Last updated: February 2, 2023
Announcements
Celebrating 150 years of international students! Learn more about the history and impact of international students and share your story.
The U is hosting winter break events for both international and U.S. students who are here on campus or staying locally around the area.
New international students: Attend Global Gopher Experiences to prepare for classes, make new friends, and discover UMN resources.
In-person course requirement: There is a limit to how many credits of online courses can count toward your full-time registration each semester. Learn more.
Changes to UMN Email and Google Workspace
As of June 1, 2024, when people leave the University (including people who graduate), their UMN email and Google Workspace accounts will be closed and the contents deleted. The amount of time they will have access to their UMN email and Google Workspace is determined by their role (i.e., faculty, staff, student) and if they are affiliated with the Health Care Component. See Leaving the University self-help guide to learn about timelines, get access to tools, and learn how to prepare.
ISSS successfully advocated for F-1 on OPT, and STEM OPT and J-1's on post-completion Academic Training to be able to keep your UMN email until your work authorization has ended. This means that you will continue to use your UMN email to log into your SEVP portal (for F-1's) and to access your MyISSS portal for the duration of your F-1 and J-1 work authorization. Once your work authorization ends, you will have an additional 90 days to clean up your UMN email account and get a non-UMN email account set up. After 90 days, your UMN email account will go away.
If you decide not to use your OPT/STEM OPT/Academic Training or wish to end your work authorization early, be sure to let ISSS know. For those that cancel or end their OPT/Academic Training early, you too will have 90 days from the date your work authorization is canceled or ends to clean up your UMN email account before it goes away.
