Expand allSpring 2024

CPT application due	BEFORE semester starts
Reduced courseload approval due	BEFORE semester starts
ISSS orientation, Virtual, 4-5pm	January 3
Exchange student check-in, Close-Hipp 450, 8:30am-5pm	January 5
Exchange student orientation, Close-Hipp 002, 3-5pm	January 5
First day of classes	January 8
Last day to change/drop a course without a grade of "W" being recorded (Part of Term 30)	January 16
ISSS Welcome Event for NEW students & scholars, Russell House Basement, 4:30-6:30pm	January 25
Exchange Visitor potluck luncheon, Close-Hipp 470, 11:30am-1:30pm - RSVP here	January 26
Valentine's Day with ISSS, presented by BCM, 819 Main St, 11:30am-1:30pm - Pizza, drinks, and activities provided	February 14
OPT Workshop, Close-Hipp 450, 3-4pm	February 14
F-1 Fridays: ISSS Services & FAQs, Zoom, 3-4pm	February 23
OPT Workshop, Zoom, 10-11am	March 14
F-1 Fridays: Student Employment, Zoom, 3-4pm	March 15
Last day to drop a course or withdraw without a grade of "WF" being recorded (Part of Term 30)	March 25
F-1 Fridays: Curricular Practical Training (CPT), Zoom, 3-4pm	March 29
International Student Excellence Scholarship application due	March 29
F-1 Fridays: Maintaining Status, Zoom, 3-4pm	April 5
Congaree National Park Visits, 8:30am-12pm & 12:30-4pm - limited space	April 6
OPT Workshop, Zoom, 11am-12pm	April 9
Incoming exchange student fall semester application due	April 15
Training - Incoming International Students During NSO: What Advisors Need to Know, Close-Hipp 301, 10-11am	April 18
F-1 Fridays: Living in Columbia, Zoom, 3-4pm	April 19
Last day of classes	April 22
Final exams	April 24-May 1
The International Student Experience Survey closes	April 30
Commencement	May 3-4

Summer & Fall 2023

ISSS Summer Webinar Series for Faculty & Staff, Teams	Summer
Incoming students work on requirements	June
Earliest day of arrival for incoming F-1 students	July 18
Earliest day of course registration for incoming F-1 students	July 18
ISSS orientation, Close-Hipp 002, 10am-12pm - sign up here	August 7
Exchange students check in, Close-Hipp 4th floor	August 16-18
CPT application due	BEFORE semester starts
Reduced courseload approval due	BEFORE semester starts
ISSS orientation, Close-Hipp 005 Belk Auditorium, 2-5pm - sign up here	August 23
First day of classes	August 24
ISSS Welcome Event for new students & scholars, Finlay Gardens between Close-Hipp & Barringer House, 5-7pm	August 24
Last day to change/drop a course without a grade of "W" being recorded (Part of Term 30)	August 30
CIP CPT deadline	August 30
Labor Day, ISSS office closed	September 4
Ask Me Anything (AMA) with ISSS staff, Close-Hipp 4th floor, 3-4pm	October 4
NAFSA Region VII Annual Conference for ISSS staff	October 9-11
Incoming exchange student spring semester application due	October 15
President's Reception for Internationals, President's House, 5-6:30pm	October 17
AMA with ISSS staff, Close-Hipp 4th floor, 3-4pm	October 18
CPT Workshop, Close-Hipp 002, 3-5pm	October 27
OPT Workshop - Virtual, 3-4pm	November 3
Last day to drop a course or withdraw without grade of "WF" being recorded (Part of Term 30)	November 8
ISSS Webinar: Incoming Student Financial Issues, Teams, 10:30-11:30am	November 8
International Festival on Greene, RHUU Greene Street, 11am-2pm - ISSS office closed	November 10
International Education Week	November 10-17
ISSS Webinar: The Incoming Student Process, Teams, 10:30-11:30am	November 15
Thanksgiving Holiday, ISSS office closed	November 23-24
Incoming students work on requirements	November
Undergraduate International Application deadline	December 1
Earliest day of arrival for incoming F-1 students	December 2
Earliest day of course registration for incoming F-1 students	December 2
H-1B Visa Workshop	December 8
Last day of classes	December 8
Program extension application due	December 11
Final exams	December 11-18
Exchange Visitor social, Transmission Arcade, 5-7pm	December 15
Commencement	December 18
Chrismas Holiday, USC & ISSS office closed	December 22-January 1