Identify whether you wish to study at the graduate level or the baccalaureate level. Take the TOEFL, SAT I and SAT II Subject Tests or ACT for undergraduate study. Take the GRE or GMAT or other tests required by the university information technology program that interests you most. Apply for admission to the university. Indicate whether you will be a visiting student or a degree candidate. Visiting students are students enrolled in another college who wish to take courses towards a degree in information technology at the school of application that will be credited towards a degree at their home college. Indicate that you are an international student and will require a student visa.
Upon admission, ensure that the university completes a SEVIS form indicating that you will be enrolled in their IT program. Take the SEVIS form along with the letter of acceptance to a U.S. consulate near you to obtain an F-1 visa. The F-1 is required for you to enter into the United States. Visit the website for the U.S. consulate or embassy near you. Click the "Visas" tab. Select "Non-immigrant Visas." Locate directions for making an appointment (Note: each consulate has different appointment procedures). Set an appointment where applicable or drop in if they accept walk-ins. Complete form DS-160 by entering your address, passport number, date of birth, length and purpose of your trip. A consular officer will take your passport from you and return it to you along with your SEVIS form once he's stamped the F-1 Visa in your passport. Travel to the United States in time to start your program.
Take courses required for the degree, including program design, program logic, telecommunication fundamentals and theory, algorithms and design. Sign up for additional courses in data structures, database management systems and computer architecture. Speak with your dean or program adviser about choosing electives in a specific area of concentration. Master's degree courses will be more specific than undergraduate level courses and may require working on research projects with professors.
Read the syllabus handed by out by the professor at the beginning of each course. Purchase the books and materials needed for every class. Study required reading and complete all assignments by the deadline listed in the syllabus. Ask questions of the professor in class or after class. Active participation in classroom discussion is part of the grade in many courses.