, international food stores and public golf courses.

On summer evenings you can listen to free concerts in the city park. If you enjoy the outdoors, you can explore the recreational trail that circles the city. Just a few miles from Manhattan is a major lake, Tuttle Creek Reservoir, where you can go swimming, sailing or fishing.

While at Kansas State you can cheer on any of our 16 varsity sports teams. People travel from across the state to cheer on the Wildcats at our football and basketball games – just don’t forget to wear your purple!

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Kansas State University

Founded: 1863

Students: 23,500

Main campus: Manhattan, Kan., a city of 50,000

Degrees: More than 250 majors and options

Campus housing: Residence halls (dormitories) and apartment-style living

Travel: Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK), Manhattan, Kan.Direct connections to and from Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) and Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW). Airport is 10 minutes from the Kansas State campus.

Kansas City International Airport (MCI), Kansas City, Mo. Two-and-a-half hours from campus by shuttle bus. (Kansas City is both in the state of Kansas and the state of Missouri.)

Arts and sciencesOpen option (undeclared) American ethnic studies Anthropology Art (art history, ceramics, digital arts, drawing, graphic design, illustration, metalsmithing and jewelry, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture)Biochemistry Biology Chemistry Communication studies (legal, organizational, political, relational, rhetorical) DanceEconomics English (literature, literature and creative writing, literature with teaching certification)Fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology (biodiversity and conservation, fisheries ecology and management, wildlife ecology and management) GeographyGeology History Kinesiology (health fitness instructor, nutrition and exercise science) Mass communications (advertising, journalism and digital media [includes electronic and print], public relations) Mathematics (actuarial and applied) Microbiology Modern languages (French, German, Spanish/Hispanic literature and studies) Music Music–applied (composition, instrumental performance, music theatre, vocal performance) Music education Philosophy Physics Political science Pre-law Psychology Social work Sociology (criminology) Statistics TheatreWomen’s studies Certificate: classics/primary textsHealth professions: clinical

laboratory science (medical technology), pre-chiropractic, pre-dentistry, pre-health information management, pre-medicine, pre-nursing, pre-occupational therapy, pre-optometry, pre-pharmacy, pre-physical therapy, pre-physician’s assistant, pre-respiratory therapy, pre-veterinary medicineInterdisciplinary majorsHumanities Life science Physical science Social science

EngineeringGeneral engineering (undeclared) Architectural engineering (LEED, sustainability) Biological systems engineering (biological, environmental, machinery) Chemical engineering Civil engineering (construction, environmental, general, structures) Computer engineering (computer hardware, software engineering) Computer science (artificial intelligence, embedded systems) Construction science and management Electrical engineering Industrial engineering Information systems Mechanical engineering (nuclear engineering) Secondary majors: biological engineering, natural resources and environmental sciences

Business administrationAccounting Entrepreneurship Finance (controllership, financial management, financial services) Management (general management, human resources management, operations and supply chain management)Management information systems Marketing Certificates: international business certificate, integrated investment management

EducationElementary education Secondary education (art, biological sciences, business, chemistry, earth science, English, English/journalism, journalism, mathematics, modern languages, physics, social studies, speech)Endorsements: English for Speakers of Other Languages, special education Teaching degrees in other colleges (agriculture, family and consumer sciences, music)

AgricultureGeneral agriculture (undeclared) Agribusiness (agribusiness, food industry economics, international agribusiness) Agricultural communications and journalism (agriculture, environment) Agricultural economics (farm management, quantitative, specialty) Agricultural education Agricultural technology management Agronomy (business and industry, consulting and production, plant science and biotechnology, range management, soil and environmental science) Animal sciences and industry (animal products, bioscience/biotechnology, business, communications, production management, science/pre-veterinary) Bakery science and management (cereal chemistry, production management) Feed science and management Food science and industry (food business and operations management, science) Horticulture (fruit and vegetable production, golf course management, greenhouse and nursery management, horticultural science, landscape management, sports turf operations management, public horticulture, landscape design)Milling science and

management (chemistry, management, operations) Park management and conservation (interpretation, law enforcement ranger, park manager, recreation business)Pre-veterinary medicine (three years) Wildlife and outdoor enterprise management

Human ecologyApparel and textiles (apparel design and production, apparel marketing) Athletic training Communication sciences and disorders Dietetics (coordinated, didactic) Early childhood education Family studies and human services (general, personal financial planning) Hotel and restaurant management Human ecology (family and consumer sciences education, general, un declared) Interior design Nutrition and kinesiology dual degrees Nutritional sciences (medically related fields, pre-dentistry, pre-medicine) Public health nutrition

Architecture, planning and designArchitecture Interior architecture and product design Landscape architecture Regional and community planning

Veterinary medicinePre-veterinary medicine (College of Arts and Sciences, College of Agriculture)

Secondary majorsGerontology International studies Latin American studies Natural resources and environmental sciences

MinorsAgribusiness Agricultural economics Agricultural technology management

Agronomy American ethnic studies Animal sciences and industry Anthropology Applied genomics and biotechnology Aviation safety Bakery science Biology Business Business administration Cereal chemistry Chemistry Chinese Community planning Computing and information sciences Conflict analysis and trauma studies Construction engineering technology Dance East Asian studies Economics English Entomology Environmental geophysics Feed science and management Food science French Geography Geology German History Horticulture International agriculture Japanese Jazz studies Mass communications Military leadership Music Nuclear engineeringPhilosophy Physics Plant pathology Political science Rhetoric/communication Russian Statistics Spanish Theatre Women’s studies

Leadership studiesLeadership studies minor

Graduate study65 master’s programs; 45 doctoral programs

Technology and aviationBachelor’s degreesAviation maintenance Computer systems technology Electronic and computer engineering technology Mechanical engineering technologyProfessional pilotSocial workTechnology management

Associate degreesApplied business Applied technologies Aviation maintenance Computer systems technology Construction engineering technology Digital media technology Electronic and computer engineering technology Mechanical engineering technology Professional pilot Web development technology

Arts and sciencesSocial workHuman ecologyFamily studies and human services (general, personal financial planning)

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