For more details about what you should do to prepare for your arrival to OSU, please review the information below:

• Orientation and Arrival Letters
• Important Dates & Orientation Schedule
• Orientation Description
• Immigration Document Check-in Schedule
• Visa Make-up Session Schedule
• Registration Information

Orientation & Arrival Details Letters:

Degree-seeking students

• Summer (pdf file)
• Welcome Brochure 2009-2010 (pdf file)

Exchange Student Letters

• Admission, Visa, and Arrival Information for Students on an Exchange Program (pdf file)

International Student Orientation Schedule

Winter Term 2009
Friday, January 2, 2009
9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Spring Term 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Summer 2009
Please call 541-737-6310 to make an appointment with an International Student Advisor.

Fall 2009
September 21-25, 2009

Orientation Description

At the beginning of each term, International Student and Scholar Services (ISFS) holds a mandatory orientation program for new international students. This program is designed to provide you with valuable information and facilitate your transition to OSU. By participating in the International Student Orientation, you will gain essential information about:

• immigration rules and regulations that affect your visa status
• student health services and health insurance requirements at OSU
• academic life at OSU and how to register for classes
• campus and community resources
• opportunities to meet other new international and domestic students at OSU

All newly admitted international students are required to attend orientation and the immigration document check-in. If you do not attend both, International Student and Faculty Services will place a hold on your registration. If you are unable to attend one or both of these sessions, please contact International Student and Faculty Services at 541-737-6310 or email ISFS.Advisor@oregonstate.edu. To cover the cost of orientation, all students will be charged an orientation fee of $25 (winter and spring terms) or $30 (fall term). This fee will be automatically charged to your OSU student account.

Immigration Document Check-in (IDC) Schedule

Download the IDC schedule.

Visa Make-up Session Schedule:

If you are not able to arrive in the US by the Orientation date, you may sign up for a make-up session at the front desk of our office, room A110 in the Kerr Administration Building, or by calling 541-737-6310.

Students who fail to attend both the mandatory International Student Orientation and the Immigration Document Check In will have a HOLD placed on their records. If you are unable to attend one or both of the sessions above, please contact International Student and Faculty Services at 541-737-6310 or email ISFS.Advisor@oregonstate.edu.  

Registration Information

For information on Registering for classes, please visit the New Student Programs & Family Outreach website to learn more. If you are on an OSU Exchange program, please check with your OSU Exchange Coordinator for more information about how you may register.