Once an international student has arrived in your department the first order of business is to visit the Office of International Student and Scholar or the OISSS, located at 3103 N. Charles St. It is the task of this office to aid the students in maintaining their visa status, acquire a social security card when needed, obtain insurance, and complete an I-9, if necessary.

OISSS also presents an orientation program at the beginning of the academic year. This program introduces international student issues to departments and academic staff.

NOTE: It is extremely important that all new international students report directly to this office as soon as they arrive on campus.

PROCEDURES FOR ADMITTING INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS FALL 2004/2005

  • All International Student acceptance letters should contain the following statement: "NO CERTIFICATE (I-20/IAP-66) WILL BE ISSUED WITHOUT FINANCIAL AND HEALTH CLEARANCE." After an International Student has been accepted to your department, the offer letter should be mailed along with the Pre-Entrance Health Form. The international Pre-Entrance Health Form will be available for pick-up on 2/1/2004 from the Health Center at AMR II. The completed Pre-Entrance Health Form must be received in the Health Center no later than 5/1/2004.
  • Along with the Pre-Entrance Health Form and the acceptance letter, we will also need the Statement of Financial Resources to be attached for all students that will not be receiving 100% tuition and stipend. A copy of the Statement of Financial Resources should be added to the admissions folder along with a copy of the offer letter, original TOEFL score and the completed FS-1 Form. The updated FS-1 form is also available at OISSS Website. The Statement of Financial Resources will be sent via e-mail and by campus mail, to all administrators from this office as soon as we have received the new tuition fee from the Board of Trustees.
  • All new International Students‚ folders should be submitted to the office of Graduate Admissions no later than April 30, 2004, to assure the arrival of the International Student by September 6, 2004. Once Graduate Admissions has processed the new International Students‚ folders, they will be forwarded to OISSS no later than 5/07/2004.
  • In order to assure prompt delivery of international mail, we STRONGLY recommend that FedEx be used for all mailing. OISSS will be happy to forward visa documents via FedEx. We will need either the department's FedEx account or the student's credit card number, and expiration date.


 

 

Nicholas Arrindell, Ph.D.
Director

Noppadon Moapichai
Assistant Director

Gina Vachino
International Student and Scholar Advisor

Susana Rodriguez
Administrative Assistant


 

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