Optional Webinars on Traveling to the U.S. for the first time on an F-1 Visa

Preparing to Travel to the U.S. for the first time on your F-1 Visa webinar

Can’t attend one of these sessions? You can view the session recording here

F-1 Orientation Fall 2023

For students: Boston F-1 Masters, PhD, and Graduate Certificate Students in all colleges Undergraduate Students in the College of Professional Studies

Orientation information for new international students on an F-1 visa beginning their Graduate (Masters, PhD, or Graduate Certificate) program in September 2023 for all colleges on the Boston Campus. 

Below you will find information about the International Student Orientation that is designed to ease your transition to a new city and to help you learn more your responsibilities as an international student at Northeastern. Your attendance in the OGS International Student Orientation is mandatory and will be recorded in your international student record.   

Asynchronous (Interactive Module) Orientation Canvas Course: 

  • The asynchronous orientation is a course in which you will be automatically added to in the Canvas platform. Through this course, you can go through each orientation module on your own time. You will be added to, and able to access, the Canvas course before August 31. You must complete the orientation before the end of the day on September 24th. 
  • The Canvas course must be completed in the Firefox web browser.  
  • Attendance criteria  
    • Complete all orientation segments; partial completion will not be counted.  
    • Pass polls and quizzes that are shared in the modules. 

Optional in-person sessions:

In addition to the Canvas course, the OGS will offer a number of optional in-person and virtual sessions for students in Boston. More sessions will be added in the upcoming months.

Please note:  

  • If you have deferred your program and will not begin your studies at Northeastern this semester, you should wait to attend orientation until you begin your program in the U.S.  
  • This orientation is in addition to the orientation from your academic department 

F-1 Orientation Fall 2023 for Undergraduate Students (non-CPS)

Boston Campus

Orientation information for new international students on an F-1 visa beginning their Undergraduate (Bachelors) program in September 2023 in all colleges except the College of Professional Studies. 

  The OGS International Student Orientation is a part of the Husky 101 orientation. You will hear directly from the office of Student Orientation and Family Programs about the orientation. 

J-1 Student and Exchange Student Orientation

Orientation for new degree-seeking students and Global Experience Office (GEO) exchange students on J-1 visas. This orientation will provide important information about maintaining your J-1 status during your program here at Northeastern, along with other important logistical information such as taxes, social security numbers, and employment.

Please register for one of the virtual orientation sessions below by clicking the links. Attendance at one of these sessions is mandatory and attendance will be recorded. Sessions will be approximately 45 minutes long with time at the end for you to ask questions. If you are a J-1 student/exchange student and are not able to attend any of these sessions, please contact OGS.

Please note: GEO Exchange Students also must attend the mandatory in-person orientation organized by GEO on August 31st. 

Attending a Global Network Campus

Students in: Arlington Portland (Roux Institute) Oakland Seattle Silicon Valley

Global Scholars will attend an OGS webinar. Please see section below.

Incoming F-1 International Students in their first Semester in the U.S.

Below you will find information about the International Student Orientation that is designed to ease your transition to a new city and to help you learn more your responsibilities as an international student at Northeastern. Your attendance in the OGS International Student Orientation is mandatory and will be recorded in your international student record.   

Asynchronous (Interactive Module) Orientation Canvas Course: 

  • The asynchronous orientation is a course in which you will be automatically added to in the Canvas platform. Through this course, you can go through each orientation module on your own time. You will be added to, and able to access, the Canvas course before August 31. You must complete the orientation before the end of the day on September 24th. 
  • The Canvas course must be completed in the Firefox web browser.  
  • Attendance criteria  
    • Complete all orientation segments; partial completion will not be counted.  
    • Pass polls and quizzes that are shared in the modules. 


Below you will find more information on the optional in-person sessions as well as campus-specific orientation:

Arlington
Optional in-person session – Thursday, August 31

Portland (Roux Institute)
Optional in-person session – Tuesday, September 12
Portland, Maine Campus Orientation Information

Oakland
Optional in-person session – Thursday, September 14
Please also take a look at the Oakland Campus Orientation Information

Seattle
Optional in-person session – Tuesday, September 19
Please also take a look at the Seattle Campus Orientation Information

Silicon Valley
Optional in-person session – Thursday, September 21

Global Scholars

OGS Webinar