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Steps due today Transfer Summer Springboard dates Transfer 1787 August Orientation Classes begin
Have you received this publication on or after May 5? If so, one or more of The Transfer One Book deadlines have passed. No worries! Complete all the past due steps to prepare for your transition to JMU. Please finish all the steps, even if Transfer Summer Springboard dates have passed. Congratulations! We are excited for you to join us, but you still have some work to do. The steps on the following pages are specifically designed to help you successfully transition to James Madison University. Decisions can be tough and we want to make sure that your decision to transfer to JMU is well-informed.
Depending on the type of institution you are transferring from, you may have a different experience than other transfer students. Make no mistake – things at JMU will likely be different from your previous institution. Your level of ease experienced in your transition can be affected by following the outlined steps and our advice. Consider the following:
If you are transferring from a two-year institution: ◆ Advanced preparation and follow-up are absolutely necessary! ◆ Attending Transfer Summer Springboard – our one-day Orientation program – is essential for enrolling in the appropriate classes. ◆ If you are transferring with a completed associate degree from a Virginia community college, make sure you know the specific degree you are completing (AA, AS, AA&S, etc.). Your academic advisor will be able to assist you with this information. ◆ It will take the entire summer to get things in order for your first day of classes. It is not in your best interest to wait until August to decide you want to attend JMU or notify us that you need to enroll in fall classes.
If you are transferring from a four-year institution: ◆ We understand that you’ve been through a traditional first- year Orientation program. We’re not trying to recreate that experience. Our Transfer Summer Springboard program is specifically focused on the issues and concerns you will have as a transfer student. ◆ JMU might be larger or smaller than your previous institution. ◆ You will likely have some General Education courses to complete. ◆ Your major of interest may have different admission requirements. Accept the offer Complete by May 5, 2017
Accepting your admissions offer to Transfer Credit Evaluation Housing attend JMU means paying the tuition Your Transfer Credit Evaluation contains The Office of Residence Life anticipates deposit by the deadline on your invoice important information about how your being able to offer a limited number in the MyMadison Applicant Center. By credits transferred to JMU. When it of housing contracts for 2017–2018 doing so, you are informing us that you becomes available in your MyMadison to transfer students who are interested plan to enroll for the fall semester. We Applicant Center, review it carefully. in living on campus. Students can recognize that you may have other options. Be sure to take this information into apply at www.jmu.edu/orl. In addition, Be sure to consider the following: consideration as you determine if JMU is Harrisonburg and the surrounding right for you. communities offer plenty of off-campus Your major housing options. More details are provided Have you thought about what you expect Financial aid on Page 11. of your JMU academic experience? Have you completed your FAFSA How will it be different from what you application? See Page 14 for more details experienced at your last institution? Here about financial aid at JMU and visit are a few thoughts to ponder: www.jmu.edu/financialaid. ◆ Depending on your major and how many credits transfer, it might take more than four semesters to complete your degree. ◆ Admission to JMU does not necessarily mean admission to all majors. For example, music and studio art require an audition or portfolio review before a student can be fully admitted to the major. Other programs such as those in the College of Business require students to meet specific progression standards and course prerequisites before students can advance in the major. Check the fine print! Where? Our website. ◆ Unless you have earned a JMU-approved associate degree from a Virginia community college, it is likely that you will take some courses in General Education – JMU’s core curriculum required of all students. ◆ Thinking of a career in education? While you can declare the required education major listed on Page 5, you must be fully admitted to a teacher licensure program before you can take courses.
Graduation requirements JMU requires a minimum of 120 credit hours for graduation. You must complete all prerequisite, major, program and degree requirements to graduate. Visit www.jmu. edu/registrar/students/graduation.shtml for more details. Start here: www.jmu.edu/orientation/transfer
Everything begins here and on The Transfer One Book website, where you will be guided through the initial Don’t forget to steps of your transition to JMU. change your e-ID Open your browser to www.jmu.edu/orientation/transfer. If you have browser or computing questions, password after check The Transfer One Book help website at www.jmu.edu/orientation/transfer/help.shtml, the Student Quick paying your Start site at www.jmu.edu/computing/quick/student.shtml or contact the Information Technology Help Desk at deposit! (540) 568-3555 or [email protected]. To access The Transfer One Book website, you will need your JMU e-ID and password. Your e-ID is your electronic identification used to access MyMadison, Canvas and other services. It is usually the first six characters of your last name, followed by your first and middle initials. For instance, Dolley Payne Madison would be madisodp. If Internet access is not readily available to you, contact your local public library or area college/university. Such facilities may have computers available for community members.
2 JMU Email, Emergency Notification and Emergency Contact Complete by May 10, 2017
JMU Email It also allows law enforcement to push Set up your JMU email account so information out to users to supplement you can receive important university the Madison Alert system already in place information at your new email address on campus. LiveSafe is available as a free ([email protected]). Your JMU email download in both the Google Play and account serves as JMU’s official form iTunes stores. of communication. Check your email regularly because your academic advisor, Emergency Contact faculty, as well as departments and other In the event of a personal emergency students will be contacting you throughout or crisis in which you are involved, the the summer. Share your email address with university may need to contact your family. family and friends. It is very important that we have accurate emergency contact information for you. Sit Emergency Notification down with your family to determine who JMU uses multiple methods of should be listed as your emergency contact. communication to inform the campus Navigating MyMadison You don’t have to choose just one. You can community in the event of an emergency During Transfer Summer Springboard you have multiple family members and contact or when the university is affected by will enroll in classes using JMU’s online information listed (e.g. cell phone, work inclement weather. One method to receive enrollment system. It is important that phone, email, etc.). Please take time to emergency notifications is via cell phone. you understand how to use the system enter your emergency contact information Follow this step on our website to activate prior to Transfer Summer Springboard. on our website. your emergency notification. Go to https://mymadison.jmu.edu to Another convenient method to receive One more thing … it is just as access MyMadison. Tutorials are located notifcations is through the LiveSafe app. It important to keep this emergency contact on the left-hand side under the student makes it easy to share information about information updated. Throughout your tab. These tutorials will assist in preparing potential crimes and unsafe situations with college career, one or more family members for enrollment. The Student Center in campus police. From your phone, you are may move, change jobs or phone numbers. MyMadison is also your one-stop location able to report GPS-tagged information When that happens, remember to log in to for your grades, transcript, financial with added picture, video and audio clips. MyMadison to update their information. information, address, holds, to-do items, etc.
New Transfer Student Survey Math Placement Exam Complete by May 11, 2017 Complete by May 15, 2017
Tell us more about you! We have a few Math is an important requirement in the core curriculum and for most JMU majors. questions to help us learn about your Whether or not you are transferring math credit, you are required to take the Math previous collegiate experience, work habits Placement Exam. The purpose of the Math Placement Exam is to make sure you get placed in and expectations for your JMU career. It’s the appropriate course based on your major and your math proficiency. Many majors require important that we hear from you because specific math courses, and success in those courses means placement into the appropriate the information you provide will help us level. Click on this step on The Transfer One Book website when you are ready to learn more improve our programs. This isn’t a test, so about the exam. Make sure you allot 90 minutes to complete the exam. When taking the there are no right or wrong answers. Take a Math Placement Exam you are bound by the JMU Honor Code. You are not allowed to use few minutes to complete the survey now. calculators and/or other sources (including friends and family) on the exam. We want you to have a successful experience and it is imperative you are in the right course for that to happen.
