Your New Home a Guide for Students Preparing to Join Us at the James Madison University International Study Center

Welcome to your new home A guide for students preparing to join us at the James Madison University International Study Center

isc.jmu.edu Welcome to your new home

Dear Student, Welcome to the James Madison University International Study Center! We’re so excited and pleased that you decided to study here!

We’re sure you will find Harrisonburg, Virginia to be a lovely, comfortable, and beautiful setting for your U.S. education. At the JMU ISC, we’ve welcomed almost 700 students since 2009. There are several things we’ve learned along the way, so this guide has been developed with you in mind. Please read this carefully and in detail so that your experience will be as positive as possible. Of course, you will receive more information once you arrive, but we believe this to be a great place to start! Again, congratulations on choosing to study at the JMU ISC – we can’t wait to welcome you in person!

Sincerely, Jennifer Little Director, International Study Center

For up-to-date information before your arrival, visit: isc.jmu.edu

Contact details Address: Telephone number: JMU International Study Center ISC office: +1 540 568 4384 396 South High Street, (Mon–Fri 8.30 a.m.–5 p.m. EST) MSC 6926 Admissions: +1 540 468 4981 Harrisonburg, VA 22807 Emergency telephone number: Email: +1 540 830 5089 [email protected]

Useful websites: isc.jmu.edu facebook.com/jamesmadisonuniversityisc Contents

Visa application instructions 4 What to bring to JMU 6 Arriving in Harrisonburg 8 Orientation and tips for settling in 10 Your campus 12 Your checklist 14 Important dates and information 15 Visa application instructions

Steps to prepare for arrival.

What is a Visa? What Type of Visa Do I Need to A visa allows a foreign citizen to travel to a U.S. Become an Academic Student port-of entry and request permission from the U.S. in the U.S.? immigration officer to enter the United States. It does Most non-U.S. citizens who wish to study in the not guarantee entry into the U.S. United States will seek an F-1 (non-immigrant) student visa, but there are other visa types that are sometimes Obtaining Your U.S. Student Visa authorized for those who study in the US. The F-1, or Once you have been accepted in a program, provided Student Visa, is the most common for those who wish the required financial documents and paid your deposit, to engage in academic studies in the United States. James Madison University will issue a Form I-20 It is for people who want to study at an accredited from the United States Citizenship and Immigration USA university or to study English at a university or Services (USCIS). You can then apply for a visa to intensive English language institute. study in the U.S. When Should I Apply for a Visa? What are the steps to come to the U.S.? It is best to apply early for the visa to make sure 1. Receive your I-20 from James Madison University. that there is sufficient time for visa processing. Review it carefully. We recommend that all students apply for their visa 2. Pay the SEVIS fee online at fmjfee.com. as soon as they have all the required documentation. 3. Complete the form DS-160 to begin your visa Notify [email protected] directly process. once your visa status is known. Please tell the ISC 4. Schedule and prepare for your visa interview. when you have made an appointment, and notify You will need to gather several supporting us of the outcome of that appointment. documents. What Should I Do When I Arrive 5. Attend your visa interview at the U.S. Consulate at JMU? or Embassy. Once you arrive on campus, the International Study 6. Wait for your F-1 entry visa. Center will provide basic information in maintaining Contact the nearest U.S. Consulate or Embassy immigration status. The JMU Center for Global in your country for more information about the Engagement (CGE) provides information related to procedure for applying for a student visa. immigration rules and regulations. You will be given a link to complete your SEVIS registration and will learn more about this process during your orientation. If you do not submit your registration, you may be considered to be in violation of your status in the United States.

Please visit: isc.jmu.edu for more information You can find full visa guidance at: www.travel.state.gov

4 5 What to bring to JMU

Prepare well in advance. Last-minute packing will only add more stress to your travels, so plan ahead! Be sure to bring your...

