International Student Orientation
2024-2025 Orientations
Fall 2024
Welcome to Capital University! International Student Orientation for international students and U.S. students who have received their high school education overseas is Thursday, August 15 and Friday, August 16. Students MUST attend both days of International Student Orientation. Intensive English Language students will take their placement tests in the morning of Friday, August 16. Any undergraduate student wishing to also participate in the Smooth Transitions Program, we will work with you so you are participating in important parts of each program.
- Date: August 15, 2024, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (required for all students on F-1 or F-2 status) August 16, 2024, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. is placement testing for ESL students and introduction to the U.S. academic system and myCap for undergraduate students. Undergraduate students do not need to take an ESL placement test.
- Parking: Any "S" lot or the visitor lot
Spring 2025
International Student Orientation for international students and U.S. students who have received their high school education overseas is Friday, January 3 and Saturday, January 4. Students MUST attend International Student Orientation. Intensive English Language students will take their placement tests in the morning of Saturday, January 4.
- Date: January 3, 2025 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (required for all students on F-1 or F-2 status) January 4, 2025 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. is placement testing for ESL students and introduction to the U.S. academic system and myCap for undergraduate students. Undergraduate students do not need to take an ESL placement test.
- Parking: Any "S" lot or the visitor lot
For directions and a University map, please go to: http://www.capital.edu/Maps-and-Locations/
For questions, please contact the Center for Global Education at 614-236-6170 or jadams@capital.edu.
International undergraduate students (both first year and transfer students) are expected to participate in Welcome Week Activities with all new students.
What to bring to orientation:
- Your passport
- Your I-20
- Your local address (if you are temporarily living at a hotel or a friend’s home, please bring this temporary address with you.)
- Student Health Form and immunization record(PDF)
- Financial Guarantee for government sponsored students only
International Orientation is the legal check-in process for all students on F-1 status. Information will be provided on student immigration information and government reporting requirements. Even if you are a student who has been in the U.S. awhile and is transferring from another university, you need to go to this orientation. Information will also be provided on the required international student health insurance requirement. The orientation program will also provide helpful information on the U.S. education system and Capital University classroom expectations, accessing health care, living in the Columbus area, cultural adjustment and personal safety. Students can also expect to go through a tuberculosis (T.B.) screening or test. If you have recently done a T.B. test, or if you have taken medication for T.B., please bring this documentation with you to orientation.
International Student Orientation does not replace graduate or undergraduate orientation. If you cannot enter the U.S. before the departmental orientation, please contact the Center for Global Education at jadams@capital.edu. We will work with your academic department to get you registered for classes. All ESL students will be registered by the Center for Global Education (International Education Office.)
Arrival to Columbus:
Free airport pick-up is available to students registered to live on-campus at the John Glenn airport (CMH) or the Columbus, Ohio Greyhound Station located at 111 E. Town Street.
Please e-mail arrival information to Jennifer Adams at jadams@capital.edu at least 2 weeks before your arrival.