The University of St. Thomas

Online Orientation

Welcome to the Office of International Student Services (OISS) on-line orientation program.
This program is designed for graduate students who are new to UST, but have been in the United States for more than six months. If you are an undergraduate student or a graduate student who has been in the United States for less than six months you should attend an on-campus orientation session.

Graduate students who are new to the University of St. Thomas, but have been in the United States for more than six months, should attend international student orientation click here for details - or complete this on-line orientation prior to completing a document check with an OISS advisor. If you choose to complete the on-line orientation you will be asked to complete an on-line form to indicate that you have completed this orientation. You will also be asked to print out a form to bring with you to your document check.

OISS Overview

The mission of OISS is to provide high quality services to international students and scholars and to support them in pursuit of their educational, career and personal goals, and to promote their full functioning in the US and integration into the University.

We offer programs and training to foster intercultural awareness among all faculty, students and staff and work with related departments to promote the internationalization of the University.