U.S. dollars to purchase items for your Laptop/computer. Or purchase one at JMU’s residence hall room or apartment bookstore using the Computer Purchase A bilingual dictionary or electronic translator Program with discounted student rates. or phone app Bed linens (the sizes may be different in the 110 volt adapter for North American electric USA than in your own country). Pillows, plugs blankets, and towels are not provided by the Personal items such as photos, music, books, on-campus residence halls or off-campus magazines, etc. apartments. You can bring them from home or purchase them during one of the orientation Clothes – It is good to bring a variety and shopping trips. especially warm clothes and boots as Virginia experiences all seasons, including snow in the winter. Cultural items – The JMU campus boasts a vibrant student life, and there are many wonderful opportunities for international students to share their culture on campus. Things such as your national dress, national handicrafts and cultural art pieces can help other people know you while you are becoming part of the JMU Dukes!

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6 Average temperatures Winter temperatures: January to March are 30-50°F (0-10°C). However, it may get as cold as 10-20°F (-15°C), and there may be snow and ice.

Summer temperatures: June to August are 80-90°F (26-32°C), and it may get as hot as 90-100°F (32-37°C). Top Tip

Skype or Viber are convenient ways to talk and see your friends and family back home. Also, JMU will provide a SIM card prior to your arrival.

7 Arriving in Harrisonburg Top Tip Check with your airline about what you can bring in terms of size and weight for carry-on items and checked luggage.

Arriving in the United States Transportation to JMU You will most likely arrive at Washington Dulles For your convenience, we have arranged a JMU International Airport (IAD), 1 Saarinen Circle, shuttle bus to take you directly from the Dulles Dulles, VA 20166. All arriving international International Airport (August intake only) or the passengers and luggage, with the exception of Comfort Inn & Suites Airport Dulles-Gateway or those arriving from pre-cleared points of origin, the HYATT houseTM Sterling/Dulles Airport-North must be screened by U.S. Customs and Border (all intakes) to the JMU campus. This one-way Protection (CBP). Make sure to collect all of your service is only available on your initial arrival and luggage before exiting the CBP facility; re-entry to students only (not parents) due to limited is not allowed. Passengers ending their journey in space. Washington D.C. will exit onto the Terminal Arrivals Level – Baggage Claim. To reserve a seat, you must complete the Flight Arrival Form, and return it to For more information about entering [email protected] no through U.S. Customs and Border later than two weeks before your arrival. Protection, visit www.flydulles.com We cannot guarantee your transportation without your completed form.

About Harrisonburg, VA If you choose to make your own transportation No matter which continent you call home, we arrangements, the drive to JMU from Dulles think you will find that JMU and the surrounding International Airport is approximately 2 hours. area provide an interesting mixture of culture, Book a taxi online at: www.dullestaxi.com. outdoor life and urban amenities. You must arrive at the orientation location at The city of Harrisonburg is an attractive 11:30 a.m. on Orientation Day. Dates for community in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley orientation are provided at the end of this of Virginia, two hours by car from Washington, guide. All new students are required to D.C. Harrisonburg is a safe, growing city with a participate in orientation. diverse population of approximately 45,000 that boasts many attractions including museums, shopping, skiing, golf, caverns, farmer’s markets, concerts, movie theaters and many restaurants.

8 Boston Chicago New York Washington, D.C. Harrisonburg

Hotel Accommodations PA U near the Airport L S MAS S S AC If you are arriving to Dulles International S M . L. Airport in the evening, we recommend . J W

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S S MAI S to campus. We have secured S AIS AL D M CADI I A D PL DI DI I U DU discounted rates at two hotels near BLUS S A the airport. You are responsible for U JAMES MADISON UNIVESITY I booking and paying for your hotel stay. I D D I S CA LC CAI DI L I W Comfort Inn & Suites Airport A eman A Lake U MA LA S Dulles-Gateway D I I D S D A 45515 Dulles Plaza D LU S U S B U L I U B U L L A I Sterling, VA 20166 A D S I AW B T: (703) 471-5005 C MUM U L A D

