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International Students

International Student Orientation

International Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration

The International Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration provides experiences and opportunities that include the following services:

  • Faculty advising sessions
  • Math assessment and class placement recommendations
  • English skills assessment
  • Review of Immigration regulations
  • Visit with local banking representatives
  • Registration for classes

Attendance at the International Student Orientation is mandatory. Your questions regarding Bemidji State University, class registration, immigration regulations, etc., will be addressed during this orientation program.

* Late arrival will delay your course registration.

International Student Orientation Dates

For new international students entering 2013-2014 Fall or Spring Semester:

Orientation Dates
Fall 2013 : August 21-23, 2013
Spring 2014: January 8-10, 2014

It is essential that you arrive in Bemidji no later than the day before your Mandatory Orientation, to assure your attendance at the Orientation program which begins the following day.

For a sample orientation schedule (Fall 2013), click here.

Housing Accommodations

All new entering international students are advised to live on campus.

Advantages:

  • resident tuition rates
  • no worries about securing other housing
  • no transportation concerns
  • housing available during orientation
  • support from hall staff
  • greater sense of being part or the BSU community

Students who still choose to live off campus must make their own arrangements for off-campus housing, prior to arrival.

For more information on student housing on campus visit the Department of Residential Life web site.

To Apply for Housing

As soon as you receive your Admitted Student Packet, submit your On-Campus Housing Application/Contract to the Department of Residential Life. Once you know your arrival date in Bemidji, you may wish to contact the Department of
Residential Life to request early check-in. If available, Residential Life will notify you of the cost and dates available.

Arrival

It is essential that you arrive in Bemidji no later than the day before your mandatory orientation, to assure your attendance at the Orientation program the following day.

Things to know upon arrival: