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Orientation Information
Fall 2025 New International Student Orientation
We are hosting our international student orientation Friday August 15th alongside the Student Life and Involvement Center (SLIC). Please meet us at 8:30am at the Core Building (1st floor). Please plan on spending the day meeting the team, having lunch, and meeting with the SLIC team! Campus Map.
When: Friday August 15, 2025
Where: Core Building (Library), 1st Floor, Rooms 178/1789
Time: International Orientation 9am - 12pm
Following our orientation, we will treat our students to lunch at the Dining Commons. We will bring you to the Theater afterwards to check in with SLIC for the afternoon session (1:30pm - 4:00pm).
Fall 2025 Online Check-In Procedure
For new international students who will be inside the USA for Fall 2025, you must complete the virtual "check-in" procedure after your arrival by submitting the following documents via an online form that will be sent to your HORIZON email.
- New Student Information Form- this must include a valid USA address and US phone number. Do NOT submit your check-in documents until you can fully complete this form.
- Passport- copy of your bio page in your passport
- F1 visa- copy of the official visa in your passport
- I-94 ()
- I-94 Record page
If you are transferring from another school in the U.S. (from any level - high school, undergraduate, or graduate) as an F-1 student, you must complete the transfer of your SEVIS record to 草莓社区 within 15 days of the beginning of the semester.