New Students

The Center for International Studies holds sessions throughout the semester where current international students discuss topics related to studying in the United States and at St. Cloud State University. Those recordings can be found below. If you have any questions about the sessions or what was discussed in those recordings, please let us know by emailing international@stcloudstate.edu.

• Before Getting Here
  • This link will help you on how to travel to Minnesota and St. Cloud.
• Your First Week Here
  • Looking for information on orientation and what you need to do in your first week on campus? Check out this link for those details. 

• Account information
  • This site has all the information regarding your St. Cloud State accounts, passwords, and email. 
• Microsoft Office and other software
  • You have access to different forms of software that is free to St. Cloud State students. Check this link for all the software that is available and how to access them. 
• Activate Your Star ID
  • Your StarID is extremely important at St. Cloud State. Make sure yours is active. 
• Questions about your email account
  • Here is the answers to common issues with accessing your emails. Also this page will have instructions on how to set up your email on your phone.
• Contact information
  • If you are having issues, this is the place to go for help. 

• Halls and Apartments that are located on campus
• Dine on campus
  • You can access the menu for on-campus dining (Garvey Commons) and other food service questions you may have. 
• Residential Life Contact Information

• Student Bill, Payment Options & Due Dates
  • This link will have all the information regarding when you have to have your account paid and what will happen if you have late fees due to not paying on time.
• Scholarships
  • Students can apply for scholarships through the Huskies Scholarship platform.
  • Also, international students have access to the Academic and Cultural Sharing Scholarship which offers resident tuition rates to international students who meet and maintain eligibility requirements.
• Contact information or email international@stcloudstate.edu

• Preparing for Advising day
  • Students will need to register for an advising day. Information is located here.
• Register for your orientation day
  • All students are required to complete Huskies Advising and Registration.
• Placement Testing
  • If you need to complete placement testing in order to register for your courses, you will find all that information here. 
• Who’s my advisor?
  • You will need your StarID to access this information, so have that ready. 
• Contact information:
  • If you have questions regarding
    • Advising and Registration Day: Contact information
    • International Student Orientation: Chee Moua-Yang (cmmoua@stcloudstate.edu)
    • Placement Testing Contact information: https://www.stcloudstate.edu/placementtesting/contact.aspx

• Medical Clinic
  • Medical Clinic provides diagnosis, treatment, prevention, promotion and education services to students.
• Insurance Information
  • Do you have questions about the insurance you have and how to use it?
• Do you have questions about the medical clinic?

• Student employment information
  • Here are the rules about working on campus
• Search and apply for a Job
  • This is how you find jobs on campus
• Taxes Information
  • F-status and J-status students/scholars, and their dependents living with them, are required to file U.S. tax forms each year, regardless of whether they earned income. Find out more information on how to file your taxes here.

• Live Chat
  • This is a live chat and is only available during certain times during the day
• Submit a question
  • This allows you to send in a question and get a response via email
• Otherwise you can call or email them directly 
  • Phone number: 320-308-7000
  • Email: internationaltech@stcloudstate.edu