<p>So I was planning on taking up an internship overseas from February to the end of July of next year. My counselor told me that I had to be here (as in physically) to get my IGETC certification but said she was unsure (because we all know counselors are SO useful).</p>
<p>Anyway, certification is due mid-June I believe? Correct me if I’m wrong. Is there any way I can get certified like, via email or phone (or any other way electronically)? Obviously school comes first so I really need to know this asap to adjust my schedule.</p>
<p>I got a sortof preemptive certification and my CC had a system where you could schedule a date for them to mail your transcript and IGETC certification to the admissions office. Hopefully yours does to. </p>
<p>Try the graduation office as they are usually in charge of certification. I don’t think you need to be physically there when they certify you. At my CC, you filled out a request to be certified and told them where to send it.</p>
<p>that sounds silly, why would you have to be physically present? maybe i’m missing something from your story… but like anon said, at my school you can fill out a form in advance and they send it in for you.</p>
<p>Is there an actual time to get igetc certified? At my schools that I went to, when we get our transcripts, if we finished all our igetc prerequisites, we can fill out an igetc certification form. They certify us and then we can see it on our transcript. </p>
<p>My point is, I don’t think there is a certain window of time you can only get certified in but I do think you have to be there physically to fill out some paperwork. Maybe before you leave overseas, if you finished all your classes, get the paperwork for certification done beforehand? You really need to know how you get certified first. Try asking the records office.</p>
<p>The counselor told me that I can only get certification to ONE school, which means I’d have to apply to get the certification after I decide which school I’ll be attending next Fall (which is around April/May). But I won’t be here… Maybe it’s just my school? It sounds fishy but I can’t find any information on it.</p>
<p>(And yes, I WILL be visiting a counselor about this asap. I’m just really anxious and it’s been on my mind this weekend.)</p>