3 www.jmu.edu/orientation/transfer Prepare for your academic success
to your intended career? The Declare Your Major link on the sidebar of the Orientation Reservation & Declaring a Major step will help you answer the question, “What kind of job can I get with a major in … ?” Don’t see undeclared? Your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Undeclared is not an option available to most transfer students. It is JMU policy that transfer students with 30 or more transfer credit hours declare a major upon enrollment.
Finalizing your class schedule Consult with your academic advisor before adding or dropping classes to make sure the changes are appropriate for fulfilling General Education, major and/or degree requirements. Dates and deadlines for the Understanding majors on your admissions application? Will you class adjustment period can be found at While you can declare most majors at JMU, transfer in with 30 or more credit hours? www.jmu.edu/registrar. some majors have progression standards If you answered yes to either of these Your academic advisor such as course prerequisites and/or GPA questions, speak now or forever hold Building a good relationship with your requirements that you must meet before you your peace! It’s important that you are academic advisor will be an important part can further advance or be fully admitted to honest about your major intentions of your success at JMU. You should make the major. It is important for you to become because advising appointments at Transfer it a point to meet with your advisor at familiar with JMU majors and progression Summer Springboard are scheduled with least once a semester to make sure you are standards by visiting our website. a faculty member based on the major you on track with your academic plan and to select when you submit your Springboard Pre-professional programs such as discuss any other factors that will influence reservation. Unfortunately, we are not pre-law, pre-theology, pre-medicine, pre- your experience. Here are a few tips to help able to easily accommodate major changes veterinary medicine, pre-physical therapy, you prepare for meetings with your advisor: during Transfer Summer Springboard. etc. are not majors. You can choose any ◆ Read the undergraduate catalog you major and complete the course work in Click the Declare Your Major link on will receive this summer. It contains the the pre-professional area in preparation the sidebar of the Orientation Reservation & answers to most questions you’ll have, for graduate and professional study. Declaring a Major step and you’ll find the including requirements for your major. following: More information about pre-professional ◆ Identify the way your advisor prefers to programs is available on our website. ◆ A list of all JMU majors be contacted (e.g., phone, email or during Students who wish to pursue teacher ◆ A guide of questions and answers to help office hours) to make an appointment. Be licensure should select the appropriate you with the major decision process sure to schedule enough time. major according to the Teacher Education ◆ All of the links to the information you ◆ Be prepared to ask specific questions, taking table. Students can declare the appropriate will need: into consideration your Transfer Credit major but must apply for full admission ° Descriptions of majors Evaluation and JMU major requirements. to the teacher licensure program. You can ◆ Be open and honest with your advisor access specific admission requirements on ° Required courses for majors about any special needs or plans that will our website. ° Majors that have entry requirements affect academic progress and choices. ◆ Many more resources Declaring your major ◆ Do your homework! Understand what it Are you thinking that you want to declare Career Guide to JMU Majors will take for you to achieve your academic a major different from what you indicated Need help identifying JMU majors that relate goals and take control of your success.
4 Your choices at JMU
Majors For the most current list of majors, check our website. Accounting Geographic Science Modern Foreign Languages Anthropology Geology Music 1 Architectural Design 1 Graphic Design 1 Musical Theatre 1 Art History Health Sciences Nursing Athletic Training Health Services Administration Philosophy and Religion Biology History Physics Biophysical Chemistry Hospitality Management Political Science Biotechnology Independent Scholars Psychology Chemistry Industrial Design 1 Public Policy and Administration Communication Sciences and Disorders Integrated Science and Technology Quantitative Finance Communication Studies Intelligence Analysis Social Work Computer Information Systems Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies Sociology Computer Science International Affairs Sport and Recreation Management Dance 1 International Business Statistics Dietetics Justice Studies Studio Art 1 Earth Science Kinesiology Theatre 1 Economics Management Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Engineering Marketing Communication English Mathematics Finance Media Arts and Design
1. In order to declare this major, there are additional requirements. Click the Declare Your Major link on the sidebar of the Orientation Reservation & Declaring a Major step on the website for more information.
Teacher Education Students who wish to pursue teacher licensure are required to select Pre-professional Programs are courses the appropriate JMU major as listed below. Students should apply to the specific teacher and experiences designed to prepare you licensure program their first semester at JMU. for the required graduate study and/or licensure necessary for a career in your Teacher Licensure Area JMU Major chosen field. Art (PreK-12) Studio Art Pre-dentistry Dance (PreK-12) Dance Pre-forensic Studies Elementary Education (PreK-6) 1 Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies Pre-law English as a Second Language (PreK-12) 2 Modern Foreign Languages or English suggested Pre-medicine Health and Physical Education (PreK-12) 1 Kinesiology Pre-occupational Therapy Foreign Language Modern Foreign Languages Pre-optometry Inclusive Early Childhood Education Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies Pre-pharmacy (PreK-3 and Special Education birth-age 5) 1 Pre-physical Therapy Middle Education 1 Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies Pre-physician Assistant Music Education (PreK-12) Music Pre-theology Secondary Education (6-12) 1, 3 Select the major that represents your content area of interest Pre-veterinary Medicine Special Education (K-12) 1 Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies or Psychology suggested Theatre Education (PreK-12) Theatre
1. These are five-year teacher licensure programs with a required master’s degree. 2. This can be a four or five-year program. 3. Declare one of the following majors: biology, chemistry, Earth science, English, history, mathematics, physics or political science.