Book online for a special Study A U Group rate using this link: www.choicehotels.com/virginia/ sterling/comfort-inn-hotels/va453/ rates?ratePlanCode=LSTUDY

HYATT house™ Sterling/Dulles Here are some of our recommendations: Airport-North 45520 Dulles Plaza Courtyard by Marriott Hotel Madison Sterling VA, 20166 (540) 432-3031 (540) 564-0200 T: 703.435.9002 890 Evelyn Byrd Avenue 710 S. Main St. Hampton Inn Arriving Early? (540) 432-1111 If you arrive a few days before the 85 University Boulevard school starts, you can stay in one of the many local Harrisonburg hotels. You are responsible for booking and More hotel listings can be found at www.jmu.edu/ paying for your hotel accommodation. orientation/general-info/accommodations.shtml

9 Orientation and tips for settling in

Arriving at JMU is just the start of your adventure. We can’t wait for you to have the real American university experience here.

Orientation at JMU • Create your JMU email account and receive As an international student, you are required your official JMU Access Card (JACard) to attend the new student orientation organized • Register for fall classes by both the ISC and the JMU main campus. • Open a bank account to manage your funds. During the first few days, JMU and the ISC staff You should have a minimum of $25 to open a will address essential orientation information, new account. Do not carry large amounts of including information about JMU, the ISC program, cash or keep large amounts of cash in your and American culture and student life. These first room or residence hall. Neither your on- or few days will include fun and interactive workshops, off-campus housing provider can be held presentations, and activities to kick off your responsible for any personal belongings. success at JMU. Settling in at JMU What to expect at orientation: For students arriving in August and January, • Take placement tests that will confirm your the ISC allocates on-campus beds as they are course of study at the ISC available, fulfilling JMU’s requirement that all • Use one of the orientation shopping trips to first-year students must live on campus. In cases shop for essential items for your new home where not enough beds are available, those • Discuss budgeting for living and academic who are not assigned on-campus housing will expenses be assigned an off-campus accommodation. • Submit your immunization records to the You can find off-campus accommodation on your ISC staff. You will have submitted these own only with permission from the ISC Director. electronically prior to your arrival as well. • Learn the differences between high school Students who arrive in May will need to live and college off-campus. The ISC secures housing in a desirable local property, ensuring options are • Get tips from faculty on how to succeed located on the bus route that JMU students can in the classroom use for free. All off-campus apartments are • Discover how to make JMU an unparalleled equipped with modern amenities, generally educational experience including a full kitchen, a washer-dryer combo, • Get settled before classes start a balcony or terrace, fully furnished single • Explore new cultures and make new friends bedrooms, and a shared living room.

10 Top Tip

You should budget carefully to cover all of your living costs, including clothes, transportation, books and entertainment. It is difficult to estimate how much money you will need over a year, as this depends on individual lifestyles and circumstances. Please remember that almost everything you buy will have an additional sales tax on top of the “sticker price” in the U.S.

