Here are the main offices and contacts available to support you:



• Academic Divisions: Each academic division has an exchange adviser to support you during your time at WashU.
• College of Arts & Sciences: Amy Suelzer, Ph.D
• McKelvey School of Engineering: Melanie Osborn
• Olin Business School: Ryan Kearney
• Office for International Student Engagement (OISE): OISE is here to support international students during their time at WashU by providing a welcoming environment through programming, advocacy, and cultural enrichment.
• Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS): OISS is available to support you with immigration advising and support as you get to know WashU, St. Louis, and the United States.
• Student Transitions & Family Programs: Student Transitions & Family Programs hosts Winter Welcome, an orientation program when you arrive on campus, and is available for support related to your transition to WashU.

Spring 2024



• Spring 2024 Exchange Student Arrival: January 10
• Winter Welcome: January 10 - 14
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes): January 15
• First Day of Classes: January 16
• Spring Break (no classes): March 10 - 16
• Last Day of Classes: April 26
• Reading Week and Final Exams: April 29 - May 8

Exchange students will move-in on Wednesday, January 10. Students living in Residential Life-managed housing will be assigned a move-in time between 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM when your housing assignment is released. For more information about move-in, please reference the Residential Life website. The housing application goes live on Wednesday, November 1.

Winter Welcome, an orientation program to welcome new exchange students to campus, will take place from January 10-14. To help us prepare for your arrival, please fill out the Winter Welcome Registration Form, due Friday, December 1.

All undergraduate exchange students are required to pay a non-refundable enrollment deposit upon admission to WashU. The enrollment deposit for exchange students is $500. This enrollment deposit covers costs for Winter Welcome, the new student orientation program, additional orientation experiences for international students hosted by OISE, and programming offered for exchange students throughout the semester such as local excursions and on-campus events.

You should have received the “Getting Started at Washington University” email from the University Registrar with instructions on activating your WUSTL Key. Your WUSTL Key will be your login and password to most university systems. This email will also give you information about setting up your WashU email account, and logging in to WebSTAC, the university portal to billing, course registration, and more.

This is the last email we will send to your personal email account. It is very important that you set up your WashU email account as soon as possible to receive the information you need to prepare for arrival.