International Student Orientation

Group of students in front of Johnson Hall

International Student Orientation

Fall 2023
Eugene Campus: September 18-19, 2023
 

Required for all incoming international students. 

 

Undergraduate Student Requirements

Exchange & Visiting Student Requirements

Graduate Students

Temporary Homestay Program

Fall 2023 ISO Schedule

Undergraduate Students Orientation Requirements

You must first register for orientation in your admissions status portal. 

There are five orientation components required for degree-seeking undergraduate international students.

1

 International Student Orientation (International Student & Scholar Services)

September 18 and 19: All new international students, including freshman and transfer student, are required to attend International Student Orientation on the Eugene campus.

2

IntroDUCKtion (Student Orientation Program)

September 19 & 20: All new students, including domestic and international, are required to attend IntroDUCKtion on the Eugene campus. 

3

Community Course (Student Orientation Program)

All new students, including domestic and international, are required to complete the online community course before coming to campus. This is where you will complete your pre-advising module, attend additional sessions, write reflections, and learn more about other IntroDUCKtion requirements.

Community Course

4

 Prevention Course (Dean of Students)

All new students, including domestic and international, are required to complete the online prevention course. The prevention course has four modules: Alcohol-Wise, Cannabis-Wise, Consent & Respect, and Other Drugs. 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.

Prevention Course

5

Get Explicit 101 (Dean of Students)

All new students, including domestic and international, are required to attend a Get Explicit 101 session on the Eugene campus. 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. 

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Exchange & Visiting Students Orientation Requirements

There are three orientation components required for exchange students:

1

 International Student Orientation (International Student & Scholar Services)

September 18 & 19: All new exchange students are required to attend International Student Orientation (ISO) on the Eugene campus. There is no registration for ISO. Instead, exchange students must check-in on Monday, September 18. The ISO schedule will be posted below and will also be emailed to students approximately one month before the start of fall term.

2

 Prevention Course (Dean of Students)

All new students, including domestic and international, are required to complete the online prevention course. The prevention course has four modules: Alcohol-Wise, Cannabis-Wise, Consent & Respect, and Other Drugs. 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.

Prevention Course

3

Get Explicit 101 (Dean of Students)

All new students, including domestic and international, are required to attend a Get Explicit 101 session on the Eugene campus. 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. 

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Graduate Students Orientation Requirements

1

 International Student Orientation (International Student & Scholar Services)

September 18 & 19: Graduate students are strongly encouraged to attend International Student Orientation on the Eugene campus. Portland international students will receive a separate orientation on the Portland campus.

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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.

Friendship Foundation for International Students Homestay

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Fall 2023 ISO Schedule

Monday, September 18

8:45 a.m. | Straub Hall Lobby 156

Student Check-In and Welcome Table

10 a.m. | Straub Hall 156

Intro to ISSS

11 a.m. | Straub Hall 156

Orientation Session 1 - F & J Immigration Regulations

J Visa Holders - Straub Hall 251

12 p.m. | Straub Hall 156

Welcome Ceremony
1 p.m.

Lunch (Duck Bucks)

In small groups with IPMP and ISO volunteers
2:30 p.m. | Johnson Hall Group Photo
2:45 p.m. | Knight Library

Library Tour
3:30 p.m.

Campus Tour

With IPMP, ISO, and graduate student leaders
5 p.m. | EMU Green Dinner & Meet The Duck
6:30 p.m. | Student Recreation Center Fun & Games 
Tuesday, September 19

9 a.m. | Straub Hall 156

Orientation Session 2

Campus Resources, All F1 & J1 Students
10 a.m. | ISSS Office

Working Off Campus - CPT & OPT

Portland Campus Graduate Students Only

10 a.m. | Straub Hall 156

Safety, Well Being & Registrar's Office

11:45 a.m. | Straub Hall 156

Orientation Session 3

International Student Panel
12 p.m. | Straub Hall 156 Wrap Up with Q & A
12:30 p.m. Lunch (Duck Bucks)
5:30 p.m. | Living Learning Center South (LLC)

Social Butterfly Event

Sponsored by International Student Association

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