11 Apartments Ice House Chesapeake on Grace Three blocks to Building Key Avenue Grace Lot Your R12 downtown C13 C15 Parking Deck Martin Luther King, Jr. Way C16 Street W. Bruce Street N (under construction) Modular 131 W. Grace Street E-2-3 Converse Hall B-3 Grafton-Stovall Theatre D-3 Mason Street Parking Deck C-1 Showker Hall C-6 Walnut Lane Memorial Service Art Complex 220 University Boulevard J-9 Convocation Center D-E-7 Greek Row B-5-6-7 Massanutten Hall A-3 Small Wind Training Vehicle 380 University Boulevard J-9 D-Hub E-F-4 Hanson Hall D-5 Maury Hall C-4 and Testing Facility H-5-6 Parking S West Grace St. Ice House Veterans Memorial 1 Z Park Chesapeake Avenue Hotel Madison 1077 S. Main Street A-3 Dingledine Hall E-4-5 Harrison Hall B-3 McGraw-Long Hall E-3 Sonner Hall B-C-7 South(City Main Streetof Harrisonburg) South Willow Street University South Mason Street Admissions Office C-2 Dining Hall C-4 Health and Behavioral Studies D-2 Memorial Hall E-1-2 Spotswood Hall B-C-2 campus (under construction) Services R9 Mason Street S. Liberty Street C8 Alumnae Hall C-3 Duke Dog Alley D-6 Health Center, University D-2 Memorial Hall Art Complex E-1 Student Success Center C-D-2 University Anthony- East Grace Street University Services Annex Seeger Parking Deck Health Center Anthony-Seeger Hall B-1 Duke Hall C-2 Hillcrest House C-3 Miller Hall C-2 Studio Center E-F-2 Campus S. Main Street Grace Street Apartments on Grace B-1, E-2-3 Eagle Hall C-6 Hillside Hall D-3 Moody Hall C-4 Tree Houses A-7 Police Martin Luther King, Jr. Way C7 South High Street Memorial Ashby Hall B-3 East Campus Dining Hall G-7-8 Hoffman Hall B-4 Mr. Chips Convenience Store D-4 University Recreation Center E-6-7 Warsaw Duke Madison Admissions Bell Hall E-3 Edith J. Carrier Arboretum D-G-8-9 Huffman Hall D-4 Music Building B-2 University Services Annex A-1 Warsaw AvenueAvenue Office X Cantrell Avenue Parking Martin Luther King Bioscience G-6 Engineering/Geosciences F-G-6 Ice House D-E-1 Parking Services B-6 University Services Building B-1 South Mason Street Y Deck Forbes Center for Student Success R13 Blue Ridge Hall H-8 Festival Conference Ikenberry Hall E-4 Pedestrian Viaduct B-2 UREC East Campus Fields H-7-8 Q the Performing Arts 2 Miller Center Health and North Cleveland International R14 Bookstore, University D-4-5 & Student Center G-H-6-7 International Student Center E-2 Phillips Hall D-3 Varner House B-C-4 Behavioral Studies Study Center JMAC Music John C. Wells East Grace Street Planetarium Admissions Cantrell Studio Center Avenue Bridgeforth Stadium C-5 Field Hockey Complex H-I-5-6 ISAT/CS F-6 Physics/Chemistry G-6 Veterans Memorial Park F-1 Q 2 Grace Street R15 Warsaw Ave. Pedestrian V e Visitor Parking Avenue Burruss Hall C-2-3 Francis Plecker Jackson Hall B-C-3 Plecker Athletic Center C-5-6 Wampler Hall B-3 JMAC South Main Street – US Route 11 v C14 C6 West ri 4 Viaduct D B Parking Spotswood 131 Apartments JMAC Johnston n Chesapeake Cardinal House F-4 Arboretum Ed Building F-9 JMAC 1-6 A-2-3, B-3 Police, Campus B-2 Warsaw Avenue Parking Deck A-2 o Grace South High Street Alumnae Drive s Deck W. Grace St. on Grace 6 Q i Burruss d Street Ott Street Cantrell Avenue Parking Deck D-3 Frederikson Hall D-5 John C. Wells Planetarium C-2 Potomac Hall G-7 Wayland Hall B-4 T Bluestone Area a Sheldon M East JMAC Parking Carrier Library C-3 Forbes Center, Performing Arts B-2 Johnston Hall C-2-3 Power Plant C-4 Weaver Hall E-5 Harrison StreetJ Wine-Price N Martin Luther King, Jr. Way 1 Wampler Deck Champions Drive Parking Deck C-5 Frye Building B-C-4 Keezell Hall C-3 Quad, The B-3 White Hall E-5 The Alumnae Bell Massanutten Quad Carrier Chandler Hall C-6 Garber Hall E-4 Lakeview Hall B-7 Roop Hall B-4 Wilson Hall C-3 Ashby McGraw-Long JMAC Library Chappelear Hall D-5 Gifford Hall B-3-4 Leeolou Alumni Center G-6 Rose Library H-6 Wine-Price Hall D-3 3 R3 5 Hillside Keezell Phillips E Chesapeake Hall G-7 Godwin Hall C-D-5 Logan Hall B-4 Sentara Park C-D-8-9 WMRA/WXJM I-2 Converse Hillside Area Harrison Grafton Chick-fil-A C-4 Golf Practice Facility A-9 Long Field/Mauck Stadium F-4-5 Sheldon Hall C-3 C2 1077 S. Main Hillcrest Stovall Street Jackson Wilson House Theatre C4 Cleveland Hall C-2 Grace Street Modular B-1 Madison Hall C-2 Shenandoah Hall F-G-7-8 Gifford Madison Hockey Courts Commons, The C-4 Grace Street Parking Deck C-3 Madison Union D-3-4 Shorts Hall C-6 K Bluestone Drive The Maury Union Tennis Courts East Market St. Commons Cardinal US Route 33 C17 Roop Basketball R8 WMRA/WXJM Dining Hall Court House Harrison Street Maplehurst Avenue Logan A Cardinal Drive C1 Wayland Moody (under construction) Duke Drive West Fairview Ave. Madison Drive D-Hub R1 Paul Street Chick-fil-A Mr. Chips C19 South Main Street – US Route 11 Varner Hoffman 4 Eastover Dr. W Duke Drive Garber Frye Football

