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)

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-Fairbanks Room: 206. Orientation time:  8:30am-11:00am.  The medical insurance portion will take place from 9:30am-10:30am.
• LSC-CyFair Tech Building Room 102.  Orientation time:  10:30am - 2:00pm.  The “Maintaining F-1 Status presentation” will take place from 10:30am - 11:30am.  The medical insurance portion will take place from 11:30am - 12:30pm.  
• LSC-Tomball and LSC-University Park Building 13, Room 731: Orientation starts at 10:00am.  The medical insurance portion will take place from 1:30pm-2:30pm. Please see your International Student Advisor/DSO for the complete orientation period.

• LSC-Kingwood Room: PAC 125. Orientation tim:  7:30am - 1:00pm.  The medical insurance portion will take place from 8:30am-9:30am. STOPP Program will present from 10:45am - 11:00am.  Office of Emergency Management Campus Safety will present from 11:00am - 1:30am.  Please see your International Student Advisor/DSO for the complete orientation period.
• LSC-Montgomery Room: G-102 (General Academic Center). The medical insurance portion will take place from 10:30am-11:30am.  Please see your International Student Advisor/DSO for the complete orientation period.  
• LSC-North Harris Room: SSB-205. The medical insurance portion will take place from 1:30pm-2:30pm. Please see your International Student Advisor/DSO for the complete orientation period.