Cool Sites

This page lists the web sites that might be of interest to you. The links have been divided into three main categories according to its usefulness pertaining to undergraduate students, graduate students, and general international students.

Note that you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to access some of the pages in the .pdf format.

Click on the link to proceed directly to each section:
Undergraduate Students  l  Graduate Students  l  International Students

Undergraduate Students

ASSIST: Statewide student transfer information for California

http://www.assist.org/

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Graduate Students

• Guide to Preparation of Master's Theses and Project Reports, prepared by the Office of Graduate Studies and Research, et. al,  Cal State L.A.
  http://www.calstatela.edu/library/guides/thesbk.htm

• LEO, Literacy Education Online: The Write Place Catalogue - An outstanding online guides on all aspects of professional and academic writing.
  http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/catalogue.html

• Introduction to styles manuals and writing guides (by Cal State L.A. library)
  http://www.calstatela.edu/library/styleman.htm

• Brief and practical guides for the above writing style manuals can be found at the followings:

• APA 5th Edition Style Manuals (by Cal State L.A. library): http://www.calstatela.edu/library/guides/3apa.pdf

      APA official web site: http://www.apa.org/

   

• AAA Style Manuals: http://www.aaanet.org/pubs/style_guide.pdf

    AAA official web site: http://www.aaanet.org/

 

• ASA Style Manuals (by Cal State L.A. library): http://www.calstatela.edu/library/bi/rsalina/asa.styleguide.html

    ASA official web site: http://www.asanet.org/apap/quickstyle.html

 

• Chicago Style Manuals (by Cal State L.A. library): http://www.calstatela.edu/library/guides/3chicago.pdf

 

• MLA Style Manuals (by Cal State L.A. library): http://www.calstatela.edu/library/guides/3mla.pdf

    MLA official web site: http://www.mla.org/publications/style

 

• Turabian Style Manuals (by Ithaca College Library): http://www.ithaca.edu/library/course/turabian.html

• Office of Graduate Studies and Research (of Cal State L.A.)
  http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/grad_st/index.htm

• Free computer transcriber application from NCH Swift Sound
  http://www.nch.com.au/in/ggscribe.html

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International Students

• How Do I Become an Academic Student in the United States? (by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services official web site)
  http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/howdoi/academic.htm

• Information regarding Student visa types and procedures (by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services official web site)
  http://www.bcis.gov/graphics/services/tempbenefits/StudVisas.htm

• Overview of F-1 Students Rights and Regulations (in .pdf format) (by Cal State L.A. International Students Programs and Services)

  http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/intlstu/immigration/f1_student_responsibility.pdf

   

• What needs to be done before traveling out of the U.S.? (by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services official web site)

  http://www.bcis.gov/graphics/howdoi/academic.htm#travel

   

• Health insurance claim form  (in .pdf format) (by Cal State L.A. International Students Programs and Services)

  http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/intlstu/insurance/Gt-claim2000.pdf

   

• Health insurance manual for international students (in .pdf format)

  http://www.renaissance-inc.com/Documents/03-04/IACL_B_03-04.pdf

   

• Medical Care Fee Information for enrolled university students (by Cal State L.A. Health Center)

  http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/hlth_ctr/fee_info.htm

   

• Employment Options (by iStudentCity.com)

  http://www.istudentcity.com/immigration/imm_permission.asp

   

• Off-campus Employment (by iStudentCity.com)

  http://www.istudentcity.com/immigration/imm_permission_offcampus.asp

   

• J-1 status (by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services official web site)

  http://www.bcis.gov/graphics/services/tempbenefits/exchvisit.htm#exchange

   

• F-1 status (by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services official web site)

  http://www.bcis.gov/graphics/howdoi/academic.htm#who

   

• Employment Authorization Document (EAD card) (by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services official web site)

  http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/i-765.htm

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