Huffman Ikenberry Street Reservoir East Fairview Avenue Power Practice Fields Service Plant Vehicle Newman Drive Long Field at Eastover Drive Exit 247 Parking Bookstore Dingledine Mauck Stadium Godwin Transit Center Village Area Greek Row Parking Key Frederikson Rec C3 81 Alpha Sigma Tau Bluestone Drive Area C18 White Sigma Kappa G Red/Purple Zone - Faculty/Staff lots Weaver Delta Delta Delta Zane Showker Godwin Chappelear Red/Purple Zone - Faculty/Staff lots open 5 Field at Bridgeforth 81 from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. Mon–Thurs Kappa Alpha Theta Champions Hanson Drive Stadium R7 Carrier Drive Small Wind and 1 p.m. Fri until 7 a.m. Mon Delta Gamma Parking Training and Testing Deck Plecker Carrier Drive D2 Facility Blue/Purple Zone - Faculty/Staff lots Alpha Sigma Alpha Athletic C10 Center Zeta Tau Alpha Carrier Drive Resident Student lots Parking Drive Alumni Port Republic RoadHillcrest Drive Sigma Sigma Sigma C9 Services Champions Engineering/ Alpha Phi ISAT/CS Commuter Student lots Geosciences Rose Field Hockey Tree Houses Drive Library Shorts Eagle Bluestone Trail Physics and Complex Cantrell Avenue Parking Deck Phi Mu Lake Area Duke Dog Chemistry Alpha Delta Pi Rec Alley Bioscience Levels G-3, Faculty/Staff 6 Area Showker P Maple Champions Drive Parking Deck Newman Lake University Driver Drive Leeolou Gamma Phi Beta Recreation Alumni Level G, Faculty/Staff Center D6 Sigma Nu Chandler Center Levels 2-5, Commuter Convo Festival 81 Grace Street Parking Deck Kappa Alpha D Amphitheatre P Tennis Courts Festival Conference Level G, Admissions Visitor Parking Oak and Student Center Willow Levels 2-7, Faculty/Staff D8 C12 Reservoir Street Skyline Area Mason Street Parking Deck Sonner Ridge Area C11 Level G, Hotel Madison

