International Student Life Cycle PreArrival Stage Travel Arrangements Housing Arrangements Tuition amp Fees Immigration Paperwork Mentor Request Health R ecords and Immunizations ID: 324388
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The Global UniversitySlide2
International Student
“Life” Cycle Slide3
Pre-Arrival Stage
Travel Arrangements
Housing Arrangements
Tuition & Fees
Immigration Paperwork
Mentor RequestHealth Records and ImmunizationsPlacement Exams (TOEFL)Slide4
Arrival Stage
Complete outstanding pre-arrival items
Provisioning
Phone
C
lothingChild careBanks accountsF-1 AdvisingSEVIS Registration
International Student SessionsSlide5
Settling in Stage
Travel Signatures (specific guidelines apply)
Break Requests with Residence Life
Taxes (Spring Semester)
Getting Driver’s License/ Mass ID
OPT option for F-1 StudentsProgression and Change of ProgramUtilizing international campus and community resources Slide6
Culture shock/homesickness
Academic issues (attending classes, plagiarism)
Acclimating to US (appropriate clothing for climate, learning the lingo, food concerns, transferring $)
Campus awareness
More Settling InSlide7
Specific Considerations for Sponsored Students
Online courses
Financial Requirements
Academic program changes
Health insurance
StipendsOther academic requirements Slide8
Departure Stage
Graduation Invitation letters
OPT option for F-1 Students
Possible application for H1B (work visa) Slide9
Completion of Studies
Honeymoon
Crisis (Culture Shock
)
Arriving in U.S.A and MCPHS University
Adjustment
Reverse Culture Shock
Honeymoon at Home
Adaption
Recovery
Recovery at Home
Red and the Cultural Adjustment Curve
International Student Services
Based on Oberg (1960) and
Gallahorn
&
Gallahorn
(1963)
Pre-Arrival
Arrival
Settling in
DepartureSlide10
MCPHS lessons
17% of population is international (Saudi, South Korean, Chinese, Indian, Canadian).
More staff on board needed
More counseling needed
MCPHS attracts a special type of student so some don’t see the value in adapting
Cultures/ReligionsHead coverings/Burkas/HijabsAblution stationsPrayer spaceOrientation“Int’l Advising Day”: students were jetlagged.Spread out: lost students, stopped showing! Slide11
Graduation
Invitation letters for families (not always effective
)HousingNeed to stay open during breaks.Calling internationally (day/night)
Translators
One stop shop vs. campus wide services
International Student AmbassadorsStudent leaders are key to the success of international program! Assist in making the campus more aware and assisting int’l students to acclimate to US University.More MCPHS lessons Slide12Slide13Slide14Slide15Slide16Slide17
9 011 966 11 520 1420
US Exit
Code
Saudi
Country Code
Riyadh
City Code
Phone Number
(land line)
Riyadh is 8 hours ahead of Boston
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Calling
Riyadh,
Saudi
Arabia:
+
+
MCPHS
Exit
Code
+Slide18
What are some great services you provide to your international students? Slide19
Thank you!