International Student Services


A division of the Office of Student Services, International Student Services (ISS) provides administrative support, guidance and information to incoming and current international students and their dependents on matters related to: their immigration status, employment, housing, health insurance, social security, income tax regulations, financial aid, cross-cultural adjustment, and personal concerns. ISS is comprised of one or more staff members who are specially trained in immigration matters and serve as Designated School Officials (DSOs) for students in F-1 status.

International Student Services strives to provide high quality programs, services, and information in order to assist international students in achieving their personal and educational goals while at The Chicago School.  Click one of the links below for more information.

The Chicago School has an enrollment of more than 3,500 students, of which approximately 3% are international students. Those students represent over 30 different countries. International students bring a valuable intercultural dimension to the educational program and the life of The Chicago School community.

We welcome you and encourage you to let us know how we might assist you!


Changing the Face of Latino Mental Health

Though Latinos are the nation’s largest and fastest growing ethnic group, health care professionals who understand the unique needs they face are scarce. A nationally recognized Chicago School initiative headed by Dr. Hector Torres is teaching students culturally relevant approaches to Latino health care and, in turn, changing the mental health playing field.
Read more.

Latino Mental Health

Psychology Behind Battle Lines

Faced with the emotional toll that the Iraq War was taking on his soldiers, Captain Mathew Moosey armed himself with psychology. The Chicago School’s online-blended forensic psychology program allowed him to take classes from across the globe, providing him with counseling skills critical to addressing the mental health needs of troops.
More about his story.

Psychology Behind Battle Lines

Dr. Todd DuBose

“The experience of hearing a loved one has died is...not only horrifying; the finality and irreversibility of the event has no prior framework with which to make sense of it. And making sense is our way of clawing at the walls as we fall into what feels like oblivion.”-Dr. Todd DuBose, Assistant Professor, Clinical Psychology

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