{"id":7,"date":"2006-07-31T11:57:25","date_gmt":"2006-07-31T11:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webmanager.nicholls.edu\/international\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T11:29:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:29:13","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/international\/","title":{"rendered":"International Student Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7\" class=\"elementor elementor-7\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40c404ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40c404ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42526270\" data-id=\"42526270\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3446b72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3446b72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to International Student Services<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96b3ccb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96b3ccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To find a list of application requirements, please select the category that most fits your level of study:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f932462 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f932462\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce422ed\" data-id=\"ce422ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117b6c3 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"117b6c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/international\/first-time-freshmen\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">First-Time Freshman<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37cac09 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"37cac09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/international\/transfer-students\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Transfer Students<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971ece1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"971ece1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/international\/graduate-students\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Graduate Students<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f2beb6\" data-id=\"2f2beb6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5003514 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5003514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"color: #a6192e; font-size: 24pt; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><br>Application Deadlines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: normal; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-pan-x: ; --tw-pan-y: ; --tw-pinch-zoom: ; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ordinal: ; --tw-slashed-zero: ; --tw-numeric-figure: ; --tw-numeric-spacing: ; --tw-numeric-fraction: ; --tw-ring-inset: ; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgb(59 130 246 \/ 0.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; --tw-blur: ; --tw-brightness: ; --tw-contrast: ; --tw-grayscale: ; --tw-hue-rotate: ; --tw-invert: ; --tw-saturate: ; --tw-sepia: ; --tw-drop-shadow: ; --tw-backdrop-blur: ; --tw-backdrop-brightness: ; --tw-backdrop-contrast: ; --tw-backdrop-grayscale: ; --tw-backdrop-hue-rotate: ; --tw-backdrop-invert: ; --tw-backdrop-opacity: ; --tw-backdrop-saturate: ; --tw-backdrop-sepia: ; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Fall 2025:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 32px;\">April&nbsp;15th<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 32px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; color: #000000;\">Spring 2026:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 32px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">October 15th<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5b6b2f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c5b6b2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbd6e72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbd6e72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b92c2d\" data-id=\"8b92c2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b63bdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b63bdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><span style=\"color: #a6192e;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">Nicholls State University was named one of the <strong>twenty<\/strong><b>\u00a0most <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><span style=\"color: #a6192e;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><b>affordable institutions<\/b> for international students for 2023-2024.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 18pt;\">&#8211;\u00a0 US News &amp; World Report, 2023-2024\u00a0 \u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4769 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2023\/09\/U.S.-News-and-World-Report_1080x962-400x356.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"141\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2023\/09\/U.S.-News-and-World-Report_1080x962-400x356.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2023\/09\/U.S.-News-and-World-Report_1080x962-1024x912.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2023\/09\/U.S.-News-and-World-Report_1080x962-768x684.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2023\/09\/U.S.-News-and-World-Report_1080x962.jpg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 158px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 158\/141;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-515c7e00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"515c7e00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">International Student Services extends a warm welcome to all international students who have chosen Nicholls State University as their home for study. We look forward to meeting you and assisting you in your transition to life in the US.\u00a0 International Student Services supports the international population at Nicholls State by providing information and advice on U.S. immigration regulations, employment, taxation, cultural adjustment, and other practical issues.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">We are responsible for maintaining University compliance with the United States Student and Exchange Visitor System (SEVIS), a federal program which reports directly to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office. Additionally, we conduct an international student orientation each semester to educate students in their responsibilities.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04da3c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"04da3c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-5081\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5081\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Quality Education and Accreditation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5081\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5081\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\"><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #a6192e;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">18-1<\/span><\/strong> <\/span>Student to Faculty Ratio<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"color: #a6192e;\">17<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong> NCAA Division I Sports Teams<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #a6192e;\"><strong>75+<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 Student Organizations<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #a6192e;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">12<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 On-Campus Dining Locations<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #a6192e;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">First-Rate<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0Recreational Facilities, free for enrolled students<\/span><\/li><\/ul><table style=\"height: 124px; width: 95.374%; border-collapse: collapse; border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff; border-style: none;\"><tbody><tr style=\"height: 82px;\"><td style=\"width: 25%; height: 78px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4661 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2022\/10\/sacscoc_accreditation_stamp_updated_2020-11-17.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"153\" height=\"153\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2022\/10\/sacscoc_accreditation_stamp_updated_2020-11-17.webp 275w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2022\/10\/sacscoc_accreditation_stamp_updated_2020-11-17-200x200.webp 200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 153px; 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