Mission Statements
Academic Support
INTO OSU Academic Support promotes excellence in the classroom and workplace through consistent logistical support, information and services to students, staff, and faculty.
Academic English
The Academic English Program creates opportunities for international students to develop the academic, critical thinking, and linguistic skills necessary to succeed in a US university.
General English
The General English Program creates opportunities for international students to develop their English proficiency for successful social and professional communication in a global environment.
Pathway Programs
The Pathway Programs provide international students with highly structured, full university credit courses of study at the freshman and pre-master levels, empowering students to succeed through language, cultural and academic support.
Introduction
The current INTO OSU program continues a long tradition of service to students from other countries at OSU. International students have been made welcome at OSU for more than 100 years. During many of those early years, English instruction for international visitors was part of the job of the English department. Then, in 1964, the university created the OSU English Language Institute, one of the first intensive English programs in the United States. Forty-five years later in 2009, OSU took another major step by creating a new program, INTO OSU, wherein English language instruction and international support services became an even more prominent component of the university.
The overall supervision of the language programs is the responsibility of the Director of Academic Programs. The Director of Academic Programs has a direct line to the Associate Provost for International Programs and through this position to the OSU Provost Office. Thus, all academic staff are OSU employees and all academic matters are the responsibility of OSU. The Director of Academic Programs also has a dotted line to the INTO OSU Center Director with regard to day-to-day operations.
The INTO OSU Programs
English language instruction, admissions, recruitment and student services for international students at OSU are provided by a partnership entity called INTO Oregon State University. INTO OSU is an initiative to increase the number of and percentage ratio of international students at OSU and to improve the overall level of service that OSU provides for them. INTO OSU is based on a partnership agreement between the Oregon State University Foundation and INTO University Partnerships (IUP), a private corporation first established in the United Kingdom in 2005. There are currently about 20 INTO centers worldwide, in the UK and the US.
Using a network of independent agents and regional recruiting managers, INTO OSU recruits and enrolls international students in a variety of programs:
* Academic English Program (AE)
* General English Program (GE)
* Conditional admissions Program (CAP).
* Direct entry into other undergraduate or graduate programs.
* Special short-term programs, e.g. tailored for groups of teachers.
Fall 2014 Staff Calendar (PDF)
Orientation and class start/end dates through 2016-17 (PDF)
How to determine late arrival dates (PDF)
Master language entry requirements (PDF)
Click here to apply to OSU and/or INTO OSU
Academic Support
Academic Support is the unit that supports the academic programs in areas such as registration in classes; assisting students with program changes; monitoring attendance; producing reports and with all student and program related data. The Academic Support team is based in room 182 of the ILLC.
Dates
Undergraduate Direct Programs |
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| Term | Orientation Starts | Classes Start |
| Spring 2014 | March 27th, 2014 | March 31st, 2014 |
| Summer 2014 | TBD | June 23rd, 2014 |
| Fall 2014 | TBD | Sept. 29th, 2014 |
| Winter 2015 | TBD | January 5th, 2015 |
| Spring 2015 | TBD | March 30th, 2015 |
