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Atlantis Program Timeline
(International Students Coming to WIU)

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  • Fall & Spring Prior to Arriving
    November - 1st Week
    Overview of WIU - Atlantis Student Meeting
    February - 1st Week
    Questions & Answers Meeting with the Associate Dean & MBA Director, Assistant Director of International Admissions, Immigration Specialist, Atlantis Director and Study Abroad Advisor.
    March 1
    Priority deadline for WIU application
    April 1
    Final deadline for WIU application
  • Fall & Spring Semester Attending WIU
    August mid-month
    International orientation, Fall classes start
    December mid-month
    Final exams, Fall classes end
    January mid-month
    Spring classes start
    March mid-month
    Spring Break
    May mid-month
    Final exams, Spring classes end, WIU graduation

International Student Admissions Documentation & Deadline

Kim McDaniel, Study Abroad Advisor (kd-mcdaniel@wiu.edu), will send an email to you after you have been nominated by your home school. The following documents will need to be submitted; the preferred application deadline for Fall 2024 is March 1 with a firm deadline of April 1.

  1. Submit the international application .
  2. Submit the following additional documents to International-Ed@wiu.edu :
    • An official transcript (sent directly from the school). The exchange coordinator or other school official can email the transcript.
    • Copy of your passport.
    • Financial information (in English) details on the amount required is found on the Immigration webpage .

After International Admissions receives the application and all required documents, they will issue an admission letter and I-20. They will notify you when the documents are ready and give you shipping options. The admission letter provides information about the mandatory orientation and dates.

Contact Sheryl Harty, International Admissions (sd-harty@wiu.edu), regarding questions about the application or the other required documents.

To obtain information on International Admissions (Admissions Requirements, Immigration Questions, and Deadlines To Apply), click here.

"Western is the place where you will get that true American college experience, and you will be welcomed with opened arms. The facilities are top-notch and the city is small but very vibrant at night! You won’t regret coming here."

– Ulysse Bourgeois, Atlantis Student at WIU