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Graduate International Student Orientation
2024 Winter, Spring & Summer Orientation
Graduate students beginning programs in Winter, Spring and Summer 2024 will complete a required online orientation course. Please see Online Orientation for F-1 & J-1 Students for complete details on how to access the required online course.
2024 Fall Term Graduate International Student Orientation (GISO)
New graduate students arriving for Fall 2024 will participate in both a required pre-arrival orientation course and in-person international orientation programs and activities designed for graduate students (GISO). Dates and additional details of Fall 2024 GISO will be available as the term gets closer. Please check back.
Fall term GISO (held in September) is designed to help new graduate international students acclimate to life at Northwestern. You will meet your OISS advisor, review important immigration requirements, tour both the Evanston and Chicago campuses, and have the opportunity to participate in social activities.
Travel planning
- Review the Travel to Northwestern webpage for guidance on local airports and arrival to campus.
- All F-1 and J-1 with an initial I-20 or DS-2019, including transfer students, are permitted to enter the United States 30 days before the program start date listed on their documents.
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International student guide to evanston campus and surrounding areas
Use this QR Code to link to locations both on and near the Evanston campus that will be useful in your initial days.