Academic Year Program
Secondary school students travel to the United States to study at an accredited public or private high school and live with an American host family or at an accredited boarding school. Students may take part in school activities, including after school sports programs. The school district and the state office in charge of deciding athletic eligibility must approve the exchange student’s participation. Students may not work part-time or full-time jobs. However, they may accept occasional work, like yard work or baby-sitting. Exchange students are not allowed to live with relatives.Extracurricular Experiences: Students may take part in school sanctioned and sponsored extra-curricular activities, including after school sports programs.
Accommodations: Students live with an American host family or at a U.S. boarding school.
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a. Be at least 15 years of age, but not more than 18 years and six months of age as of the program start date, or
b. Not have finished more than 11 years of primary and secondary school, not including kindergarten; and
c. Not have previously participated in a secondary school student academic year or semester exchange program or attended school in the United States in either F-1 or J-1 status.
b. Not have finished more than 11 years of primary and secondary school, not including kindergarten; and
c. Not have previously participated in a secondary school student academic year or semester exchange program or attended school in the United States in either F-1 or J-1 status.