Please read this information as a guide to help you with your studies and maintain a valid immigration status. The information below may not apply to international students at all campuses.
Contents
- Thanksgiving holiday – Nov. 27-28
- Cougar Health Services registration holds. Check your myWSU account (Pullman only)
- International Programs office hours winter break – Plan ahead!
- Deadline to withdraw from classes is this TODAY at midnight
- Survey: Your opinion matters to us!
Thanksgiving holiday – Nov. 27-28
ISSS advising hours will be available Monday through Wednesday of Thanksgiving week (Nov. 24-26), even though there will be NO CLASSES.
Cougar Health Services registration holds. Check your myWSU account (Pullman only)
Do you have a EP43. BSRC, or another vaccine hold in your myWSU account? If so, these holds can prevent you from registering for the spring 2026 semester and can impact your F-1/J-1 status.
The BSRC workshop is mandatory for all first-year and transfer students who are under the age of 21 as of Aug. 1 during their first semester on the Pullman campus.
Please contact Cougar Health Services to check how to remove the hold(s) if you have any.
International Programs office hours winter break – Plan ahead!
ISSS will be available for emergencies only during the University Winter Closure between Dec. 24, 2024, and Jan. 2, 2026. We cannot commit to processing requests within the usual 5-business day turnaround time. Therefore, PLAN AHEAD if you need to submit a request to our office.
Please email ip.intlservices@wsu.edu for questions. We will make sure someone from our team is available to help during this time.
Deadline to withdraw from classes is this TODAY at midnight
The deadline for undergraduate and professional students to withdraw from a course (see Rule 68) is TODAY. Withdrawals do not reduce tuition charges and may impact your F-1/J-1 immigration status as you need to maintain full-time enrollment for the term. Please submit a drop/withdraw request in MyPassport by midnight TODAY if you need to withdraw from a class, and on Monday our office will review if the withdraw will not affect your status. If it will, the request will not be processed.
Fear of failing the class or having a bad grade is not a legitimate reason to be approved a Reduced Course Load for immigration purposes. Please book an appointment to speak to an advisor if you have questions.
Survey: Your opinion matters to us!
International Student and Scholar Services in the Office of International Programs is here to support you. To do that effectively, we want to learn what you need. You can help us by telling us through an International Student Needs Assessment Survey about your time at WSU so far, including your experiences on campus. The survey is open to all international students at all WSU locations, and it can be accessed via this survey link. It is completely anonymous, meaning that your answers cannot be connected back to you.
Participation in this survey is voluntary as well as private, and we value your perspective and hope you will take this opportunity to let your voice be heard. If you have questions about the survey, please reach out to us directly at ip.intlservices@wsu.edu.
If you have any questions about the above announcement, please contact International Student and Scholar Services.
- WSU students across the System, contact +1 509-335-4508 or ip.intlservices@wsu.edu