Incoming international students are encouraged to make travel plans once they have secured an F-1 student visa. Students should arrive on-campus on either Tuesday, February 9th or Wednesday, February 10th for New Student Orientation. The latest a first-year student can arrive on-campus is February 25, 2021.

Incoming international students who are unable to enter the U.S. due to visa delays, travel restrictions, or other pandemic related limitations, may enroll in a fully online course load for the spring semester. If students are not interested in online classes, and would prefer to start in September 2021, they can request to defer their studies

We are awaiting guidance from the U.S. government about immigration regulations for spring semester 2021. Until guidance is released, we will continue to follow current regulations: international students who arrive in the U.S. after March 9, 2020, may not enroll in a fully online course load. These students must enroll in at least one in-person hybrid course.

If you are an international student or the guardian of an international student and have additional questions, please work directly with Assistant Director for International Student Engagement, Megan Carmès, at carmes@stolaf.edu or Director of International Recruitment, Jenny Howenstine, at howensti@stolaf.edu.