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Financial Department for students at GSBS

QUICK GUIDE to Institutional Administrative Steps (International)

Before arriving to Houston, Texas

An email is sent by GSBS Admissions in June, and by GSBS Finance in early July.  Included in the emails are detailed instructions that are not in this Quick Guide.  Please be sure to refer to the emails and detailed instructions provided.

  • Send your final transcripts and transcript evaluation (if applicable) to the Office of the Registrar as soon as possible.  This is required before your Form I-20 can be issued. 

Office of the Registrar

713-500-3361
  • Follow instructions and submit all required documentation to the Office of International Affairs, for issuance of Form I-20 as soon as possible. This is required for your visa application.

Office of International Affairs (OIA)

713-500-3176
Submit the following items by August 1:

Office of the Registrar

713-500-3361
Immunization and Health Form Hold
  • Upload Certification of Immunization into applyUTH (or myUTH) by August 1.  If you have any concerns about immunizations that you are unable to obtain at your current location, please contact Student Health & Counseling Services.

Student Health & Counseling Services

713-500-5171
GSBS Criminal Background Check (CBC) Hold
  • Complete a CBC and identity verification by August 1.  If you have not lived in the United States (US) for a total of 30 days, contact GSBS Admissions for an exemption.
  • Students who are exempt from the CBC will be contacted by GSBS Information Technology (IT) with instructions to clear their Identity Management (IDM) Hold.

GSBS Admissions

Lenay Johnson
713-500-9873
  • Send a passport style photo for your Student ID badge by August 1.

GSBS Admissions

Oscar Sevilla
713-500-9869
Complete items in the Finance Checklist by the dates listed in the Checklist.
  • If you have not received pre-arrival information from OIA to complete a mandatory information Session and the Check-In process, please contact OIA (713-500-3176, [email protected]) as soon as possible for guidance.
  • Complete pre-employment/onboarding paperwork online (if applicable).

GSBS Finance

Elisabet Lau
713-500-8801

[email protected]

Colden Snow
713-500-9885

[email protected]

Medhanit Zekarias
713-745-5257

QUICK GUIDE to Institutional Administrative Steps (International)

After arriving to Houston, Texas

An email is sent by GSBS Admissions then GSBS Academic Affairs in June, and by GSBS Finance in early July.  Included in the emails are detailed instructions that are not in this Quick Guide.  We recommend that you arrive in Houston by August 5 (at least two weeks before Orientation).  Please be sure to refer to the emails and detailed instructions provided.

  • Clear your Activity Guide Hold by August 1.
  • Contact GSBS Admissions if your contact information needs to be updated (Houston address, US phone number, Email address if it needs to be updated).

GSBS Admissions

Oscar Sevilla
713-500-9869
International Affairs Hold  

Office of International Affairs (OIA)

713-500-3176
As soon as possible after you clear your International Affairs Hold:  
  • Contact GSBS Academic Affairs for guidance regarding registration.
  • Register for the upcoming semester.
  • Inform OIA ([email protected]) and GSBS Finance ([email protected]) that you have registered.

GSBS Academic Affairs

All Students
Dr. Jeffrey Frost
713-500-8802

[email protected]

PhD Students
Dr. Natalie Sirisaengtaksin
713-500-9870

[email protected]

MS Students
Dr. Wassim Chehab
713-500-9874

[email protected]

Registration
Bunny Perez
713-500-9871
Follow the Finance Checklist for possible additional steps to complete by the dates listed in the Checklist (not all steps may be applicable to you): 
  • Health Insurance Certification (HIC) Hold.
  • Activity Guide Hold. 
  • SSN Activity Guide Hold. 
  • Title VI Activity Guide Hold. 
  • Grant Consent 1098T. 
  • [MDA Funded] Check-In with MD Anderson Visa and Immigration Services Administration (VISA) Office.
  • [MDA Funded] Complete a Drug/Tobacco Testing by MDA.
  • [UTHealth Houston Funded] Check-In with UTHealth Houston Payroll and Human Resources.
  • Apply for a Social Security (SS) card if you don’t have a SS number.

GSBS Finance

Elisabet Lau
713-500-8801

[email protected]

Colden Snow
713-500-9885

[email protected]

Medhanit Zekarias
713-745-5257

This guide is made in collaboration with the GSBS International Student Association (ISA) group.