A professional who assists foreign students in making academic, personal-social, and environmental adjustment to campus and community life. Responsibilities include:

• Evaluates students' qualifications in light of admission requirements and makes recommendations relative to admission.
• Develops and maintains case histories, noting language, educational, social, religious, or physical problems affecting students' adjustments.
• Provides informal counseling and orientation regarding recreational and religious outlets, study habits, and personal adjustments.
• Interprets university regulations and requirements.
• Assists students in complying with government regulations concerning status, immigration, visas, passports, permission to work, and related matters.
• Represents students in cases involving conflict with regulations.
• Cooperates with other personnel service bureaus to assist in adjustment of students.
• Approves students' proposed budgets and requests release of funds from students' home governments to meet financial obligations.
• Recommends students for scholarships, grants-in-aid, and waivers of tuition fees on basis of scholarship, character, and financial need.
• Encourages and coordinates activities of groups which promote understanding of foreign cultures.
• May assist in curriculum planning.