5 www.jmu.edu/orientation/transfer Orientation Reservation & Declaring a Major Complete by May 18, 2017
Don’t miss Transfer Summer Springboard! International students (and U.S. Transfer Credit Evaluation It’s one day when you come to campus to students living abroad) As you prepare for Transfer Summer meet your academic advisor, enroll in classes International students (on an F-1 and Springboard, one of the things you should and begin your new life as a JMU student. J-1 visa) must arrive by Aug. 21 to attend do is take time to review your Transfer You will also meet your Transfer Orientation Transitions – the international orientation Credit Evaluation. Knowing the courses in Peer Adviser or TOPA. This person will be program – as it will explain immigration which you have earned transfer credit will instrumental in your transition. requirements for maintaining temporary assist you in making your schedule with Transfer Summer Springboard dates status. All other visa holders and U.S. your academic advisor. You may also review fill up fast, so reserve your spot now! It is citizens living abroad are encouraged and your academic requirements report in required that you complete all of the previous welcome to attend. Health insurance, MyMadison to see what requirements these steps to access the Orientation Reservation classroom issues, safety, transportation and courses are currently satisfying. resources for students living abroad will & Declaring a Major step. Because Transfer MyMadison tutorial Summer Springboard dates are granted on a be addressed. This will also provide you with an opportunity to make new friends Friendly reminder … If you haven’t already, first-come, first-reserved basis, we encourage go to the MyMadison tutorial, accessed you to complete the required steps as soon as with similar experiences as yours. Visit www.jmu.edu/global/isss/get-involved/ through the Emergency Notification step. possible – even before the posted deadlines Understanding how to use the Student – to have access to the best available dates. transitions.shtml for more information and to register. Center via MyMadison will make your Families need Orientation, too! class enrollment process much easier at Sure, you’re the one leaving, but family The Orientation fee Transfer Summer Springboard. All university financial accounts for members have a lot of questions, too. Don’t forget! During Transfer Summer Springboard incoming transfer students will be charged $180. This fee covers Summer Springboard, Be sure to bring the following with you to while you’re meeting with your academic Transfer Summer Springboard: advisor to complete class enrollment, your Transfer 1787 August Orientation and Official state-issued photo ID family members are encouraged to attend materials. Students unable to attend ◆ sessions from housing and dining services Orientation are still obligated to pay the ◆ Your most current transcript(s) to billing and finances. More information Orientation fee. You don’t have to pay the ◆ Your JMU e-ID and password fee at this time; however, if you have an is available on our website. Transfer Credit Evaluation installment payment plan, make sure your ◆ Disability accommodations annual budget includes this charge. ◆ Your JMU email address and password If you (or your guest attending ◆ General Education Worksheet Transfer Summer Springboard) require ◆ FAFSA Student Aid Report (in case accommodations during Orientation, you have questions for a financial aid please submit your request in the respective counselor) Disability Accommodations section when you complete your Orientation reservation. Requests for accommodations must be submitted at least 10 business days prior to your assigned Orientation date. Please note that we are not able to provide wheelchairs. If you or your guest have difficulties walking long and hilly distances, please bring a wheelchair and an extra guest to assist throughout the day. If you have questions, please use the Send a Message tab within The Transfer One Book website to contact our office. If you need to enter a request at a later date, follow the instructions on the Orientation Reservation & Declaring a Major step to submit the information. Attending Orientation
Transfer Summer Springboard Martin Luther King, Jr. Way schedule at-a-glance Anthony South Main Street Seeger Hotel Madison 7:45–8:15 a.m. Warsaw Ave. (under construction) Forbes Center for Grace St. the Performing Arts Orientation check-in at the Student Success Center Duke N6 Mason Street Parking Deck South Mason St. 8:20–9 a.m.
BluestoneWampler Dr. University Welcome Madison Hall 9:10–11 a.m. South Main Street The Ashby Quad Health Students: Meet with your TOPA South MasonCenter St. Port Republic Road Miller Family and guests: Assisting your Grace StreetStudent Success transfer student in transition Harrison Center Health and Behavioral Studies 11:10 a.m.–noon Jackson Keezell Burruss Lunch Wilson Hillside Avenue Bluestone Drive Maury 12:05–12:30 p.m. Exit 245 81 Student Services
Port Republic Port 12:30–1:15 p.m. Resource Fair 81 1:30–5:30 p.m. Students: Academic Advising Exit 245 This map is not to scale. Family and guests: Afternoon programs and refreshments Directions to Summer Springboard parking When you approach Harrisonburg, tune your radio to 1610AM for announcements about This schedule is subject to change. Check our website for more detailed Orientation, traffic and parking directions. General and disability parking will be in the information. Mason Street Parking Deck commuter spaces. From Interstate 81, take Exit 245 (Port Republic Road). Take Port Republic Road to South Main Street and turn right. Proceed What should I wear? to the third light and make a right onto Martin Luther King, Jr. Way. Proceed to the first You’ll be doing some walking, so light and make a right onto South Mason Street. The entrance to the parking deck will be wear comfortable, casual clothes on your immediate right. Yellow Orientation signs will help direct you to the Mason Street and shoes. Rain in the forecast? Parking Deck, once you exit Interstate 81. If you are using a GPS, please use 715 South Bring an umbrella or purchase one Mason Street as your destination. After parking, make your way over to the Student Success from the bookstore. Center to start your day with Check-in.
Local hotels and motels Connect with us! Typically, local hotels and motels offer discounts to those attending Orientation. Be sure to Like JMU Orientation for mention JMU Orientation when making your reservation. You will find a list at www.jmu. information throughout your edu/orientation. These hotels will be able to direct you to appropriate parking on campus. transition. Changing your major Follow us @JMUOrientation. Return to the Orientation Reservation & Declaring a Major step. On the sidebar, select Declare Your Major to declare your new major. Be sure to save your new major before advancing to the Orientation Dates section to confirm your Springboard date. It is possible that changing your major will change the available Orientation dates, as dates are dependent on your Tweet us any questions! declared major and academic advisor availability. Prior to Transfer Summer Springboard, @JMUOrientation revisit the Prepare for Class Enrollment step to review information for your new major. You must submit your change of major through The Transfer One Book website five business days prior to your reserved Orientation date. After that time you will need to contact our office via the Send a Message tab.
7 www.jmu.edu/orientation/transfer JMU Honor Code
Academic integrity is a serious matter at citations and buying or using papers written JMU. You could be suspended or expelled by someone else are just a few examples of for violating the Honor Code. Honor Code violations that have potential Do you know what constitutes cheating to jeopardize your status as a student. Visit at JMU? Well, now is the time to learn. www.jmu.edu/honorcode/code.shtml to Cheating, copying, plagiarizing, improper review the information.
