HAMPTON UNIVERSITY International Office Room 130, Phenix Hall Hampton, VA 23668 Hampton University Hampton, Virginia 23668 International Office Room 130, Phenix Hall 757-728-6914 Dear International Student: Welcome to Hampton University! This handbook will help you adjust to life at Hampton University, an American University with a unique and distinguished history. The first international students were enrolled when Hampton University was founded in 1868. We hope that your years with us in our "Home by the Sea" will be educationally profitable for you. In return, your presence in our community will continue to enrich and broaden our multi-cultural environment. The handbook clarifies some of the regulations and procedures that apply to you as an international student. Please pay particular attention to the 2009 Federal Regulations affecting your program of study and your right to work while studying in the United States. Among other areas, Federal Regulations affect the following important aspects of your study program: • The length of your program of study, • The number of courses in which you must enroll each semester, • The procedure to follow when changing institutions or programs of study • When and where you may work Please review the regulations carefully. Contact the HU International Office, if you have any questions. Be sure to check in as soon as you arrive with the HU International Office, Room 130, Phenix Hall. The email is
[email protected] and telephone number is 757-728-6914. Very cordially, INTERNATIONAL OFFICE Table of Contents I. International Office: An Overview, Contact Information ............................ 4 II. Applying for your visa ............................................................................... 5 III.