| Incoming students work on requirements |
June |
| July 4th Holiday, USC & ISSS closed |
July 4 |
| Earliest day of arrival for incoming F-1 students |
July 14 |
| Earliest day of course registration for incoming F-1 students |
July 14 |
| Exchange students check in, Close-Hipp 4th floor |
August 17-19 |
| CPT application due |
BEFORE semester starts |
| Reduced courseload approval due |
BEFORE semester starts |
| Exchange Student orientation, Close-Hipp |
August 19 |
| ISSS orientation, Belk Auditorium in Close-Hipp basement, 3-5pm. Please RSVP |
August 19 |
| First day of classes |
August 20 |
| ISSS Welcome Event for new students & scholars, Finlay Gardens between Close-Hipp & Barringer House,
5-7pm. Please RSVP |
August 22 |
| Last day to change/drop a course without a grade of "W" being recorded (Part of Term 30) |
August 26 |
| CIP CPT deadline |
August 26 |
| Make-up Orientation Session for new students, Zoom, 3:30-5pm |
August 30 |
| Labor Day, USC & ISSS office closed |
September 2 |
| F-1 Fridays: Living in Columbia, Financial Realities, 3-4pm, Zoom |
September 6 |
| Hosting an International Researcher, Teams, 10-11am |
September 20 |
| F-1 Fridays: Maintaining Status, 3-4pm, Zoom |
September 20 |
| OPT 101 Workshop, Zoom, 3-4:30pm |
October 1 |
| F-1 Fridays: ISSS Services and FAQs, 3-4pm, Zoom |
October 4 |
| Incoming exchange student spring semester application due |
October 15 |
| OPT 101 Workshop, Close-Hipp 002, 10-11:30am |
October 17 |
| F-1 Fridays: Student Employment, 3-4pm, Zoom |
October 18 |
| President's Reception for Internationals, President's House, 5-7pm |
October 22 |
| Incoming students work on requirements |
November |
| F-1 Fridays: Curricular Practical Training (CPT), 3-4pm, Zoom |
November 1 |
| Last day to drop a course or withdraw without grade of "WF" being recorded (Part of Term 30) |
November 6 |
| F-1 Fridays: Open Q&A Session, 3-4pm, Zoom |
November 15 |
| International Festival on Greene, RHUU Greene Street, 11am-2pm - ISSS office closed |
November 15 |
| International Education Week |
November 18-22 |
| Pre-arrival meeting for incoming spring students, Zoom, 9-10am |
November 19 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday, USC & ISSS office closed |
November 24-December 1 |
| Undergraduate International Application deadline |
December 1 |
| Pre-arrival meeting for incoming spring students, Zoom, 1:30-2:30pm |
December 2 |
| Last day of classes |
December 6 |
| Earliest day of arrival for incoming F-1 students |
December 7 |
| Earliest day of course registration for incoming F-1 students |
December 7 |
| Program extension application due |
December 11 |
| Final exams |
December 9-16 |
| Commencement |
December 16 |
| Chrismas Holiday, USC & ISSS office closed |
December 24-January 1 |