Essential Life Skills
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International Student Orientation
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Find resources available related to safety and security Find contact information for student support centers across campus
the New Graduate Student Seminar for International Students (SAHSGE.2003)
Next stop NYU
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Guide new students through tasks and deadlines from May until you arrive in the Fall semester.
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Guide new students through financial responsobility.
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Guide new students through health Requiremennt
Overcome Acdemic Challenges
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Describe US classroom norms including interacting with professors, conduct during class, and schedules/timing Situate their own expectations of classroom norms within US classroom culture
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Identify relevant academic policies, processes, and procedures related to graduate study
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Identify and apply strategies for academic success
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Identify appropriate campus resources and opportunities that contribute to the academic experience, goals, and campus engagement
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Describe and demonstrate an understanding of the principles of academic integrity and responsible citizenship within and beyond the campus community
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Articulate differences and similarities between previously experienced education system(s) and the U.S. higher education system
Socio-Cultural Adjustment
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Find resources related to cultural adjustment and coping skills
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Recognize “the U Curve,” and the stages of cultural adjustment
Maintain Legal Status •
Find and use the contact information to reach OGS
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Describe the basics of keeping legal status in the US as an F-1 or J-1 international student
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Identify their own visa type
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Identify their 4 essential immigration documents
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Describe the basic requirements to work legally in the US
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Describe their own requirements to work legally in the US