Foreign Language Placement Exam Complete by May 22, 2017
You must take the Foreign Language college. However, if you want to start a Placement Exam if all four of the following new language at JMU (one you have never B.A. programs statements are true: studied), you can enroll in the 101 level of Anthropology * 1. You have not taken a language at that language without taking the placement Art History another college; and exam. Finally, if you place into the 300 Biology * Communication Sciences and 2. You have had two or more years of level and want to use that placement Disorders * language in high school; and to fulfill the two-year foreign language requirement for the B.A. degree, you must Communication Studies * 3. You have not taken the SAT II in that confirm that placement by either retaking Dance language; and the FLPE in the Language Resource Center Earth Science 4. You are entering into a Bachelor of and placing into the 300 level again or Economics * Arts degree program (all B.A. programs taking the 300 class. English have at least a two-year foreign language When taking the placement exam, Geographic Science * requirement) or are pursuing a Bachelor you are bound by the JMU Honor Code. History of Business Administration degree in You are not allowed to use outside sources International Affairs international business. (including friends or family) on the exam Justice Studies * If you have taken a language at another and you may take the exam only once per Mathematics * college, talk to your academic advisor language every three semesters. Taking it Media Arts and Design * to see what credits transfer and to find more than once will interfere with your Modern Foreign Languages out whether or not you need to take the enrollment process and may put you in Musical Theatre placement exam. If you have had two or the wrong course. We want you to have a Music, Vocal Track more years of a language in high school, successful experience and it is imperative Philosophy and Religion * you cannot receive credit for the 101, to be in the right course for that to Physics * 102 or 111 courses in that language, happen. For more information check out Political Science and they will not transfer from another www.jmu.edu/langcenter/flpe/. Psychology * Sociology * * These majors provide the option to pursue either a Bachelor of Arts degree or a Bachelor of Science degree. B.S. programs as a rule do not have foreign language requirements, so Studio Art * you would not have to take a placement exam unless you want to continue your language Theatre study at JMU. Each degree program has different requirements. If you are not sure which Writing, Rhetoric and Technical degree program to pursue, it is best to take the Foreign Language Placement exam now in Communication * order to stay on track with program requirements. B.B.A. programs International Business
8 JACard Photo Complete by May 24, 2017
After completing the Orientation Reservation & Declaring a Major step, you will upload a photo that will be used on your JACard. Avoid the early morning photo line by uploading before the deadline. Be sure to review the guidelines showing what is acceptable for your JACard photo. You will receive your JACard at Transfer Summer Springboard. It is your official JMU identification card and your passport to most on-campus services. Your card is active as long as you are enrolled as a JMU student. Your nine-digit student ID number will serve as your primary identifier for business transactions and services on campus. Your ID number can be found in the Student Center of MyMadison and on the front of your JACard. With rare exceptions (e.g. financial aid and employment), your Social Security Number should not be requested. If it is, make sure you understand why. Lost or stolen cards Report any loss or theft of your JACard CBORD Mobile ID is the Android- at www.jmu.edu/cardctr/lost.shtml or call and Apple-compatible app version of your Card Services at (540) 568-6446 from 8 JACard. Using this app serves as a supplement a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. to your JACard on campus. Look for stickers on the registers where it is accepted. After 5 p.m. contact Campus Police, located in Anthony-Seeger Hall. Use your JACard to: FLEX it! ◆ Register your vehicle A FLEX account is a pre-paid debit account. Check out materials from the libraries ◆ It operates like a checking account without ◆ Gain admission to athletic events having to write checks, pay a service fee or restaurants and businesses. Check out www. ◆ Receive services from the University balance your account. There are no annual jmu.edu/cardctr to find all locations that Health Center fees. An account is automatically opened for accept FLEX. ◆ Use your meal plan and Dining Dollars you when you enroll. You may add money to your account at various dining locations Your FLEX account can be used at by phone, mail, in person or via the web. ◆ Access computer labs dozens of on-campus locations including You can also add FLEX via a credit card all dining establishments, the bookstore, (MasterCard, VISA, Discover and American ◆ Access UREC and check out equipment the library, UREC, the post office, the Express) by calling (540) 568-6446 or via Purchase tickets to movies and concerts ◆ University Health Center and to purchase www.jmu.edu/cardctr. You can use the cash- ◆ Pick up packages from JMU Mail Services tickets for on-campus events. You can also to-FLEX stations around campus to add ◆ Use FLEX at on- and off-campus merchants use your FLEX at more than 50 off-campus cash to your account at any time.
9 www.jmu.edu/orientation/transfer Prepare for Class Enrollment Complete by May 24, 2017
Through the website, you can find modules to help you prepare for class enrollment. You will find in-depth information about placement exams, understanding your Transfer Credit Evaluation, JMU General Education requirements and the different types of associate degrees. Please allot time to carefully review the modules. At Springboard your academic advisor will expect you to know this information before enrolling in classes.
Immerse yourself!
The Alternative Break – New Dukes is a weeklong service-learning experience designed to give you an opportunity to build connections with other new Dukes while being exposed to social issues that exist in our society and reflecting on your role as an active citizen. This student-led break will be June 10-17. You will kick off your experience by meeting the student leaders and other participants while also learning about the social issue and the community it affects. The team will leave campus on a JMU bus to serve alongside the community of New Orleans. Breakers all commit to conscientious living and having an alcohol- and other drug-free experience. The cost includes leadership, education, travel, housing and most meals. The cost does not include travel days’ meals, souvenirs or fun-day expenses. For more information and registration, visit www.jmu.edu/abp/break-types.
JMU Jargon
Convo is the Convocation Center, where basketball games and other events are held. D-Hub is the temporary dining facility while D-Hall is under construction. Duke Dog Alley is a tunnel under I-81 that allows you to easily get from the west side of campus to UREC, Convo and east campus. Dukes, that’s us! Our mascot, Duke Dog, honors former JMU President Samuel Page Duke. E-Hall is the all-you-care-to-eat dining facility on the east side of campus. FLEX is a declining-balance account to which you or your family can add money. GenEd is the General Education Program, the liberal arts core curriculum required of every student. JACard is your JMU Access Card. OCL is the Off-Campus Life office that can assist you with finding off-campus housing, roommates and signing up for utility deposit assistance. ORL is the Office of Residence Life, located in Huffman Hall, and is in charge of all on-campus housing. TOPAs are Transfer Orientation Peer Advisers who will give you the scoop on what it’s like to transfer to JMU. TDU is Taylor Down Under, a great place to hang out, play a board game with friends or study. The Quad is the large grassy area in front of Wilson Hall in the Bluestone area of campus and a popular spot to spend some downtime. UDAP is the Utility Deposit Assistance Program, a JMU sponsored program in partnership with utility companies to allow students utility connections without paying the various deposits. UHC is the University Health Center, where you can receive general medical services. UREC is the University Recreation Center, a newly renovated facility designed to meet all of your fitness and adventure needs.
10 Immunization Form Due by July 5, 2017
All students must submit an provider. Official records showing proof of enrollment hold and $50 fine will be Immunization Form (including a TB required immunizations will be accepted placed on your account. Faxed forms will screening) to the University Health instead of the immunization form. not be accepted. Center as a condition of admission to the To upload your completed and After the Immunization Form is university. This information is needed to signed Immunization Form (or other uploaded, UHC staff will verify the dates. satisfy Virginia law, university requirements official record), copy of your health You will receive a notification through and to assist in your care. Go to The insurance card and a brief health history, your JMU email account notifying you Transfer One Book website and click on log into MyJMUHealth using your that there is a message in your secure the Immunization Form step to download e-ID and MyMadison password. If the MyJMUHealth portal regarding the status and print the form. Have both sides of the Immunization Form is not completed of your Immunization Form. form completed and signed by a healthcare and uploaded by the step deadline, an
Housing Search
One great way to get connected to the 1. Determine which living arrangement appointment with the landlord to tour JMU community is by living on campus. best suits your personality. Are you the property. For ample time to explore The Office of Residence Life is able to offer interested in rooming with a group of housing options, plan to spend a day in a limited number of housing contracts students or is living solo your first choice? Harrisonburg. If you are looking for a in our upperclass residence halls and the Be honest with yourself. roommate, in most cases the landlord will Apartments on Grace. You can sign a 2. Check out the OCL website at be happy to help place you with another 2017-2018 contract within the Housing https://info.jmu.edu/ocl. This site is JMU student. You will also be able to learn Search step. packed with information about living about housing options during Transfer We recommend you plan to spend off campus. Use it to search for places Summer Springboard. some additional time prior to or after to live and connect with other JMU Let OCL know how it can be of further Transfer Summer Springboard to pursue students who are looking for roommates assistance while you are deciding where to off-campus housing (there will be very little by creating your own roommate profile at live off campus. We encourage you to check time during Orientation). Off-Campus https://offcampushousing.jmu.edu. the OCL website, call (540) 568-6071 or Life recommends three steps to help you 3. List at least three places you are visit the office in the Festival Conference obtain housing. interested in visiting and make an and Student Center Room 1130.
