International Student Orientation

International Student Orientation will be held before the start of the spring and fall semesters at each campus. International Student Orientation is mandatory for all international students and will address and cover the following topics:

• Cultural Adjustment
• Campus Services: Public Safety, Business Office/Tuition, Library Services, Counseling Services
• Campus Tour
• Testing & Learning Center
• Registrar Office
• Student Hand Book
• Academic Plagarism
• ESL programs/placement
• Health Insurance
• Data Sheet (International Student Information)
• F-1 Rules & Regulations including CPT/OPT/Economic Hardship
• Social Security and on campus employment guidelines
• IRS/Tax information
• US Banking/Post Office/Credit Card/Federal and State Law/Relationship
• Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
• STOPP Program (Service, Training, Officers, Prevention Program)

Advisors check that students have proper documents: SEVIS I-20, I-94, Passport and photocopies for student folder.

Make sure students have completed orientation covering all topics listed above, are registered for 12 credits and that all questions or concerns are addressed.

For more information contact your International Student Advisor.

• LSC-CyFair and LSC-Fairbanks Location: LSC-CyFair Main Campus (Barker Cypress Location) Room: Tech Building Room 103. Full Orientation Time:  9-12:30.  Maintaining F-1 Status presentation: 9-10 AM. Medical Insurance presentation: 10-11 AM
• LSC-Tomball and LSC-University Park Location: Lone Star College-University Park. Room: To be determined. Full Orientation Time: To be determined. Maintaining F-1 Status presentation: 1-2 PM.
  Medical Insurance presentation: 2-3 PM

• LSC-Kingwood Room: To be determined. Full Orientation time:  To be determined. Medical Insurance presentation: 8-9 AM. Maintaining F-1 Status presentation: 9-10 AM
• LSC-Montgomery Room: To be determined. Full Orientation time: To be determined. Medical Insurance presentation: 10-11 AM. Maintaining F-1 Status presentation: 11 AM-12 PM
• LSC-North Harris Room: To be determined. Full Orientation time: To be determined. Medical Insurance presentation: 2-3 PM. Maintaining F-1 Status presentation: 3-4 PM