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International Students

Welcome to the GLAA application process check sheet.

We are happy you’ve chosen to become part of our school family. To be eligible for enrollment and employment at Great Lakes Adventist Academy, please complete the following items in the steps below. International Student application will be reviewed after May 12, 2023 for the 2023-24 school year.

**IMPORTANT: Steps 1 and 2 must be completed before an I-20 will be sent.

Step 1: Admission’s Office

  1. Download and fill out application for upcoming school year.
    1. Student Application (online version)
    2. Returning Student Application (online version)
    3. Tip: Make sure you and your parent/guardian sign application. Make sure it is filled out completely. Send it in early!
  2. Download and distribute three Recommendation Forms.
    1. Recommendation Form (online version)
    2. Tip: One should be an Administrator/teacher from the last school you attended.
  3. Submit application fee of $30.
  4. Submit USA Guardian Commitment Form. 

Your application will be taken to the Admissions Committee at this point and you will receive a letter of acceptance and the I-20 Form.

For questions, please contact Mr. Matt Hill, Vice Principal, at (989) 427-2403.

Step 2: Admission’s Office

Please complete and send in the following:

  1. Medical Release (online version)
  2. Health Appraisal (print and submit)
  3. Immunization Record. (Send photocopy from family doctor)
  4. Copy of Health Insurance Card. (Send photocopy of BOTH sides of card)
  5. Computer Use Agreement (online version)
  6. Campus Leave Authorization (online version) 
  7. Consent to Release Academic Records (online version) requesting all academic records and transcript from last school attended. For academic questions, please contact Mrs. Stephanie Akenberger, Registrar, at (989) 427-2402.

For questions, please contact Mr. Matt Hill, Vice Principal, at (989) 427-2403.

Step 3: Business Office

***Please bring the following with you when you come to GLAA registration, for employment paperwork:

  1. Passport
  2. Social Security Card (Students may apply for a Social Security card during the 2nd month of attendance.)
  3. Birth Certificate
  4. Most recent report card

For questions, please contact  Mrs. Amy Voss Business Office Supervisor, at (989) 427-2406.

Step 4: Business Office

  1. Payment in full must be received. All fees must be paid in United States dollars. Please mark your check “U.S. Funds.” All students that are not from the United States or Canada must pay their total minimum charges for the year in advance less the cash discount.
  2. The amount that must be paid is $19,500 U.S. funds. This amount will be due on the day that the student enters school.

For questions, please contact, Mrs. Kassie Norcross, Business Manager, at (989) 427-2407.

Registration Options:

  1. Early Registration By Appointment. Steps 1-4 must be completed before an appointment can be made. Please call (989) 427-4444 to schedule an appointment.*
  2. Open Registration on Campus (No appointment needed). Bring all items not submitted from Steps 3-4.*

*Refer to Calendar of Events for specific dates for early and open registration.
NOTE: Please mail paperwork to Director of Admissions, Great Lakes Adventist Academy, P.O. Box 68, Cedar Lake, MI 48812.
To expedite the application process, please email to Matt Hill, or fax to (989) 427-5027.

COVID-19 Update

On April 2, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer rolled out Executive Order 2020-35, which mandates a “suspension of in-person K-12 instruction for the remainder of 2019-2020 school year”

Unless restrictions on public gatherings and use of school buildings is lifted before the end of the 2019-2020 school year,” it is unlikely that we will have graduation this year as scheduled on May 24, 2020. Unless the pandemic miraculously disappears sooner than expected, Great Lakes Adventist Academy will seek an alternate date in the future to hold a graduation ceremony for our seniors.

Great Lakes Adventist Academy, along with the other schools in the Michigan Conference, will continue forward with distance education for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.

In an effort to keep our school family safe during this time, and to remain in compliance with social distancing orders and recommendations, we are kindly asking that you be patient and wait until those restrictions are lifted to come and get your child’s belongings and move them out of the dorms.

Parents and students will be notified via email of any updates.