Advising

Welcome to Washburn!

The Office of International Programs (OIP) welcomes you to Washburn University! We are very glad that you have chosen Washburn, a university of approximately 7,000 undergraduate and graduate students. There are over 200 international (F-1 and J-1 visas) students on our campus from approximately 40 different countries, and these international students play a very vital role on our campus.

Pre-Arrival Guide for New Students

Our Pre-Arrival Guide can be accessed here as a Microsoft Word document [6 pages]. It contains information about:

• Reporting to Washburn
• Enrollment Deposit
• Orientation for F-1/J-1 Students and Short-term Scholars
• Obtaining your Visa & Arrival in the U.S.
• About Topeka
• About Washburn University
• Local weather
• Housing options in Topeka
• Transportation around Topeka
• Health Insurance & Health Care in the U.S.