Provides programs, general advising, and
services for all non-immigrant international
students upon arrival and throughout their
programs. Does NOT provide academic
advising.
Location: CHHS Room 202
Phone: 704-687-7781
www.isso.uncc.edu
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They may be adjusting to English language,
U.S. academic & social environment.
They have immigration rules and regulations
to comply with.
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Assist students in enrolling in a full course of study each
semester (undergraduate study = 12 hours) and refer them to
the ISSO for any exceptions PRIOR to dropping below fulltime or
withdrawing from the university.
May sign ISSO authorization form recommending an exception to
fulltime enrollment under the following circumstances:
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Documented illness or medical condition
Initial difficulty with the English language
Initial difficulty with reading requirements
Unfamiliarity with U.S. teaching methods
Improper course level placement
To complete course of study in current term
May sign ISSO authorization form recommending an extension of
stay prior to student’s I-20 expiration if normal progress is
being made.
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Difficulty participating in group discussions
(due to language and/or culture)
Unfamiliarity with academic integrity
guidelines
Requesting more time on exams
Using a dictionary or translator
Recording class lectures
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SMILE at me!
Names are important. Try
to pronounce my name. I
will appreciate your
efforts. (Remember I must
learn all English
pronunciations).
Tell it simply.
Write it down for me, step
by step.
If you don’t know the
answer, send me to
someone who does.
Ask me: “How are you?”
Be personal, not
mechanical.
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Listen to my answers. Let
me finish my own sentence.
Speak more slowly, not
more loudly.
Recognize me. I do not
know too many people. I
need to belong, too.
Be interested in me. It’s
O.K. to ask me about my
country and my family.
They are important to me.
If I omit something on a
form, I probably don’t
understand what I am
supposed to write.
Make your ‘no’ both clear
and friendly.
If I look confused or lost,
it’s probably because I am.