Travel Advisory- Entering the United States
The University will be closed for winter holiday from Sunday, December 22, 2024 through Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8am to 5pm EST) will resume Thursday, January 2, 2025.
Check in with the VISA Office will be virtual. Not all events are applicable, dates may be subject to change. Visit the VISA Office and Academic Calendar for additional details.
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August |
New International Student Orientation, online self-paced |
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August |
New Graduate Student Orientation, online self-paced |
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August 16 |
SPEAK Test |
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August 19 |
Institutional TOEFL Test |
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August 19 |
Undergraduate Freshman New to Blue Orientation |
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August 20 |
Undergraduate Transfer New to Blue Orientation |
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August 22-23 |
Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (GTAI) |
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August 24 |
Fall classes begin (most students begin Monday, August 26) |
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August 26 |
English Language Center classes begin |
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September 2 |
Labor Day Holiday- University closed, no classes |
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September 3 |
Last day to register for classes |
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November 27 – December 1 |
Thanksgiving Holiday- University closed, no classes |
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December 6 |
Fall classes end |
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December 7 - 13 |
Final exams |
| TBA | International Student Orientation- Self Paced Online |
|---|---|
| TBA | ODU TOEFL & SPEAK Test |
| TBA | Welcome Reception for Graduate & International Students |
| TBA | Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (GTAI) |
| TBA | Undergraduate Monarch Orientation |
| TBA | Spring Classes Begin |
| TBA | English Language Center classes begin |
| TBA | OIR International ReMixer Event |
| TBA | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, no classes |
| TBA | Last day to register for classes |
| TBA | Spring Holiday, no classes |
| TBA | Spring Classes end |
| TBA | Reading Day |
| TBA | Final Exams |
Check in with the VISA Office will be virtual. Not all events are applicable, dates may be subject to change. Visit the VISA Office and Academic Calendar for additional details.
|
August |
New International Student Orientation, online self-paced |
|
August |
New Graduate Student Orientation, online self-paced |
|
August 16 |
SPEAK Test |
|
August 19 |
Institutional TOEFL Test |
|
August 19 |
Undergraduate Freshman New to Blue Orientation |
|
August 20 |
Undergraduate Transfer New to Blue Orientation |
|
August 22-23 |
Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (GTAI) |
|
August 24 |
Fall classes begin (most students begin Monday, August 26) |
|
August 26 |
English Language Center classes begin |
|
September 2 |
Labor Day Holiday- University closed, no classes |
|
September 3 |
Last day to register for classes |
|
November 27 – December 1 |
Thanksgiving Holiday- University closed, no classes |
|
December 6 |
Fall classes end |
|
December 7 - 13 |
Final exams |
| TBA | International Student Orientation- Self Paced Online |
|---|---|
| TBA | ODU TOEFL & SPEAK Test |
| TBA | Welcome Reception for Graduate & International Students |
| TBA | Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (GTAI) |
| TBA | Undergraduate Monarch Orientation |
| TBA | Spring Classes Begin |
| TBA | English Language Center classes begin |
| TBA | OIR International ReMixer Event |
| TBA | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, no classes |
| TBA | Last day to register for classes |
| TBA | Spring Holiday, no classes |
| TBA | Spring Classes end |
| TBA | Reading Day |
| TBA | Final Exams |