Current Students
International Student Portal
Through use of the International Student Portal, students can submit almost any request to be processed regarding their academic and F1 Visa requirements.
Please be aware that all student requests must be made through the international portal; they cannot be emailed to the ISSS office staff.
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If you have questions prior to making a request in the international portal, or after you have made your request through the international portal, please follow the general guidelines below for who to contact regarding your submitted request.

Gregoria Zamora, Ed.D.
Director/PDSO
gzamora3@twu.edu
940-898-2196
Old Main Building, Rm 113C
CPT, Concurrent enrollment, online class questions, reduced course loads, reinstatement for current students, transferring out of TWU, termination of F1 record, adding dependents, and travel endorsements.

Valerie Borgfield
Assistant Director/Denton & Dallas DSO
vborgfield@twu.edu
940-898-2237
Old Main Building, Rm 112A
OPT, STEM OPT extension, acceptance process, initial and transfer I-20 requests, pre-arrival information, change of status, change of education level, change of major, program extension requests, Good Neighbor and TPEG scholarship information.
Scholarship information
TWU supports various scholarship opportunities specifically intended for international students. Initial students are eligible for merit-based scholarships for the first year of study. They are not eligible for need-based scholarships.
Explore scholarship opportunities
Events and programs
The International Student and Scholar Services office provides opportunities for international students, studying on an F1 Visa, to interact with each other and other international and domestic students on campus.
Student resources
While campus resources at TWU are abundant, here are some of the offices that support our TWU students.
Page last updated 8:40 AM, March 10, 2025