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ISSS Approver Forms

Follow this step-by-step guide if you are an academic advisor or graduate coordinator who received an Approver form from an international student in your department.

Step 1:

You will receive an email from International Student and Scholar Services that looks like this (check your spam folder).

Email notifying Nicole Pudlo of a Change of Level Request from the ISSS Portal.

Step 2:

The "here" link will bring you to section 1 of the Approver Form with the student information at the top, and type of request with an explanation of its purpose beneath:

A digital 'Approver Form' with student information and 'Change of Level Request Request' details.

Scroll down to review all request instructions. Click the “Next” button once you are ready to review the student submission.

Screenshot of an 'Approver Form' with sections for student submission and questionnaire, and a 'Next' button.

Step 3:

Review the student submission in section 2, then click “next”:

Screenshot of a student submission form with questions and input fields.

Step 4:

The approver questionnaire in section 3 will appear as such.

Screenshot of a questionnaire form for student's degree program details.

Fill out the questionnaire in its entirety. When all required fields are filled, then click the red box that reads “Complete”.

Screenshot of an online questionnaire form about a student's degree program with responses filled in.

*If you would like to leave comments visible to the student after you submit the approver form, leave them in this box now, before approving/rejecting the request:

Text box with prompt for entering comments and a character count display.

Step 5:

Finally, select either “Approve” or “Reject” based on your responses and concurrence with the request.

Online questionnaire form for an academic advisor regarding a student's degree program details.

This banner will appear once the request has been successfully submitted:

Web interface with a comment input box and a message thanking for completing the information.

Here are some additional instructions that might be helpful when submitting the approver form:

  • In the request, you will need to click both the Complete button AND then the Approve button
  • This banner will appear at the bottom of the approver form if it has actually been submitted:

    Text message highlighted in yellow on a webpage.

  • After you submit the form, you won’t be able to access it again.