International Students
M-1 VISA STATUS
The Los Angeles Recording School is authorized under United States of America's federal law to enroll nonimmigrant students. Foreign students must first obtain the appropriate student Visa allowing a foreign national to study in the United States. This student Visa can be obtained from the US Embassy or US Consulate servicing the area in which the foreign student resides.
Once admitted into The Los Angeles Recording School’s Recording Engineer Program, international applicants will need to acquire a student visa to study in the United States.
The appropriate student visa for The Los Angeles Recording School is an M1 visa, unless applicants are Fulbright scholars. Information about how to acquire the M1 student visa is provided to international students upon admission to the program.
International applicants must submit a TOEFL score for enrollment consideration. The TOEFL institutional code for The Los Angeles Recording School is 8120. The minimum required scores are:
English – 15 or higher
Reading – 15 or higher
Writing – 15 or higher
In order to expedite this process, international applicants are encouraged to submit these documents along with the application for admission.
Should you need further assistance, please call the Admissions Department at 323.464.5200.
International Student Information
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
International students interested in applying to The Los Angeles Film School must have their academic credentials evaluated through one of the following International Foreign Credentials Evaluation Services.
• Josef Silny & Associates
• World Education Services
The Los Angeles Film School requires candidates to use one of the above mentioned services in order to verify that candidates have completed the equivalent of a U.S. secondary education. Please note that we only need the Document-to-Document evaluation – this evaluation names and describes diplomas, certificates, degrees, periods of education or training and will give the U.S. equivalencies for each.