| Summer 2015 | TBD | June 22nd, 2015 |
Undergraduate Pathway Programs |
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| Program | Orientation Starts | Classes Start |
| Business | September 22nd, 2014 December 29th, 2014 March 24th, 2015 |
September 29th, 2014 January 5th, 2015 March 30th, 2015 |
| Computer Science | September 22nd, 2014 | September 29th, 2014 |
| Engineering | September 22nd, 2014 December 29th, 2014 |
September 29th, 2014 January 5th, 2015 |
| Exercise & Sport Science | March 25th, 2014 September 22nd, 2014 December 29th, 2014 March 24th, 2015 |
March 31st, 2014 September 29th, 2014 January 5th, 2015 March 30th, 2015 |
| Food Science & Technology | March 25th, 2014 September 22nd, 2014 December 29th, 2014 March 24th, 2015 |
March 31st, 2014 September 29th, 2014 January 5th, 2015 March 30th, 2015 |
| General | March 25th, 2014 September 22nd, 2014 December 29th, 2014 March 24th, 2015 |
March 31st, 2014 September 29th, 2014 January 5th, 2015 March 30th, 2015 |
| General-Liberal Arts Focus | March 25th, 2014 September 22nd, 2014 December 29th, 2014 March 24th, 2015 |
March 31st, 2014 September 29th, 2014 January 5th, 2015 March 30th, 2015 |
| Public Policy | September 22nd, 2014 December 29th, 2014 March 24th, 2015 |
September 29th, 2014 January 5th, 2015 March 30th, 2015 |
| Science | September 22nd, 2014 December 29th, 2014 |
September 29th, 2014 January 5th, 2015 |
| Sustainable Planet | March 25th, 2014 September 22nd, 2014 December 29th, 2014 March 24th, 2015 |
March 31st, 2014 September 29th, 2014 January 5th, 2015 March 30th, 2015 |
| Women & Gender Studies | September 22nd, 2014 December 29th, 2014 March 24th, 2015 |
September 29th, 2014 January 5th, 2015 March 30th, 2015 |
| 1- and 2-term Accelerated Pathway | September 22nd, 2014 December 29th, 2014 March 24th, 2015 |
September 29th, 2014 January 5th, 2015 March 30th, 2015 |
Graduate Pathway Programs |
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| Program | Orientation Starts | Classes Start |
| Business (MBA) 3-term Standard Pathway |
September 22nd, 2014 December 29th, 2014 |
September 29th, 2014 January 5th, 2015 |
| Business (MBA) 2-term Accelerated Pathway |
March 24th, 2015 | March 30th, 2015 |
| Business (MBA) 1-term Accelerated Pathway |
December 29th, 2014 March 24th, 2015 |
January 5th, 2015 March 30th, 2015 |
| Masters of Engineering 3-term Standard Pathway |
September 22nd, 2014 | September 29th, 2014 |
| Masters of Engineering 1-term Accelerated Pathway |
September 22nd, 2014 (ECE/CS only) December 29th, 2014 (ECE/CS only) March 24th, 2015 |
September 29th, 2014 (ECE/CS only) January 5th, 2015 (ECE/CS only) March 30th, 2015 |
| Comparative Health Sciences | September 22nd, 2014 | September 29th, 2014 |
Academic English |
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| Term | Orientation Starts | Classes Start |
| Spring 2014 | March 26th , 2014 | March 31st, 2014 |
| Summer 2014 | June 18th , 2014 | June 23rd , 2014 |
| Fall 2014 | September 22nd , 2014 | September 29th , 2014 |
| Winter 2015 | December 29th, 2014 | January 5th, 2015 |
| Spring 2015 | March 24th, 2015 | March 30th, 2015 |
General English |
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| Term | Orientation Starts | Classes Start |
| Winter 2014 (Session 2) | February 10th, 2014 | February 12th, 2014 |
| Spring 2014 (Session 1) | March 27th, 2014 | March 31st, 2014 |
| Spring 2014 (Session 2) | May 5th, 2014 | May 7th, 2014 |
| Summer 2014 (Session 1) | June 19th, 2014 | June 23rd, 2014 |
| Summer 2014 (Session 2) | July 28th, 2014 | July 30th, 2014 |
| Fall 2014 (Session 1) | September 25th, 2014 | September 29th, 2014 |
| Fall 2014 (Session 2) | November 3rd, 2014 | November 5th, 2014 |
| Winter 2015 (Session 1) | December 31st, 2014 | January 5th, 2015 |
| Winter 2015 (Session 2) | February 9th, 2015 | February 11th, 2015 |
| Spring 2015 (Session 1) | March 26th, 2015 | March 30th, 2015 |
| Spring 2015 (Session 2) | May 4th, 2015 | May 6th, 2015 |