11 www.jmu.edu/orientation/transfer Madison Money Manager (M3) Complete by July 20, 2017
The University Business Office is where purposes. You will set them up by account is considered paid when the you’ll find everything you need to know selecting “add new,” creating a username, budget is sufficient to cover the tuition for about tuition and fees, room and board, entering their email and then saving this both fall and spring semesters. For help payment options, due dates, etc. information to M3. The new authorized determining a budget, contact UBO. user will be emailed directions to complete Scholarships Statement and payment information enrollment to start receiving notifications All outside scholarships should be mailed Madison Money Manager provides you of your statements. and your family with instant access to to UBO for processing and should include your student account details. Access your Payment options the student’s full name, Social Security statement through MyMadison and set Charges not covered by financial aid or the Number or student ID number for proper your family up as authorized users in the installment payment plan are due in full by identification. Sept. 1. Your student account charges can M3 system. They will then be able to Refunds be paid in person at the cashier counter, by view your student account statements and Grants, loans and scholarships are credited mail or through M3. You may pay through activity. You, and all your authorized users, to student accounts in the order that M3 with a free electronic check or a credit will receive an email when a statement is the university receives them. After all card. There is a service charge when using a ready to be viewed and paid. charges are paid, refunds are generated credit card for payment. You will need to set up your authorized automatically for financial aid and upon users in M3 before the step deadline to ensure Installment payment plan request by the student on personal that everyone is notified of the initial fall If you would like to pay your education payments. Make sure your refund gets to statement. You will receive an email for fall expenses monthly, use the monthly you by making a refund selection with charges around Aug. 1. All account activity payment option offered through M3. BankMobile. The payment plan is available for a occurring, i.e. new charges, payments, All JMU refunds are processed by small enrollment fee. Enrollment for the and adjustments, after the statement is BankMobile. After Orientation, you will upcoming year begins in June. processed will be available in M3. receive a green envelope from BankMobile This payment option allows the in the mail. You will use that information Access for Authorized Users payment of tuition, on-campus room and to choose how you would like to receive It’s easy for you to set up access for your board charges in monthly installments. your refunds. Plus loan refunds are family, or anyone else who needs to see The plan must be established before the automatically mailed to the parent unless your account statement for payment beginning of the school year. The student otherwise noted on the loan application.
12 Transportation Station
Getting around campus The Harrisonburg Department of Public Transportation provides free bus services for all JMU students. You can take the bus to get around campus or into town, for a trip to the mall, movies or shopping. View the schedules at www.hdpt.com. Visit Bus Finder at www.busfinder.jmu.edu to enter your origins and destinations to see the current routes and schedules that apply. For real time bus arrival times at any bus stop visit NextBus at www.nextbus.com. If you need a car, check out Zipcar. Rates include fuel, insurance and an EZ pass. Check out www.zipcar.com/jmu for more details.
Parking on campus receive a copy of the parking regulations Zimride is a fun and easy way to share seats in your car or catch a ride. With Check out www.jmu.edu/transportation and a campus map to help you locate the Zimride, you can find JMU friends, for all things transportation on and off right parking lots. campus. classmates and coworkers going the same Biking on campus way you are. It requires your e-ID to gain If you plan to drive to and park on Registering your bicycle is required by access. No need to include @dukes.jmu.edu. campus you are required to purchase and display a valid parking permit. Think you JMU and the City of Harrisonburg. If you Once logged in, you will be able to can get by without a parking permit? Trust live on campus, you must register your find others offering rides. The system also us on this one … don’t try it! Parking bicycle with the Office of Public Safety provides for optional interaction with without a permit can land you a $100 and affix the issued numerical decal to the Facebook and Zimriders can view profiles fine. Go to www.jmu.edu/parking or call bicycle. If you plan to live off campus, you before deciding to share a ride. Set up your Parking Services at (540) 568-3300 to find may register your bicycle with either the profile at www.zimride.jmu.edu/. out how to purchase a permit. You will City of Harrisonburg or JMU.
Get your family involved!
Does your family have questions about joining the JMU family? The Office of Parent Relations is here to offer support and provide information to your family during this transition. Find more information at www.jmu.edu/parents. Family Weekend is one of the most anticipated events on the JMU calendar. Make plans now to attend the festivities Sept. 22-24. For information about the schedule, lodging options (which fill up fast!) and event reservations, visit the Parent Relations website. Homecoming is a time to celebrate JMU. Student events during the week include the “I Bleed Purple” T-shirt giveaway, Pep My Ride and a spirit-filled Late Night Breakfast. All alumni are invited back Homecoming weekend, Oct. 27-29, to reconnect with JMU and cheer on the Dukes. For a full schedule of events, check out www.alumni.jmu.edu/homecoming.
13 www.jmu.edu/orientation/transfer Financial Aid and Scholarships
Financial aid If you want to be considered for financial aid please take the following steps: ◆ March 1 – The 2017-2018 FAFSA priority filing deadline. Complete your Free Application for Federal Student Aid online at www.fafsa.gov. JMU’s Title IV Federal School Code is 003721. ◆ If you have already filed a 2017-2018 FAFSA and you did not list JMU, please contact the Department of Education at 1-800-4-FED-AID to request JMU be added as a school you would like to attend. Once that is completed, the federal processing center will send your FAFSA information to JMU. Please contact the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships to let us know you have added JMU to your FAFSA. If your original FAFSA had reached the federal processor by the March 1 priority filing date, then that information will be seen at JMU once your FAFSA is received. ◆ If your prior school has awarded you financial aid for the 2017-2018 academic school year, please request that your aid be canceled. In some instances, JMU will as quickly as possible to maximize your Master Loan Promissory Note the first not be able to disburse aid to you until financial aid package. time they accept a Federal Parent PLUS this happens. The process of sending official email Direct Loan at JMU (for a particular Students interested in federal aid must financial aid award notices generally begins student). Instructions for doing this will be complete the FAFSA and submit it to around the end of June. Notices will be included on the Parent PLUS Direct Loan the federal processing center. This can be sent to your JMU email address. This Award Notice, which is emailed to parents done at www.fafsa.gov. To receive priority notice will direct you to MyMadison to at the email address listed on the FAFSA. financial aid consideration the FAFSA accept or decline your awards, as well as The notice is mailed if an email address is must be received at the federal processor by provide instructions for any additional not provided. documents that need to be submitted in March 1, prior to the academic year you will All students (and parents) are order to complete the acceptance process. be attending. For additional information encouraged to review JMU Terms and visit www.jmu.edu/financialaid. Please note that all students accepting Conditions of Financial Aid – Consumer If it is determined that additional a Federal Direct Loan at JMU for the Information at www.jmu.edu/financialaid information is needed to complete the first time must complete Entrance Loan for more information regarding financial Counseling and a Master Loan Promissory FAFSA review, then an email will be sent aid and required disclosures. to your JMU email address requesting the note in order to receive their loan funds. necessary verification materials. An official Instructions will be given to the student on Scholarships financial aid award notice cannot be MyMadison after the loan is accepted. Visit www.jmu.edu/scholarships for generated until the documents are received Parents accepting a Federal Parent scholarship information. To research and the review is complete. It is important PLUS Direct Loan must complete a PLUS student employment opportunities visit to reply to these requests for information Loan application each year, as well as a www.jmu.edu/stuemploy.
