Register for Orientation
Undergraduate students must register for Orientation through your admissions status portal. REGISTER HERE. Once you register, you must choose which virtual IntroDUCKtion session you will attend (see #1 orientation requirement below). You must also "check-in" on March 30 for International Student Orientation (see schedule below).
Note: Exchange and graduate students do NOT register for Orientation; instead exchange and graduate students must pay close attention to all information provided on this webpage and the tentative orientation schedule at the end.
Undergraduate Students - Orientation Requirements
There are five orientation components required for undergraduate international students.
1. Virtual IntroDUCKtion - REGISTER HERE
Undergraduate degree-seeking international students are required to attend one virtual IntroDUCKtion session below.
- Wednesday, March 15, from 3:00–5:30 p.m. Pacific Time | Virtual
- Monday, April 3, 2023, from 3:00–5:30 p.m. Pacific Time | Virtual
NOTE: Exchange students do NOT attend IntroDUCKtion.
2. In-Person International Student Orientation - REGISTER HERE
Undergraduate degree-seeking international students and exchange students are required to attend International Student Orientation below (scroll further down for two-day schedule):
- Thursday and Friday, March 30 & 31, 2023 from 9am to 5pm | In-Person
3. Online Community Course - Login to Online Community Course
Undergraduate degree-seeking international students are required to complete the online community course. Login to your community page. This is where you will complete your pre-advising module, attend additional sessions, write reflections, and learn more about other IntroDUCKtion requirements.
NOTE: Exchange students do NOT complete the Online Community Course.
4. Online Prevention Course - Check your UO email for instructions
Undergraduate degree-seeking international students and exchange students are required to complete the Online Prevention Course. The Online Prevention Course has the following four modules: Alcohol-Wise, Cannabis-Wise, Consent & Respect, and Other Drugs. This is a two-part program, where you need to complete Part I and Part II (you must wait 30 days between taking Part I and Part II) with a passing score of 75% to prevent receiving a registration hold.
- You will receive an email in your ‘uoregon.edu’ mailbox with information about the online prevention course and when it will be open to complete. You will have until week 8 of spring term to complete this course. For more information about the Online Prevention Course, visit dos.uoregon.edu/prevention-course.
5. In-Person Get Explicit 101 - Check your UO email for instructions
Undergraduate degree-seeking international students and exchange students are required to complete Get Explicit 101. Get Explicit 101 is a training about respectful communication, healthy relationships, sexual assault, and being a responsible Duck.
- You will receive an email in your ‘uoregon.edu’ mailbox with the session date and time you are required to attend.
Graduate Students - Orientation Requirements
1. In-Person International Student Orientation
Graduate students are strongly encouraged to attend International Student Orientation, unless there is a conflict of time with a departmental orientation. See schedule below.
- Thursday and Friday, March 30 & 31, 2023 from 9am to 5pm | In-Person
Temporary Homestay Program
New international students can request to stay with a local host family (for free) prior to the start of ISO and prior to moving into on or off campus housing. The maximum amount of time you can request to stay with a host family is one week.
Spring 2023 ISO Schedule
March 30
9:30 am Student Check-In and Welcome Table | Swindells Room, EMU (map link)
11:00 am J-1 Exchange Student Session | Swindells Room, EMU
12:00 pm Lunch | EMU (DuckBucks)
1:00 pm Welcome Ceremony | Swindells Room, EMU
2:00 pm Group Photo | Johnson Hall steps
2:30 pm Knight Library Event/Tour
3:00 pm Campus Tour with Intl Peer Mentors
4:30 pm. Pizza Dinner | Mills International Center, EMU (map link)
March 31
9:30 am Morning Orientation Session #1 | Swindells Room, EMU
15 minute break
10:45 am Morning Orientation Session #2 | Swindells Room, EMU
12:00 pm Lunch | EMU (Duck Bucks)
1:15 pm Afternoon Orientation Session | Swindells Room, EMU
15 minute break
2:30 pm International Student Panel | Swindells Room, EMU
Winter 2023 ISO Orientation Slides: Click Here to View