Important Dates
| September 01 | Axess opens for autumn course enrollment |
| September 11-22 | International Student Orientation (Mandatory for F and J student visa holders) |
| September 15 | Deadline to opt out of Cardinal Care for domestic students |
| September 21-22 | REGISTER NOW - EE New Student Orientation |
| September 26 | First day of classes |
Be sure to check out the Incoming Student Checklist below for important to-do items!
International Student Orientation, Stanford University
Mandatory for F and J student visa holders
This event will be held in person at the Bechtel International Center. The workshop will be held several times from Sept. 11 through Sept. 22. Each session is identical.
> 1. All new international students have an enrollment hold (ENR 31) preventing course registration. To remove the hold, international students must update their SEVIS (US) address in Axess.
> 2. Attend a Maintaining Your Legal Status during New International Graduate Student Orientation.
> 3. Bring their Stanford ID card (or number), passport, I-94 information, and I-20 to the Maintaining Your Legal Status session.
> 1. All new international students have an enrollment hold (ENR 31) preventing course registration. To remove the hold, international students must update their SEVIS (US) address in Axess.
> 2. Attend a Maintaining Your Legal Status during New International Graduate Student Orientation.
> 3. Bring their Stanford ID card (or number), passport, I-94 information, and I-20 to the Maintaining Your Legal Status session.
Graduate Funding Resources
Microlearning course – include how you are being paid and what you need to do; how to check your account details; how to pay your bill; taxes, etc.
Interactive checklist – include links that are related to microlearning course.
Incoming Student Checklist
International students: Request your I-20/DS-2019 as soon as possible if you have not already done so.
Check your "To-Do" list in Axess throughout the summer for any documents that are missing from your student record. Any questions about To-Do List items should be directed to the central Graduate Admissions Office, gradadmissions@stanford.edu.
Graduating students: Submit your final transcript (with proof of degree conferral).
- Domestic Institution Transcripts: Submit official transcript(s) showing: completion of coursework required for degree, degree earned, and date of degree conferral. Electronic copies sent via Parchment or another certified method is preferred. Send to gradadmissions-credentials@stanford.edu.
- International Institutions Transcripts: Submit official documents to World Education Services (WES) to request a credential evaluation (preferred method). Note: Stanford's assessment of your bachelor's degree may differ from the WES evaluation. Refer to the Graduate Admissions website for more details.
Did you receive external scholarships or fellowships for your graduate studies at Stanford? Please remember that you must send a copy of the award letter outlining the terms of your award to admissions@ee.stanford.edu. You may be eligible to receive Stanford's health insurance subsidy if you are receiving outside funding.
Upload a photo for your Stanford ID card at accessories.stanford.edu/sc/photo/submission.
If you do not wish to enroll in Cardinal Care, the default student health insurance option for all full-time Stanford students, you will need to waive this option by Friday, September 15 (domestic students). Specific eligibility requirements apply for students who wish to waive Cardinal Care. For more information, see vaden.stanford.edu/Choosing-Your-Insurance.
August Quiz Winner
Congratulations to Shruti Landge for being the first to respond with 100% correct answers!
Student Resources
El Centro Chicano y Latino Student Affairs Office
Community Committee for International Students (CCIS)
Black Community Services Center
Stanford Graduate Life Office
GLO serves the entire Stanford graduate student population and their families. We’re here to answer questions, resolve problems and provide advice and, if we can't answer your question, we'll find out who can.
See you at Orientation!
September 21 and 22, David Packard Building