Transferring from another U.S. institution If you transfer directly to Southeast without leaving the United States:

• Inform the international student advisor at your current school of your intent to transfer to Southeast. Your advisor should make the necessary entry in SEVIS.
• We will issue you the I-20 upon your arrival at Southeast.

• Inform the international student advisor at your current school of your intent to transfer to Southeast. Your advisor should make the necessary entry in SEVIS.
• Once your SEVIS record is transferred to Southeast, you can contact us to obtain an I-20.
• Be sure that your visa is valid or obtain a new visa.
• Present your Southeast I-20 to immigration officials at the port of entry.

To Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Plan your air and ground transportation keeping in mind the Recommended Arrival Dates.

Book your flight to Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, which is only 15 minutes away from campus, or to St. Louis Lambert International Airport, which is two hours away from the university. We recommend the direct flight options from Nashville, Tennessee (BNA) to the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport! To do this you must book your flight from your home country first to Nashville, Tennessee (BNA) then book a separate one-way flight from Nashville, Tennessee (BNA) to Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. 

The Office of International Education and Services offers pick-up services from Cape Girardeau Regional Airport during recommended arrival dates. Please complete the required Arrival Information Form to provide us with your travel and flight information. If marked on the form, we will arrange for your pick up at the Cape Girardeau airport and have you taken to your dorm, off-campus housing, or hotel if you haven't arranged for off-campus or on-campus housing before your arrival. Your student account will be charged $25 for the pick-up service. Keep in mind there is always a possibility of flights being canceled. Please don't allow the airline to reroute you to another city if you have requested pick up in Cape Girardeau as we cannot pick you up in St. Louis late notice. Please stay in Nashville until you can get on a flight to Cape.

Hotels may be required for St. Louis (or Cape Girardeau arrivals after 5 p.m.). You are responsible for the cost of the hotel stay, though you may qualify for a special rate.

If you are arriving at the Cape Girardeau airport, a taxi service to Southeast Missouri State University costs under $20. To use this option, you should call the Cape Transit Authority at (573) 335-5535 when you arrive in Cape Girardeau. You will need to give your pickup location (Cape Girardeau airport) and the address where you want to be taken. You may have to wait for some time for the taxi to arrive. Visit the CTA website for more information. Options such as Lyft and Uber may also be available. 

If you are flying into St. Louis Lambert International Airport during the recommended arrival dates and request the Office of International Education and Services staff to pick you up, please fill out the required Arrival Information Form to inform us of your travel and flight information.  We will have a charter bus leaving from the Pear Tree Hotel – St. Louis Airport (that’s the name of the hotel) at 6 p.m. each day on January 7, 8, and 9 and this bus will take you to the Towers Dormitory complex in Cape Girardeau, which is a 2 hour drive. The cost for this is $75 per student and this will be charged to your student account. The bus only holds about 55 passengers each trip, so this is first come/first served as we can only accommodate so many students on each bus. Keep in mind we are anticipating about 400 new students, so it is still highly recommended you fly directly to Cape to ensure you don’t have issues getting from St. Louis to Cape Girardeau (especially with the chance of wintry weather causing flight delays).

If you not arriving during the recommended arrival dates or arriving at a different airport other than Cape Girardeau Airport, you will need to arrange your own transportation to Southeast Missouri State University. (Please still fill out the Arrival Information Form to let us know your arrival plans).

For additional transportation from the Saint Louis Airport please see the table below (All pricing is based on information gathered in the spring of 2022. Please call the company for the most accurate rates):