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image-checklist New Undergraduate Student Checklist

The following checklist contains the steps you need to take as a new undergraduate international student upon first arriving to the University of Minnesota. This is a special checklist has been developed for new undergraduates

Helpful definitions:

  • Freshmen – You are considered a freshman if you are still a high school student or if you have not enrolled in any college courses after graduating from high school.
  • Transfer – You are considered a transfer student if you have previously enrolled in any course for college credit after graduating from high school. If you are a high school student and are enrolled in PSEO, College in the Schools, or have earned AP credit, you are still considered a freshman.
  • Visa transfer – You are considered a visa transfer student if you are currently in the U.S. on a visa and who will continue to be on that same visa type at UMN. Visa transfer students can be either freshmen students or transfer students 

After You Apply:

  1. Activate internet ID and email account
  2. Access Application Status Check to ensure complete application
  3. Apply for University Housing and review the eligibility criteria for the Incoming First-Year Freshmen ‘Housing Guarantee’
  4. Receive admission decision

After Admission:

  1. Confirm your enrollment
  2. Access MyU Web Portal
  3. Receive Welcome Packet and visa information
  4. Watch for mailing from your college of enrollment
  5. Apply for visa or begin visa transfer process
  6. Send immunization record to Boynton Health Services by mail or fax
  7. Schedule your orientation date through your college
  8. Submit Housing Guarantee payment if you were guaranteed University Housing

Plan For Your Arrival:

  1. Research off-campus housing options if you did not receive guaranteed University Housing
  2. Choose arrival date
  3. Understand tuition and billing
  4. Research options for temporary housing
  5. Check your University Housing assignment if you received guaranteed University Housing
  6. Send your final transcript to the Office of Admissions
  7. Plan transportation from airport to temporary housing

After You Arrive At The University Of Minnesota:

  1. Check into temporary housing
  2. Attend Document Check at International Student Scholar Services (ISSS)
  3. Remove registration holds
  4. Attend International Student Orientation Program (ISOP)
  5. Take English assessment test (if applicable)
  6. Check into permanent housing
  7. Register for classes at New Student Orientation

After Registering For Classes:

  1. Obtain University of Minnesota Identification Card “U Card”
  2. Visa transfer students email ISSS to notify of registration in order to receive “Transfer Complete” I-20
  3. Attend Welcome Week (freshmen only, fall semester)
  4. Update “Mailing Address” on One Stop
  5. Subscribe to ISSS Weekly Update
  6. Pay tuition and fees by due date

 

 
 
 
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