14 AlcoholEdu and Haven Complete Part 1 by Aug. 18, 2017
At JMU we are deeply committed to the Part 1, you will receive an email about Instructions health, welfare and success of all of our completing Part 2. Complete both parts of about Part 2 students. That is why we have strategically AlcoholEdu and Haven by Dec. 1 to avoid of each program implemented research-based prevention an enrollment hold. will be emailed later in the fall services necessary for you to make healthy AlcoholEdu semester. choices regarding alcohol, other drugs and Whether you choose to drink or not, relationships. As part of these services, JMU AlcoholEdu will empower you to make requires all incoming students to complete well-informed decisions about alcohol and AlcoholEdu and Haven, online alcohol other drugs and respond to the drinking abuse and relationship violence prevention behaviors of peers. programs. Both programs create a highly personalized experience with the assurance Haven of confidentiality and can be completed at While exploring the issues of sexual your convenience over a three-week period. violence, you will learn more about healthy There are two parts of each program. Part 1 relationships, consent and how to create will be available starting July 20. Be sure to and support a safe campus. check your JMU email for instructions on We are confident AlcoholEdu and how to access the programs. The deadline Haven will aid you in your transition to for completing Part 1 is August 18. college as you adjust to a new environment Approximately 30-45 days after completing and new expectations.
Enhance your Orientation
The Madison Orientation Adventure Trip is a three-night, four-day pre-orientation program. The MOAT experience is designed to give you an opportunity to build connections with other students and introduce you to the amazing local natural areas surrounding Harrisonburg. These student-led trips start on Aug. 19 and end on Aug. 22. MOAT participants living on campus are able to move in to their assigned residence halls early on Saturday. You will meet your leaders and other participants at the University Recreation Center before heading out. All trips involve primitive camping (no showers). You will participate in a team building experience on UREC’s high and low challenge course. Additionally, students may choose to rock climb, canoe or hike. MOAT trips do not require any previous experience. For more information and registration, check out www.jmu.edu/recreation/adventure/ moat.shtml.
15 www.jmu.edu/orientation/transfer Transfer 1787Heading August Orientation Complete by July 21, 2014
Transfer Summer Springboard is only Summer Springboard, you are encouraged students already active in the organization the initial step in your transition to JMU. to attend Transfer 1787. and sign up to join. Get a head start and Just wait until you see what else we have check out all our student organizations Be involved in store for you! Transfer 1787 August online at https://beinvolved.jmu.edu! If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a Orientation is your opportunity to take million times … get involved! We’ve taken 2. Consider getting a job on campus. advantage of programs and entertainment 3. Attend at least one speaker or event on designed to help you meet other JMU the liberty of outlining your first steps below: campus on a topic with which you are students before classes begin on Aug. 28. 1. Attend Student Organization Night at the unfamiliar. Transfer 1787 will take place Aug. 25-27. beginning of the fall and spring semesters. Follow the link on The Transfer One Book SON highlights the more than 350 student 4. Assist a professor with research. website to learn more about Transfer organizations recognized on our campus. 5. Participate in adventure trips or 1787. If you are unable to attend Transfer You will have a chance to speak with intramural sports sponsored by UREC.
Official Transcripts Due by Aug. 28, 2017
If you were taking courses at your previous institution in the spring or summer, it is your responsibility to request that your final official transcripts are submitted. Remember, your admission to JMU is contingent upon successful completion of your final course work. Transcripts should be mailed to the Office of Admissions by the step deadline. Refer to the step for mailing information.
16 Know the code
Office of Student Accountability and in its mission statement. By keeping Instagram and Twitter provide great forums Restorative Practices students accountable to the university’s to stay in touch with friends, meet new Our goal is to educate the campus expectations both on and off campus, people, share pictures and uniquely express community about policies, community JMU hopes to educate students about their yourself. However, sometimes it’s hard to standards and their responsibilities as responsibilities as citizens of both JMU and control who has access to what you post citizens of JMU and Harrisonburg, while the larger community of Harrisonburg. and how they perceive the person behind considering the safety of the entire JMU 3. Parental Notification: the profile. Further, it’s hard to know if community. We collaborate with partners The Family Educational Rights and Privacy something you do, create or say will be to facilitate civic responsibility and Act prevents the disclosure of information shared by someone else, even if you didn’t student development in order to provide regarding charges for policy violations to intend it to be. Remember: opportunities for the cultivation and parents, except when a charge is related to ◆ Protect yourself by eliminating private restoration of the university community. alcohol or drugs. When a student is under information, such as your physical the age of 21, parents will be notified of any Policies address or cell phone number. alcohol or drug violation. This notification It is your responsibility to know and Never post your student ID number to social will occur upon citation in off-campus cases, at ◆ follow federal, state and local laws, as well media. If you post a photo of something the conclusion of the Accountability Process as JMU policies. The Student Handbook that contains your ID number, like your in on-campus cases or cases involving a JMU (www.jmu.edu/handbook) contains all JACard, make sure it cannot be seen. officer. Students must grant permission to university policies and explains the campus discuss any other cases or charges with a ◆ Professors, administrators, employers and accountability processes used to address parent by signing a waiver in OSARP. parents have access to online communities allegations of student misconduct. It also too and may be able to view your profiles. outlines the possible outcomes of criminal 4. Enlightened Citizen Amnesty Process: Students who voluntarily report they Items posted to social media can be used alcohol and drug charges at www.jmu.edu/ ◆ are in need of medical attention, have as evidence in the criminal and campus handbook/courtsanctions. medical attention requested for them by accountability processes. The Big Four Alcohol and Drug a bystander or bystanders who voluntarily ◆ Things posted to social media, even Strategies report that someone else is in need of anonymously, can significantly affect 1. Three Strikes: medical attention due to the consumption others and the community, both Students found responsible for an alcohol of alcohol or drugs may apply for amnesty positively and negatively. Be aware of and/or drug violation will receive a strike. from receiving a strike. Approvals of these the ripple effect that you might create by Strikes are cumulative over a student’s entire applications are made by OSARP on a posting to social media. career at JMU. A student may be suspended case-by-case basis. Students can download Bottom line: These communities are for a minimum of one semester upon the application at www.jmu.edu/osarp. great networking tools, but don’t forget receiving a third strike for minor violations. Think before you post! that what you post online might be Major violations or violations which pose Online communities like Facebook, perceived or used by others. health or safety concerns to the student or the community can result in suspension prior to a third strike. Major violations are listed in the Student Handbook. 