Please read this information as a guide to help you study and to maintain valid immigration status.
Contents:
- Is summer your final term at WSU? Important status information
- Graduation Fair, Pullman campus
- Request graduation sashes
- Free Sprintax software now available to download!
- Panel with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, March 22
1. Is summer your final term at WSU? Important status information
If summer 2022 will be your last term, remember these important immigration status points! Full-time enrollment or an approved Reduced Course Load is required.
- Undergraduate: 6 credits
- Graduate: 3 credits
If you have any questions about these requirements, please contact International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) or your local DSO.
2. Graduation Fair – Pullman campus
If you are graduating this spring, make sure to sign up for graduation.
The Spring Grad Fair will be March 29 and 30 at the CUB Junior Ball room, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
More information can be found on commencement.wsu.edu/schedules-dates-deadlines/
3. Request a graduation sash
ISSS will be offering a graduation sash to any international student who is graduating this semester for $15. The sash represents your home country. You may request it through myPassport.wsu.edu from now until March 31, 2022.
Sashes are limited to current F-1 and J-1 international students only.
Questions may be directed to ip.intlservices@wsu.edu.
4. Free Sprintax software now available to download!
Are you preparing to file your taxes? On myPassport, you can find the Sprintax blog, a link to the Sprintax YouTube channel, Sprintax webinar registration links, and the link to download the Sprintax software.
- Click on Tax Software>Tax Software Request>+Add New Tax Software Request
- Read 3 paragraphs of information
- Answer the question
- Links will appear
- Click “Submit” to get email with instructions and a unique code that will make the Sprintax software free to you.
Please note that ISSS staff cannot assist you with filing your taxes. If you have questions about filing taxes, please consult a tax professional.
Please visit the Sprintax How to Prepare for the 2021 US Tax season blog, watch their YouTube videos, and attend one of the Sprintax Tax Webinars, listed below.
Webinar dates, times, and registration links
- Tuesday, March 22 | 11 a.m. PDT – Register here
- Thursday, March 31 | 9 a.m. PDT – Register here
- Tuesday, April 5 | 10 a.m. PDT – Register here
- Monday, April 11 | 9 a.m. PDT – Register here
- Thursday, April 14 | 10 a.m. PDT – Register here
5. Panel with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories – March 22
The ASCC and International Programs are hosting a panel with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL)! Learn more about working at SEL in Pullman. Representatives from ISSS will also be there to talk about CPT and OPT and from the ASCC to discuss resources to support your job and internship search. Register and learn more at the event Handshake page here: app.joinhandshake.com/stu/events/980133
Tuesday, March 22 | 4 p.m. | CUB 204