Meet an F-1 Advisor or Academic Counselor

• Meet Your Assigned F1 Advisor

  - Review the F-1 International Student Guides to see if you can find the information you are looking for.  If your answer is not there, please Email GEC or schedule your appointment with us. You must log in with your OCC username and password to find a date and time. 

  - Please be sure to select your assigned advisor when scheduling your online appointment to avoid unnecessary administrative delays. For example: if Anderson is your Last Name, you must select Leonmark Chong as your advisor.

  - If your advisor is unavailable, we highly recommend you to email your assigned advisor directly or email us at occinternational@cccd.edu.

  - If you wish to speak to a different advisor due to personal reason, please email us at occinternational@cccd.edu. 

   

  F1 Advising Appointment

  Last names beginning with	A-J	K-N	O-Z	Program Facilitator
  Your Assigned Advisor is	Leonmark Chong	Nok Prukpitikul	Mireille Halley	Greg Buie
  Contact Information	lchong9@occ.cccd.edu	pprukpitikul@cccd.edu	MHalley@occ.cccd.edu	gbuie1@cccd.edu

   Get F-1 Advising Help

   

  Click the links below to jump directly to the section:

  • Registration & Academic Information: information about registering for classes, transcripts, graduation, & more.
  • Maintaining Your F-1 Status: information about your I-20 and F-1 status, including F-1 regulations, enrollment guidelines, RCL's, I-20 extensions, documents, transfers, & more. 
  • Travel Regulations: required documents and other travel information.
  • Working in the U.S.: on-campus, off-campus, internships, CPT/OPT, Social Security Number (SSN), and tax information.
  • Driving in the U.S.: apply for a CA driver's license & related information.
• Meet with an Academic Counselor
  • Last semester Reduced Course Load Authorization (<12 units)
  • Changes of Major
  • Academic Plans/Updates
  • I-20 Extension letter (if your I-20 ends in Winter/Spring and
    you will transfer out for Fall, you do not need to extend your I-20).
  • Concurrent Enrollment Transferability Information
  • Graduation Readiness Checks

   

  Next, would you like to Drop-In or Schedule an Appointment?

  Drop-In with Academic Counselor:
  Counseling drop-in hours change weekly. Click the Academic Counseling button below to find each counselor's weekly drop-in schedule and log in with your OCC username and password.
   
  Schedule Appointment with Academic Counselor
  Click the Academic Counseling button below. Find a counselor's schedule by clicking "Schedule Appointment/Meeting" and log in with your OCC username and password to find a date and time.

   

  Get Academic Counseling Help

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