2. Off-Campus Adjudication: Alcohol violations, drug violations and felonies that occur off campus in Harrisonburg or Rockingham County will be addressed by OSARP. Some behavior, including but not limited to felonies and sexual misconduct, can also be addressed by OSARP regardless of where they occur. The university indicates its desire to graduate educated and enlightened citizens
17 www.jmu.edu/orientation/transfer Support for your transition to JMU
Be well at JMU The University Health Center provides care and education that helps students be well, stay well and do well. The UHC is staffed by board-certified providers, substance abuse prevention specialists, professional health educators and a registered dietitian. Care is provided in a confidential and professional manner. UHC services include: ◆ Allergy Clinic ◆ General Medicine ◆ Health education programs ◆ International travel immunizations ◆ Lab services ◆ LGBTQ and Ally Education Program ◆ Nutrition counseling ◆ Pharmacy dispensing (for prescriptions Disability Services Get connected with local and global written by on-campus providers) If you have a disability or health condition communities ◆ Self-care Station for minor illness and that impacts your life, visit Disability One of the amazing things about JMU is injury Services at www.jmu.edu/ods to learn about that you can gain worldly experience without ever leaving Harrisonburg. Community ◆ Sexual violence prevention and advocacy our services and programs. If you have questions, contact us at (540) 568-6705 or Service-Learning partners with more Specialty clinics such as Dermatology and ◆ [email protected]. than 75 agencies offering a wide variety Orthopedics of experiences. For those who qualify for Free tutoring! ◆ Substance abuse early intervention/ Federal Work Study, you can work in local prevention JMU’s Learning Centers, in the Student schools or community agencies. Interested Success Center, Suite 1100, provide free ◆ Urgent Care in serving communities in the United States, tutoring in communication, math, science, the Caribbean, Central and South America? ◆ Women’s health clinic writing and other subjects. Check out CS-L’s nationally known Visit www.jmu.edu/healthcenter for ◆ The Communication Center assists Alternative Break Program. Breaks are more information. with speech preparation and practice offered on academic breaks. Weekend breaks (www.jmu.edu/commcenter/). Counseling Connections are offered once a month. Sign-ups are early Counseling Connections is an outreach ◆ English Language Learner Services offers in the fall semester. To learn more about all program available to assist students academic and cultural support for non- the opportunities for you to serve locally and who come to campus with a history of native English speakers globally, go online at www.jmu.edu/csl. (www.jmu.edu/ELLS/). mental health concerns. This program Study Abroad increases student and family awareness ◆ The Science and Math Learning Center Even though you are arriving at JMU of the counseling and psychiatric services provides tutoring for introductory science with your university career already started, and math courses (www.jmu.edu/smlc/). available on campus and in the community you should still consider the world of and helps students to secure the necessary ◆ A 34-seat computer lab is available in the opportunities that await. The Center for assistance required to make a successful SMLC that includes SPSS and pay-for Global Engagement offers many summer transition into JMU. Visit www.jmu.edu/ print capabilities. programs that will keep you on track and counselingctr/resources/parents-family/ ◆ The University Writing Center offers correspond with your curriculum and counseling-connections.shtml for more writing consultations and resources degree requirements. Visit www.jmu.edu/ information. (www.jmu.edu/uwc/). global/abroad or stop by our office.
18 Libraries 24/7. Three assistive technology labs are Canvas At JMU, the libraries are here to support also available. All labs offer a wide variety Technology is a big part of the JMU your academic success. We provide of up-to-date software and laser printing learning experience. Faculty members use comfortable, safe places to learn, create, (debited from your FLEX account) to Canvas to distribute syllabi, administer explore and collaborate, as well as provide you with technology resources timed quizzes and communicate important collections, technology and knowledgeable needed for preparing assignments, announcements to the entire class. Get staff to assist you. Students who take full conducting research and other academic familiar with Canvas before class begins. By advantage of the libraries’ resources early in needs. For hours of operation and locations, the end of the first week of classes, you will their academic careers are more confident visit the Computing Quick Start website. likely have a group for each of your classes! and skilled when it comes to doing Log on using your e-ID and MyMadison university-level research. Computer help, anyone? password at https://canvas.jmu.edu. We understand that a big university Need some computing assistance and not library system can be very overwhelming. sure where to begin? The Computing We offer assistance navigating the libraries Quick Start page can get you headed in at our help desks, via online chat, by the right direction! The page is a quick appointment, as well as online tutorials reference to many of the computing and walk-in workshops. As you progress resources available at JMU, including further in your major, you will meet your the IT Help Desk. Go to www.jmu.edu/ liaison librarian, an expert in the research computing/quick/student.shtml. resources for your discipline who can Learning Strategies Instruction provide personalized assistance. LSI enhances the educational outcomes Check us out at www.lib.jmu.edu to see of all students through explicit training in all the information and services we provide. various learning strategies which are based We look forward to assisting you. on personal strengths and weaknesses, Computing labs specific course demands and modified More than 600 Windows and Mac according to academic progress or computers are available in computer labs changing needs. Visit www.jmu.edu/lsi/ or throughout campus - two labs are open call (540) 568-6705.
