Advising International Students Certificate Series

Designed for all staff and faculty who work with international students.

The primary goal of this series is to facilitate interactions with international student by helping you:

  • Identify touch points
  • Recognize your degree of involvement
  • Understand necessary actions from referring to SISS to verifying information in the iGlobal system
  • How to use the iGlobal system
  • Understand the international student demographics and challenges they face
  • Understand the basics of intercultural communication as it relates to the international student population
  • Effectively implement intercultural communication skills as it relates to the international student population

To complete this certificate series, individuals must complete four classes total.

The two classes below are required:

Plus, two electives:


Certificate Sponsors

Services for International Students and Scholars (SISS) 

Contact: Tammy Silver, tsilver@ucdavis.edu