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Accessing my I-94 form and travel history

Accessing my international student travel history

ACT code

Activating my StarID or resetting my password

Address for Centennial Student Union

Admissions and course auditing for senior citizens

Advertising off-campus housing property at Minnesota State University, Mankato

Alumni events

Application fee when re-applying

Application procedures for OPT-STEM extension

Applying for Financial Aid

Applying for housing

Applying for Optional Practical Training (OPT)

Applying for Post-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT)

Applying to Minnesota State University, Mankato

Arrival time for MavPASS sessions

Attending Campus Recreation Group Fitness Classes

Attending other MavPASS Leader sessions with a different professor

Becoming a MavPASS Leader

Biking on campus

Bookstore in the Centennial Student Union

Bowling and billiards prices at the Bullpen

Bringing dependents as an international student

Building Managers for the Centennial Student Union

Bullpen Hours of Operation

Calculating my cumulative GPA

Campus employment for students

Campus maps and driving directions

Campus Recreation Facilities Request Form

Canceling my housing reservation

Canceling my Optional Practical Training (OPT) application

Care packages for students

Career services for alumni

Centennial Student Union Ballroom location

Change in funding for international students

Changing and/or having multiple jobs for OPT

Changing meal plans during the academic year

Changing my address as an international student

Changing my grade

Changing my immigration status while in the U.S.

Changing my preferred name and/or address

Changing the start date for my OPT recommendation

Changing your name and personal information

Choosing a meal plan

Closing dates for residence communities during breaks

Cold and flu prevention

Completing I-20 when departing United States

Completing my Form I-765

Contacting CSU technical support

Contacting MavPASS Leaders outside of sessions times

Contacting Student Health Services

Contacting the Memorial Library

Contacting the Theatre & Dance department

Contacting the University Catering Services

Converting meals to Dining Dollars

Cost of attending Minnesota State University, Mankato

Course repeats

Covering expenses for dependents of international graduate students

Curricular Practical Training (CPT) requirements

Deferring enrollment

Determining PSEO classes that transfer

Directions to Minnesota State Univeristy, Mankato Edina campus

Documenting international student hiring vs. an American applicant

Earned credits and GPA information

Eating at the Dining Center without my MavCARD

Eligibility for Curricular Practical Training (CPT)

Eligibility for Optional Practical Training (OPT)

Employer costs for hiring international students

Employment regulations for international students

Employment requirements during 24-month OPT-STEM Extension

Enrolling in Graduate degree program while on OPT

Estimated expenses for the academic year

Expired visa while in the U.S.

Extending my stay on an F-1 visa

Extra credit for attending MavPASS sessions

F1 students working on-campus

F-1 visa benefits

F-1 visa requirements

F-1 visa status meaning

Failing vs. Withdrawing considerations

Family participation during registration and advising in orientation

Final exams schedule

Financial aid calculators

Finding a roommate

Finding my advisor

Finding my Registration Window date and time

Finding schedules for MavPASS sessions

Fitness Assessments

Flex Programming Space (FPS) location

Flu shots for students on campus

Food options in the MavAve Food Court area

Form I-20 completion date

Free Application Month

Full-time enrollment as an international Intensive English Program student

Game room in the Centennial Student Union

General information about the Centennial Student Union

Getting around the Centennial Student Union (CSU)

Gladys B Olson International Student Endowed Scholarship

GPA Calculator

Grade options for PSEO courses

Graduating with Honors

Graduation ceremony - Schedule of Events

Graduation supplies & gifts

Graduation vs. Commencement

Greek Life

Guest and visitor parking on campus

Guest limit for Graduation ceremony

Health care coverage for graduating students

Health Education fee on my university bill

Health insurance plans for students

Hearth Lounge location

Hiring international students without a "trainee" position

Hiring international students without a green card

History of the Centennial Student Union (CSU)

Hound Hugs & Kanine Kisses at the CSU

Hours of operation for Centennial Student Union

Housing - Are freshmen required to live on campus?

How a Form I-20 is created?

Humanities and Social Sciences Advising: Scheduling an Appointment

I-20s for family members

Immunization Requirements for Admission

Important Housing dates

Inclement weather at graduation ceremonies

Incomplete (“I”) Grades for Students

Incomplete Grades

Information on admission acceptance to Minnesota State Mankato

Instructor access to my MavPASS attendance

International Maverick Scholarship for international students

International student dependents pursuing education

International student dependents remaining in the USA

International student employment duration for a company

International students starting Graduate degree after Bachelor's

Introduction to Financial Aid

Inviting family from multiple addresses to Orientation

Job requirement during my post-completion OPT period

Job requirement for Optional Practical Training (OPT)