19 www.jmu.edu/orientation/transfer JMU Bookstore – textbooks and computers
Textbooks and technology Madison CyberZone Textbooks and technology are keys to your Madison CyberZone at the JMU Bookstore academic success. The JMU Bookstore can meet all of your technology needs, provides all textbooks, supplies, computers including hardware, software and other and software to complement your academic accessories necessary for your course work experience. Faculty and staff have already at JMU. We can also provide you with informed the bookstore of the textbook the academic departmental computer and and software needs for your classes. software recommendations for most majors. Textbooks Madison CyberZone offers Once you enroll in your classes at Transfer academically priced software like Adobe Summer Springboard, you’ll be able to Creative Cloud, Finale, MATLAB, pre-order your textbooks. Textbooks Mathematica, QuickBooks, Sibelius and are available in three different formats: SPSS. Our staff will work with you to help traditional, rental (Rent-A-Text) and you select the best software package for digital textbooks. Rent-A-Text and digital your needs. textbooks are available for select titles We also offer a wide selection of JMU Bookstore only. Those select titles are marked online academically priced Apple and Dell Apple Dell and on the book’s shelf tag. Use the table computers custom tailored to your specific Computers include below to help decide which format is best major. We partner with Information At least 3-year on- for you. Technology and academic departments campus Hardware Warranty Support For more information on textbook to make sure all our computer systems will meet your class requirements and (Laptop batteries are purchases, rentals and downloads, visit considered consumable receive on-campus warranty service. Our www.jmu.edu/bookstore. For even more and are typically ✓ ✓ systems meet or exceed JMU Information convenience, log in to your MyMadison covered for only account, go to your class schedule and click Technology’s recommended specifications. one year. Visit www. on the Buy My Books link. Once there, Hardware warranty repair is offered jmu.edu/bookstore/ you will automatically be linked to all the through the IT Help Desk. computers/faq.shtml) books you need for your classes through Madison Cyberzone’s Service Center On-campus Accidental the bookstore. at the JMU Bookstore offers out-of- Damage Repair ✓ We also offer an in-store textbook price warranty software and hardware support (Dell CompleteCare) for personally owned Windows PCs at match program. If you find a lower price Loaner Program for the exact same textbook from select reasonable up-front pricing. (Limited Dell/Apple competitors within seven days of purchase, For more information about computer loaners available while ✓ ✓ we will refund the difference to a gift card. purchases, visit Madison CyberZone at your computer is serviced) Visit our website for more details. www.madisoncyberzone.com.
Textbook Type Traditional Rent-A-Text Digital Textbooks Media Format Hardcopy Hardcopy Digital Usage Period You own it 1 Semester 1 Semester/You own it Re-sellable Depends on demand and condition of book No No Price New: Standard, Used: Save 25% Save 40-80% Save up to 60% Take Notes and Highlight Yes Yes Yes Requires Computer No No Yes (or tablet) Requires Internet Access No No Yes
20 Dining options
Eating on campus is convenient, a great Visit Card Services to purchase a meal Dollars can be used to purchase food and way to connect with others and delicious! plan today. For more information, check beverages in all campus dining operations. So good that we’ve been ranked in the top www.jmu.edu/cardctr. Unused balances carry over from fall to 10 of the Princeton Review for 10 years and spring semester, with any unused amount Dining lingo there are more than 25 dining locations! forfeited at the end of spring semester. Punch? Dining Dollars? What does it all Meal plans mean? Punches and Dining Dollars are Dining Dollars GOLD All students living on campus are required simply the two parts of your meal plan. In If Dining Dollars run low, you can add to have a meal plan. Dining Services offers combination, they allow you to purchase more. We call these Dining Dollars several options, and each meal plan comes food and beverages anywhere on campus. GOLD. Like your original Dining Dollars, with punches and Dining Dollars. Dining Dollars GOLD can be spent for Punch Commuter meal-plan options are food and beverages on campus. Dining available to students who do not live on All meal plans come with punches. Dollars GOLD purchases at retail locations campus. For example: Punches let you into our all-you-care-to-eat are discounted 5 percent, and they roll over dining halls. They can also be used in food from year to year. Commuter 7-plus gives you seven meal ◆ courts as meal equivalency toward your punches a week plus $175 in Dining purchases or for Duke Deal combos. More dining info Dollars each semester. Visit www.jmu.edu/dining for the hours, ◆ Commuter Block 50-plus includes 50 Dining Dollars menus and payment options at our meal punches that can be used at any Meal plans also come with Dining Dollars, dining locations. Also find nutrition and time during the semester plus $175 in a declining-balance account similar to meal-plan information, employment Dining Dollars. an electronic checking account. Dining opportunities and more on our website!
21 www.jmu.edu/orientation/transfer Bleed purple, live green
JMU is one of the 361 most environmentally responsible colleges according to The Princeton Review. The campus has also received accolades from The League of American Bicyclists as a Bicycle Friendly University (Bronze designation) and earned Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards. Clearly, JMU is committed to providing you with a healthy environment in which to learn and thrive. JMU students and alumni have exceptional school pride and spirit, and environmental stewardship is an important part of our culture. There are countless opportunities for you to learn, think critically Learning and the Center for Global Act as an environmental steward. and contribute. ◆ Engagement. As a starting point, consider your ◆ Join environment- and sustainability- ◆ Enroll in a sustainability course. consumption of materials and resources. related clubs and organizations. See Explore JMU’s environment-related In order of consideration, re-think, https://beinvolved.jmu.edu/organizations. majors, minors and concentrations at reduce, reuse, repair/restore, redistribute ◆ Participate in the many environmental www.jmu.edu/environment. and, finally, recycle. issues-focused guest presentations and ◆ Tour 20 sites on campus to discover how ◆ Innovate to help our community do even activities that JMU hosts. you can participate in learning experiences, better and even more. ◆ Get involved in environment-related such as undergraduate research projects, For more details, visit the Office service-learning and study abroad that use the featured facilities shown here of Environmental Stewardship and experiences though Community Service- www.jmu.edu/stewardship/tour. Sustainability at www.jmu.edu/stewardship.
Important JMU sites
Admissions www.jmu.edu/admissions Card Services www.jmu.edu/cardctr Computing Information www.jmu.edu/computing/quick/student.shtml Dining Services www.jmu.edu/dining Disability Services www.jmu.edu/ods Financial Aid and Scholarships www.jmu.edu/financialaid Off-Campus Life https://info.jmu.edu/ocl Orientation www.jmu.edu/orientation Parking Services www.jmu.edu/parking Registrar www.jmu.edu/registrar Residence Life www.jmu.edu/orl Student Employment www.jmu.edu/stuemploy Transfer Advising www.jmu.edu/transfer Transfer Credit Policies www.jmu.edu/admissions/transfer Transportation www.jmu.edu/transportation University Advising www.jmu.edu/advising University Business Office www.jmu.edu/ubo University Health Center www.jmu.edu/healthcenter
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Major: Sociology Majors: Kinesiology Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA Transferred from: Virginia Commonwealth Transferred from: Tidewater Community University College What has been your favorite class at JMU? Do you have a favorite professor? In my Sociology of Education course, we worked with our peers Dr. Tom Moran has continued to express his concern for the to deepen our knowledge about systematic inequalities within welfare of people. He answers the call in his personal life by education. Through our service-learning requirement, we were advocating for persons of all levels of ability through Overcoming given the space to learn, grow and intertwine our teachings. Barriers and Project CLIMB. In addition to this, he’s created an opportunity for students to have a part in this great feat. How do JMU’s academics differ from your previous institution? What do you like best about JMU? I find myself going to my professors’ office hours more frequently Being able to establish a community in which life-long friendships as they have continually expressed their support and have helped can blossom. me find resources that allow me to succeed. I am able to relate my studies to the real world and am able to more easily apply the newly What advice would you give incoming transfer students? learned information. Take some time to self-evaluate. The more you know yourself, the easier it will be to acclimate yourself to the JMU community. Talk about your transition to JMU. I jumped right into getting involved and through my involvements, I built a support network that allowed me to feel comfortable. I was intentional in building and developing relationships, which in turn helped me find further opportunities for involvement.