[NewIntlStudents] Important pre-arrival information from A&M-Commerce

[New International Students]

Hello

 

The International Student Services Office at Texas A&M
University-Commerce would like congratulate you on your admission.
Below is some very important pre-arrival information for our new
international students.  Please be sure to read.

 

Orientation and Check-in-  All new international students (including new
transfer students) are required to check-in with an international
student advisor and attend the mandatory international student
orientation.   Please register for the international student orientation
at
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFhidmhYQUxZSXhpZHp
YQU04TjA3LXc6MQ.   New initial and transfer international students WILL
NOT be able to register for classes until they have met this
requirement.  There are different options for new international students
depending upon whether you are a graduate student or undergraduate
student.  For a full schedule of international student orientations and
check-in go to
http://www.tamuc.edu/studentLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServ
ices/new-students/international-student-orientation-and-check-in1/defaul
t.aspx.   

 

Undergraduate international students-   New undergraduate international
students are required to attend the international student orientation
and the new student orientation.  For more information go to
https://www.tamuc.edu/admissions/oneStopShop/orientation/default.aspx.
The ISSO will conduct orientation sessions for undergraduate
international students only prior to the new student orientations on
July 19 and August 14.  Undergraduate international students are
encouraged to attend the new student orientations on these dates so they
may also attend the ISSO orientation.  For more information on the ISSO
orientations on these dates go to
http://www.tamuc.edu/studentLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServ
ices/new-students/international-student-orientation-and-check-in1/defaul
t.aspx.   

 

Airport pickup-  The ISSO provides airport pickup for new international
students arriving at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport from
Monday, August 19 through Wednesday, August 21.  To register for the
airport pickup please go to
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFV2d2JDLWpWS0FtUGN
HM3c0QUtRYkE6MQ.  The deadline to register is August 14.  

 

Vaccination Requirement-  All new students to A&M-Commerce under the age
of 30 are required to receive a Bacterial Meningitis Vaccination and
submit the proof of their vaccination through their myLEO account prior
to the first day of class.  For more information go to
http://www.tamuc.edu/studentLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServ
ices/new-students/bacterial-meningitis-vaccination-requirement.aspx.
Failure to meet this requirement will jeopardize your visa status and
ability to study in the U.S.  Students may request an exemtpion under
very limited circumstances and you will need to contact your admission
office for more information.

 

Housing-  For information on housing please go to
http://www.tamuc.edu/studentLife/campusServices/internationalStudentServ
ices/new-students/housing-.aspx.  

 

Get Connected-  A&M-Commerce has over 900 international and if you would
like to be connected with students from your country please email
intl.stu at Tamuc.edu with your name, CWID number, country, and state you
would like to be connected with students from your country.  You may
also go to http://tamuc.orgsync.com/ for a list of student
organizations.  

 

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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