TCU has multiple programs to help international students

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Print ArticleTCU offers many programs to help international students adjust to culture in the U.S.
TCU now has students from 78 countries as of Fall 2016. For the International Student Services, this means adding programs to help those students adapt to life at TCU.
TCU’s International Programs
According to Project Atlas, there are roughly 1 million international students in the U.S. as of 2016. There were only 560,000 students in 2006.
Business and engineering are the most popular fields of choice, as they make up 40 percent of what international students are studying.
TCU has more than 600 international students from 78 countries. International advisor James English said TCU has plenty of programs to help these students adjust to the U.S.
English said that he is primarily an immigration advisor, and he helps international students with their visas and immigration documents.
In addition to helping students with their documents, the TCU International Student Services works on something they call the Quality Enhancement Plan.
“The university chooses discovering global citizenship with the idea of increasing the university’s engagement with the world and with developing nations,” English said. This is because not every student is able to travel to other countries.
“We recognize that not every TCU student can travel extensively, especially internationally, and it’s a way to bring the world to TCU,” he said.
Orientation
International students are required to attend two orientations. One being Orientation, the one every first-year student goes to, and the other being designed by the International Student Services.
English said that their orientation covers immigration, culture shock and the U.S. academic system. For a lot of the international students, classes back home consisted of sitting through lectures and then taking one exam at the end of the year.
“In many ways, our international students are not having trouble so much with the U.S. culture because it’s ...


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