Overview

1) To register online, you must complete the CSA Registration Form in its entirety and click to submit it. To register via mail, click on the link for the printable form, print it, complete all questions, and mail to:

Program Director
Center For Study Abroad (CSA)
325 Washington Avenue South # 93
Kent, Washington 98032 (USA)

Upon receiving your free online registration, you will receive a thank you letter by email with additional information and instructions on what to do next. If you want to expedite your enrollment processing, then please pay the $45 expedite deposit. Can pay quickly online by credit card (secure), or you can add the $45 to your Confirmation Deposit payment. Early registration and payment is advised !

If you reside outside the United States or Canada, and your credit card is declined, please request wire transfer details.  Due to the cost of wire transfers, you may want to send more payment than $45 USD.  Payment will be credited to your balance. Send email to CSA informing us of payment sent.

Confirmation Deposit is required to be confirmed and receive documents (admission docs).
Your confirmation documents can not be sent without this deposit. Please pay as soon as possible,
within the first 3 weeks of your registration date is advised. Include the $45 expedite deposit if not paid online, if you desire your enrollment to be processed quickly. Can not pay the confirmation deposit online.

Confirmation deposits are as follows:

  • $550 USD – Program length: 1 – 10 weeks
  • $750 USD – Program length: 11 weeks +, Quarter (trimester), or Semester
  • $950 USD – Program length: 3 Quarters (trimester), 2 Semesters, and Academic Year

For this second deposit, CSA accepts payment by personal check, money orders, cashier check, online bill pay check, credit card checks, online transfer deposit, direct deposit, and wire transfer. Can not pay online by credit card. If you prefer to send payment by direct deposit or wire transfer, please let us know by email, and we will send you the CSA bank details. CSA will send a receipt when payment is received.

2) Please provide CSA with a valid e-mail address, cell phone #, and Fax #, if available. All CSA students need to have a valid e-mail address in order to receive the receipt letters and other information from CSA.  Also, please be sure to add CSA’s e-mail addresses to your computer (internet provider) so our e-mails to you are not deleted as spam.

studycsa@aol.com

3) For China, Vietnam, Russia, and Brazil programs, please send a clear copy of your passport, as well as any other documents mentioned in the program description. You can send later, but we will need them as soon as possible so we can send you the official “admission (confirmation) letter” to apply for your Visa. Please allow extra time for this document to arrive. Also, if you are only going over for a very short time ( 2 – 4 weeks), you may only need a “tourist visa” to enter the country.

4) Early registration is advised for all programs, especially those where you will need a visa. Deadlines are flexible date-ranges. See Question/Answer section (FAQ’s) of the Main Menu for program deadlines. CSA has an open-door, rolling admissions policy for all programs. We accept registrations up until the program is full. If close to the starting date, please contact CSA by e-mail or phone to ask if space is available. Many times, space is available.

  • NOTE: Confirmation documents (admission docs) are sent after receiving the confirmation deposit.  Balance is paid upon arrival check-in, or in advance by due date if you prefer (payment option).
  • NOTE: CSA has a open-door, rolling admissions policy for all programs…until filled. If close to the starting date, please contact CSA. Space may be available.
  • NOTE: Whiners and grumps need not apply. If you easily get upset and have difficulty adapting to new surroundings, then please do not apply. Going overseas requires the ability to adapt and be flexible.

PAYMENT PROCEDURE

1) Pay $45 USD expedite deposit if you want your enrollment process done quicker (recommended). Can pay online by credit card. See “Register – Pay Online” section of main menu. Or you can add to the Confirmation Deposit and send both deposits together (not online).

If you reside outside the United States or Canada, and your credit card is declined, please request wire transfer details.  Due to the cost of wire transfers, you may want to send more payment than $45 USD.  Confirmation deposit can be combined with your $45 USD.  Payment will be credited to your balance. Send email to CSA informing us of payment sent.

2)  Confirmation Deposit is required to receive confirmation documents (admission docs).

Confirmation documents (admission docs) are sent after the confirmation deposit. Allow extra time if a Visa is needed.  All payments are credited to your account – towards the total cost. Total cost is the sum of: deposits, program balance, housing, insurance, travel, and spending money.

Confirmation deposits are as follows:

  • $550 USD – Program length: 1 – 10 weeks
  • $750 USD – Program length: 11 weeks +, Quarter (trimester), or Semester
  • $950 USD – Program length: 3 Quarters (trimester), 2 Semesters, and Academic Year.

3) Payment instructions are included with the CSA documents. CSA offers a variety of payment methods:

  • CSA accepts the $45 expedite deposit payment online by credit card. This is a secure and quick way to pay the expedite deposit. Pays for your enrollment to be processed quicker. Receipt sent. Be sure to use the exact billing address for the card. Only the initial $45 USD can be paid online by credit card.
  • CSA also accepts personal checks, online bill pay checks, money orders, cashier checks, credit card convenience checks, direct deposits, online transfers, and wire transfers. Contact CSA by email if doing a wire transfer, direct deposit, or online transfer for bank details. Please make payable to: Center For Study Abroad (CSA), and mail all paper checks to the CSA mailing address. Express mail is suggested for security and quick delivery. Use one of these methods to pay the confirmation deposit and balance. Thank you.
  • Money orders can be obtained at banks, post office, Western Union, and a variety of stores. Cashier checks are obtained at a bank. Mail all checks to CSA mailing address
  • If you reside outside the United States or Canada, you can try to pay the $45 expedite deposit by credit card online, but you will need (required) to send all other payments by wire transfer. Some credit cards are declined. CSA uses a very secure system that can easily detect fraud or problems with card payments. If your credit card is declined, try again using the exact billing address as your card. If declined again, then contact CSA by email and request the bank wire details.
  • Payment plan available if needed for confirmation deposit or balance payment.
  • Balance is paid upon arrival check-in, or in advance if you prefer (option).
  • Overall, CSA offers a simple and flexible payment process:
    1) Pay $45 expedite deposit to have your enrollment processed quicker (recommended).
    2) Pay the Confirmation Deposit to be fully confirmed and receive admission documents.
    3) Pay balance by due date (prior to start date), or upon arrival check-in if you prefer.

NOTE: Send all mail to:

Program Director
Center For Study Abroad (CSA)
325 Washington Ave. S. # 93
Kent, Washington 98032 USA

  • NOTE: Please include your name with all payments, and also send us an e-mail when sent.
  • NOTE: Payments by mail should be sent by express (priority) for security and quicker delivery. Send by due date mentioned in CSA confirmation letter (e-mail).
  • NOTE: Make all payments payable to: Center For Study Abroad (CSA).
  • NOTE: CSA can not send admission documents (confirmations) until payment has cleared bank. CSA will send e-mail receipt notice when payment is received.
  • NOTE: Please inform CSA of any changes in your mailing address, phone #, or e-mail.

ADDITIONAL FEES

  • $45 USD change fee – to change dates – or change program. Can pay online.

  • $45 for any payments that do not clear (bounce).

  • Foreign currency transaction fees, and international wire transfer (payment) costs are included in the total balance when paid to CSA in U.S. dollars (USD).