Office of International Student Services Newsletter

 Volume V, Number 2

· Health Insurance Waiver Deadline is September 19
· Welcome from OISS!
· Center for Writing to open Sept. 14

Important Information

· Full-time enrollment deadline of Sept 18
· Registar with your home country's Embassy/Consulate in the USA.
· Start applying for OPT if you are graduating this December

Upcoming Activities

· Sep 13 - Minneapolis Sculputre Garden & Walker Art Center 
· Sep 19 - Health Insurance Waiver Deadline

Interesting Articles

· Campus safety awareness: Theft prevention tips
· Interested in hosting your own weekly radio show?  
· Locker rentals available in the Commuter Center

The Office of International Student Services (OISS) will begin reviewing your official registration on Tuesday, Sept. 18 to notify the Immigration Department of your enrollment within the first few weeks of the semester. Be sure that you are registered officially in all of your classes by Sept. 18, including those for which you are waitlisted, as OISS staff must inform the Immigration Department of F-1 and J-1 students' enrollment each semester. 

Undergraduate F-1 and J-1 students (bachelor level) must enroll in a minimum of 12 credit hours and graduate F-1 and J-1 students (Master's and Ph.D. level) must enroll in a minimum of 6 credit hours each semester. F-1 and J-1 visa students who are not enrolled as full-time students must have an exception to be enrolled for less than full-time. 

Complete and turn in the exception form to OISS by Sept. 18: http://www.stthomas.edu/oiss/forms/exception/