International Student Orientation

We look forward to welcoming you!

Wednesday, August 21 – Friday, August 23, 2024

Your International Student Orientation will begin on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, with arrival, move-in and dinner. The following days are filled with friendship-building activities, to ease the transition to college. We encourage all new, incoming international students to attend! Your Orientation continues with full New Student Welcome Week Friday, August 23 to Tuesday, August 27 to be ready for the first day of classes on Wednesday, August 28.

You will meet your new campus connections: the International Student Office (ISO) staff and other international students who will encourage you over the next several years.

You will learn how to access on-campus resources for international students, including SEVIS/F-1 Visa guidance, Academic Success Center (ASC) resources for ELL students (e.g., students for whom English is not their first language), and peer mentors in the Koinonia Mentorship Program.

There's a lot to learn about being an international student at Gordon College, and we can't wait for you to see all that is in store. Whether you are starting the semester on-campus or off-campus, you are part of our Gordon College international family. See you soon!

Important Dates and Policies:

For incoming international students, there is generally a strong encouragement to do one of our pre-Orientation activities with Gordon College. This year (for the first time), we are giving you a choice of which "pre-Orientation" activity you want to do. International Student Orientation is no longer mandatory, if you do a La Vida Expedition instead as your introduction to Gordon College. Both are great, and there is no wrong answer!

LA VIDA EXPEDITION
August 11 - August 22 2024 (Arrive to Boston Airport on August 10)
https://www.gordon.edu/lavida/college

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ORIENTATION
August 21 - August 23 2024 (Arrive to Boston Airport on August 21)
https://www.gordon.edu/intl/orientation

Afterward, all new students will proceed to participate together in the following:

NEW STUDENT WELCOME WEEK (GENERAL ORIENTATION FOR ALL STUDENTS)
August 23 - August 27 2024
https://www.gordon.edu/orientation

FALL SEMESTER CLASSES BEGIN
August 28 2024

FALL SEMESTER FINAL EXAMS END
December 19 2024 - Christmas Recess begins December 20 2024

Please bookmark the Gordon College Four-Year Academic Calendar for the exact dates of important events like the first day of class and the last day of final exams. Final exam dates and times are not flexible; do not book travel before your final exams are completed.