** Resources for New & Returning International Students**
**Travel Advisory- Entering the United States**
The University will be closed for winter break from Friday, December 23, 2022 through Monday, January 2, 2022. Normal business hours (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST) will resume Tuesday, January 3, 2023.
Check in begins January 3, 2022 through January 18, 2022 from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Not all events are applicable, dates may be subject to change, visit odu.edu/visa, Welcome to ODU Events, Undergraduate Schedule of Events, & Graduate Schedule of Events for additional schedule details.
| January 3 | International Student Orientation- Self Paced Online | |
| January 3 | SPEAK Test | |
| January 4 | Welcome Reception for Graduate & International Students | |
| January 6 | Undergraduate Freshman Monarch Orientation | |
| January 6-7 | Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (GTAI) | |
| January 7 | Undergraduate Transfer Monarch Orientation | |
| January 8 | Spring Classes Begin | |
| January 10 | ELC Session Begins | |
| January 17 | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, no classes | |
| January 18 | Last day to register for classes | |
| March 7-12 | Spring Holiday, no classes | |
| April 25 | Spring Classes end | |
| April 26 | Reading Day | |
| April 27 - May 4 | Final Exams |
Main check in begins Monday, August 8, 2022 through Tuesday, September 6, 2022 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. Not all events are applicable, dates may be subject to change, visit VISA office and Academic Calendar for additional information.
| August | New Graduate & International Student Orientation | |
| August various | SPEAK Test | |
| August 22 | TOEFL Test | |
| August 23 | Undergraduate Transfer Monarch Orientation | |
| August 25-26 | Graduate Teaching Assistantship Institute (GTAI) | |
| August 25 | Undergraduate Freshman Monarch Orientation | |
| August 27 | Fall classes begin (most students begin Monday, August 29) | |
| August 29 | English Language Center classes begin | |
| September 5 | Labor Day Holiday- University closed, no classes | |
| September 6 | Last day to register for classes | |
| November 23 - 27 | Thanksgiving Holiday- University closed, no classes | |
| December 9 | Fall classes end | |
| December 10 - 16 | Final exams |