Register for International Student Orientation

Fall 2025 Orientation

• Arrival date: August 4, 2025. You must arrive in Lawrence, Kansas by this date.
• Orientation begins: August 5, 2025
• Classes begin: August 18, 2025

All new international students are required to participate in International Student Orientation the semester they are admitted to KU. This will be a fun and exciting time to start your academic career at the University of Kansas. We can't wait to meet you!

One to three months before your arrival date at KU, you will receive an email from ISS with instructions to log in to iHawk. In iHawk, you will complete the required e-forms to register for the International Student Orientation and begin uploading documents for your ISS Check-in process.

How to Register

1. After receiving the registration email from ISS, go to iHawk.
2. Click on the main "Login" button.
3. Log in with your KU Online ID.
   • Having iHawk login problems?
4. On the iHawk Services Home page, scroll down to the "Requests" section near the bottom and click on the "ISS Check-In Checklist" link.
5. Submit the "Orientation Registration" e-form in the "Orientation" section at the top. You should do this as soon as possible.
6. Continue working on the checklist by completing the e-forms in the ISS Check-In section in the given order.

*Readmitted students are exempt from orientation. However, they are still required to complete check-ins with ISS and Watkins Health Services. New graduate students not in F-1 or J-1 status may request to be waived from the orientation requirement by completing the orientation exemption e-form in iHawk. They are also required to complete check-ins with ISS and Watkins Health Services.