Joining a Sport Club

Karaoke in the Centennial Student Union

Keeping copies of my I-20

Lactation station in the Centennial Student Union

Late fees

Leave of Absence for international students

Length of stay on an F-1 visa

Library Hours

Lost and Found

Mailbox locations on campus

Maintenance requests in residence communities

Material covered in MavPASS sessions during the same week

Matriculate in academic program after completing Intensive English Program

MavPASS Leader’s office hours vs. MavPASS sessions

MavPASS Leaders vs. teaching assistants

MavPASS sessions and FlexSync

MavPASS vs. tutoring

Maximum hours graduate students can work on campus

Maximum hours undergraduate students can work on campus

Maximum work hours for Curricular Practical Training (CPT)

Microwaves on campus

Minimum ACT and SAT score required for admission

Minnesota State University, Mankato admission requirements

Missing class because of illness

Motorcycle and scooter parking on campus

Needing your Form I-20 for travel outside the U.S.

New Student Orientation

Off-campus housing

Off-Campus Housing information

Off-Campus Housing search

Off-campus lease options for December graduates

Open houses for the academic year

Options after graduation for international students

Ordering Honors Medallion after graduation

Ostrander Auditorium location

Parking maps and directions

Paying for dropped classes or withdrawals

Paying my student bill

Paying parking tickets

Pets while living on campus

PLAN scores for PSEO admission

Posting flyers, posters, and other information on campus

Posting of grades

Preparing for my MavPASS sessions

Processing time for my Curricular Practical Training (CPT) application

Program Extension for international students

Promoting programs and events in the Centennial Student Union

PSEO students living on campus

Qualifying for OPT-STEM Extension

Receiving a new nonimmigrant status

Receiving deposit for off-campus housing

Receiving my diploma

Receiving my EAD card in the mail

Receiving my Form I-20

Receiving my Social Security number as an international student

Receiving my Work Permit as an international student

Registering family members for Orientation

Registering for classes

Registering for College of Business upper division courses

Registering for Orientation online

Reinstatement request of F-1 visa granted vs. denied

Reinstating my F-1 visa status by traveling and reentering US

Releasing my student medical records

Renewing my student visa

Renter's insurance for off-campus housing

Replacing my lost I-20

Requesting my official transcript

Requesting my unofficial transcript

Requesting reinstatement of F-1 visa

Required meal plans while living on campus

Reserving spaces and scheduling events in the CSU

Resolving off-campus housing disputes

Resolving roommate issues when living off-campus

Resources for choosing and changing majors

Resources when struggling in a class

Room Change Days

Room rates for living on campus

Scheduling a financial aid appointment

Scheduling a table or booth in the CSU

Scheduling personal training sessions

Scheduling wedding receptions in the Centennial Student Union

Scholarship availability for international students

Scholarships at Minnesota State University, Mankato

Security for off-campus housing

Sending mail and packages to your student

Sending my transcripts to undergraduate admissions

Sending transcripts to another university

Serendipity Music Series

Severe Economic Hardship and who can file it

StarID vs. Tech ID

Street address for Taylor Center and Bresnan Arena

Student Activities at Minnesota State University, Mankato

Student Direct Deposit

Student employment in the Centennial Student Union

Student Health Care Services

Summer course load for international students

Summer graduation ceremony

Summer housing

Sustainability at Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tax information for students

The LGBT Center

Time length for Optional Practical Training (OPT) authorization

Tobacco-free campus policy

Tracking packages sent to students

Transferring credits to Minnesota State University, Mankato

Transferring my AP, CLEP, IB, DSST or PSEO credits

Transportation options for off-campus housing

Travel signature for traveling abroad as an international student

Traveling abroad with expired F-1 or J-1 visa

Traveling on an F-1 visa

Traveling outside the United States while waiting for my EAD

Traveling while on Optional Practical Training (OPT)

Tuition cost for Dental Hygiene degree completion program

Types of campus jobs available to international students

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) information

Unable to complete program by I-20 date

Unpaid employment while on Optional Practical Training (OPT)

USCIS rules on international travel

Using Handshake

Using the pharmacy at Student Health Services

VA-R meaning in course notes

Veterans Resource Center

Visiting the campus

Volunteering as an international student

Wage rate for international student employment

Weighted vs. unweighted GPA

Welcome Week

What are eTranscripts

What happens in a MavPASS Session?

What is a Form I-20

What is a Reduced Course Load (RCL)?

What is a visa?

What is Academic Forgiveness?

What is an H-1B Cap Gap Extension?

What is an I-94 travel record

What is an OPT-STEM Extension?

What is Curricular Practical Training (CPT)?

What is Degree Audit

What is E-Verify?

What is MavPASS?

What is the BEST Board in the CSU?

What is the Campus Hub?

What is the CSU?

What is the House of Serendipity?

What is the MavAve?

What is the PSEO program?

What to bring when living on-campus

When to file for OPT-STEM Extension

Where does my I-94 come into use

Withdrawing from the university

Work authorization for international students prior to hiring

Work Permit expiration date

Working while expecting my Employment Authorization Document (EAD)