[NewIntlStudents] Reminder about undergraduate intl student orientation this Friday!

[New International Students]

The International Student Services Office (ISSO) will conduct an
orientation session this Friday, July 19 for new (transfer and initial)
undergraduate international students only.  This orientation coincides
with a New Student Orientation that will begin Friday evening and go
through Saturday.  All new undergraduate international students are
required to attend both an international student orientation which is
hosted by the ISSO and the New Student Orientation which is hosted by
the Orientation Office before being eligible to register for classes.
For more information about the New Student Orientation hosted by the
Orientation Office go to
https://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/oneStopShop/orientation/default.aspx.  

 

Please note that new undergraduate international students that plan to
attend both orientations this Friday and Saturday will need to register
for the international student orientation at
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFhidmhYQUxZSXhpZHp
YQU04TjA3LXc6MQ and register for the New Student Orientation at
https://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/oneStopShop/orientation/signUp.aspx.  

 

The abbreviated international student orientation will begin at 1pm
(please be there by 12:45) in BA221 (building B24 on campus map).
Check-in will be conducted in the ISSO in Halladay 104 (building B17 on
campus map) after the orientation from 2pm-3:30pm.   Due to a prior
commitment for the ISSO staff the check-in will conclude at 3:30pm
regardless of students waiting to check-in.  Students are encouraged to
make copies ahead of time or students may make copies at the James Gee
Library or the Pride Shop in the Rayburn Student Center.  PLEASE HAVE
ALL OF YOUR DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION LISTED BELOW READY FOR CHECK-IN
BEGINNING AT 2PM:

*         Copy of passport and visa

*         Copy of I-94- If electronic record I-94 then print page from
website at www.cbp.gov/I94.  If paper copy we need copy of front and
back.  

*         Copy of ALL PREVIOUS I-20's- if you do not have copies then
please contact your previous school and request copy(s)

*         Current physical address and permanent address in your home
country

*         Contact information (name, address, phone number, email) for
emergency contact (friend or family member) in U.S. and family member in
your home country

 

For a full schedule of all international student orientations this
summer please go to
http://www.tamuc.edu/studentLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServ
ices/new-students/international-student-orientation-and-check-in1/defaul
t.aspx.  For a map of campus go to
http://www.tamuc.edu/aboutUs/theCampus/campusMap.pdf.   

 

John Mark Jones, Director

International Student Services

Texas A&M University-Commerce

(P)  903-886-5097  (F)  903-468-3200

www.tamuc.edu/isso

 

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