The international joint degree program is one of the recent ways of international collaborations in Higher Education. Those programs involve intensive academic collaborations as well as institutional alliance.?Such programs could provide a supportive environment for international students through international partnerships. The article provides a case study on sharing the practices of building an effective supporting system for international students in an international joint degree program. In specific, the authors shared academic, cultural, and individual growth support programs and services designed by Oklahoma State University to best facilitate academic and social integration of the Chinese students. Those programs are designed and implemented in a three-phase approach: Pre-engagement, Transition and Integration, and Connection at Oklahoma State University.