Attend International Student Orientation
ISSS Guide :: ATTEND INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORIENTATION
All new F1 and J-1 international students to East Texas A&M must attend the International Student Orientation. Students studying at East Texas A&M while in the U.S. with any other non-immigrant visa (ex…H, E, L visa) are encouraged to attend the International Student Orientation but are not required. New English Language Institute students will be required to attend the ELI orientation.
The only students who will not be required to attend the ISSS International Student Orientation are listed below and will need to schedule a face-to-face orientation and check-in with an international student advisor prior to the start of the semester:
- Current East Texas A&M students who are changing their education level (example…bachelors to masters or masters to doctorate). Students completing the ELI and beginning studies in a degreed program (bachelors, masters, doctorate) will be required to attend the international student orientation.
- Current East Texas A&M students beginning a second degree at the same education level (example…beginning a second masters).
- Current East Texas A&M students on OPT who will return to begin a new academic program.
- Students who have filed for a change of visa status to F-1
- New students studying in the English Language Institute will need to attend the ELI orientation.
- All new F-1 and J-1 international students must attend a check-in and welcome session with the ISSS prior to registering for classes. Students may review the check-in schedule here.
- Students matriculating from the ELI to a degree program or starting a new degree program are required to check-in.
- Students who have attended other universities in the Texas International Education Consortium and are beginning coursework at East Texas A&M are required to check-in.
- Students who are studying at East Texas A&M under a different visa category (for example…H visa, E visa) are not required to check-in unless they have applied for a change of visa status to F-1.
All new undergraduate students are also required to attend the New Student Orientation. During the summer the ISSS will host an abbreviated orientation and check-in on the first day of the New Student Orientation (except June 2-3) from 1pm-3pm for all new undergraduate students for the fall. This orientation is only for undergraduate students. You may email [email protected] for more information.