Student Handbook - NW Services

NWS STUDENT HANDBOOKPROGRAM TERMS OF PARTICIPATIONThese are the legal terms students must comply with and also definesthe responsibilities of NWS. All participants in the NWS High School Exchange Visitor Program must bebetween the ages of 15 and 18.5 years at the time of their arrival in the USA.Participants must be a bona fide high school student in good standing who havecompleted NO more than 11 years of secondary education in their home country. All participants must meet the English language requirements as set by NWS. Arecent SLEP test with a scaled score of at least 48 is required. Students whomisrepresent their English ability or falsify documents or test scores will bedismissed immediately from the program. Any student who does not haveadequate English skills will be required to have a private English tutor. This willbe arranged by NWS. The student will be responsible for payment of the tutor;typically $10 - $20 per hour. NWS students must be in good health upon enrollment and remain that wayduring the entire program. NWS reserves the right to terminate programparticipation if a student‟s physical or mental health status changes andrequires medical attention beyond the capacity of NWS or the host family. Thisincludes eating disorders. NWS students must obtain medical insurance coverage, through their overseaspartner, which meets the DOS standards for J-1 exchange students and it mustremain in good standing throughout the duration of the program. They mustprovide NWS with all information regarding the insurance coverage and proofof its validity. Neither NWS nor the host family is responsible for any medicalexpenses (including any co-payments or deductibles) incurred by the studentwhile participating in the program. NWS will provide host family information no later than August 31 st foracademic year students or January 15 th for a January Semester or Full Yearstudent. No flight date to the U.S. will be set until placement is finalized.Revised December 200952