International Student and Scholar Services

The International Students & Scholar Services Office (IS&SS) serves approximately 500 international students who attend Mines.

IS&SS provides the following services:

Admission of undergraduate international students
Advise on immigration regulations by individual appointment and group seminars
Prepare legal documents that allow international students to gain work experience through a period of practical training
Provide forms required by international students and their dependents to travel outside the U.S.
Process legal documents required for the admission of all international students (including undergraduate, graduate, special, exchange, and visiting students)
Organize orientation programs for entering international undergraduate and graduate students

IS&SS also sponsors events and programs to help students adjust to life in the U.S. and at Mines, and provides counseling related to emergencies and unexpected immigration problems.

IS&SS reports administratively to the director of enrollment management, and indirectly to the vice president for student affairs.

If you have questions about international student admissions, degree programs, billing, financial aid, or housing, please visit those specific Mines pages. Please send other questions and comments about international student life at Mines to mailto:bsamter@mines.edu.

IS&SS business hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (MST), Monday through Friday. The office is closed during lunch 12 to 1 p.m.

Contact Information:

International Student and Scholar Services
1600 Maple Street
Golden, CO 80401
303-273-3210; 888-946-9489 ext. 3210
E-mail: admit@mines.edu
Fax: 303-273-3509