Fall 2020 Orientation

Students should arrive to Saginaw, MI (MBS International airport) by Sunday, August 23, 2020.

SVSU will provide free airport pickup for students arriving to MBS. 

Students will be responsible for transportation and transportation costs from other airports to SVSU.

Our international student orientation is usually the full week before classes begin.

Visit here for important dates and our academic calendar.

Look for more details in your orientation email, usually sent in the weeks preceding arrival.

If you need to update the email address we have on file, contact us at intadmit@svsu.edu.

For orientation check-in*, please bring the following documents:

• Passport
• I-94
• I-20 or DS-2019
• official TOEFL/IELTS results
• health card recording vaccines (if you have one)
• Visa

Other items:

• mask or face covering
• all luggage (if living on-campus)
• pen/pencil

*All documents collected by the Office of International and Advanced Studies for imaging at check-in will be returned to students by the end orientation week.

We contact our new students frequently with emails about the new semester including information about arrival, housing, orientation, etc... please be sure to check your email often to ensure you're not missing important information!  If you need to update your email address with us, please contact intadmit@svsu.edu.

The nonrefundable $150 USD orientation fee should be paid within 30 days of admission.  After your orientation fee payment has been received, our office will process your I-20 and send it with your admission packet.