Port Republic Road Potomac Level 2, Pay-By-Space 7 Lakeview Convocation Chesapeake D3 Levels 2-5, Commuter Center UREC Turf East Campus Warsaw Avenue Parking Deck Power Plant L Evelyn Byrd Avenue Levels G-2, Faculty/Staff Exit 245 Convo Shenandoah Levels 3-5, Commuter Convo UREC C Convo East Campus Dining Hall Carrier Drive Bluestone Drive Convo B East Campus Traffic Gates F Field University Boulevard E D3 University Boulevard Primary Bus Stops Convo Handicap parking is available Hillside Avenue Convo Student Housing 8 Devon Lane (under construction) G Driver Drive throughout campus and is designated A by signs. U2 Blue Ridge UTC U3 Visitor parking permits are available at R2 Port Republic Road U5 University Boulevard IIHHS Parking Services on the ground level of U1 University Boulevard Edith J. Carrier the Champions Drive Parking Deck. UMT UBC Arboretum

Port Republic Road TTA R5 Street Reservoir USVC R4 University Boulevard APG – Athletics Practice Grass Pavilion University Boulevard University Boulevard Sentara UPG LPG – Lower Practice Grass Frances Plecker U4 TTA – Track Throws Area 380 University 9 Park LPG APG Arboretum Education Building Boulevard Stadium UBC – UREC Basketball Courts 220 University

81 UMT – UREC Multipurpose Turf Boulevard Medical Avenue Medical Forest Hill Road UPG – Upper Practice Grass Golf Practice Facility Neff Avenue R10, R11 USVC – UREC Sand Volleyball Courts Revised: December 2017 Exit 245 Sentara Park UTC – UREC Tennis Courts Avenue Deyerle A B C D E F G H I J

12 Apartments Ice House Chesapeake on Grace Three blocks to Building Key Avenue Grace Lot C13 R12 Parking Deck downtown Martin Luther King, Jr. Way C15 C16 Street W. Bruce Street N (under construction) Modular 131 W. Grace Street E-2-3 Converse Hall B-3 Grafton-Stovall Theatre D-3 Mason Street Parking Deck C-1 Showker Hall C-6 Walnut Lane Memorial Service Art Complex 220 University Boulevard J-9 Convocation Center D-E-7 Greek Row B-5-6-7 Massanutten Hall A-3 Small Wind Training Vehicle 380 University Boulevard J-9 D-Hub E-F-4 Hanson Hall D-5 Maury Hall C-4 and Testing Facility H-5-6 Parking S West Grace St. Ice House Veterans Memorial 1 Z Park Chesapeake Avenue Hotel Madison 1077 S. Main Street A-3 Dingledine Hall E-4-5 Harrison Hall B-3 McGraw-Long Hall E-3 Sonner Hall B-C-7 South(City Main Streetof Harrisonburg) South Willow Street University South Mason Street Admissions Office C-2 Dining Hall C-4 Health and Behavioral Studies D-2 Memorial Hall E-1-2 Spotswood Hall B-C-2 Services (under construction) R9 Mason Street S. Liberty Street C8 Alumnae Hall C-3 Duke Dog Alley D-6 Health Center, University D-2 Memorial Hall Art Complex E-1 Student Success Center C-D-2 University Anthony- East Grace Street University Services Annex Seeger Parking Deck Health Center Anthony-Seeger Hall B-1 Duke Hall C-2 Hillcrest House C-3 Miller Hall C-2 Studio Center E-F-2 Campus S. Main Street Grace Street Apartments on Grace B-1, E-2-3 Eagle Hall C-6 Hillside Hall D-3 Moody Hall C-4 Tree Houses A-7 Police Martin Luther King, Jr. Way C7 South High Street Memorial Ashby Hall B-3 East Campus Dining Hall G-7-8 Hoffman Hall B-4 Mr. Chips Convenience Store D-4 University Recreation Center E-6-7 Warsaw Duke Madison Admissions Bell Hall E-3 Edith J. Carrier Arboretum D-G-8-9 Huffman Hall D-4 Music Building B-2 University Services Annex A-1 Warsaw AvenueAvenue Office X Cantrell Avenue Parking Martin Luther King Bioscience G-6 Engineering/Geosciences F-G-6 Ice House D-E-1 Parking Services B-6 University Services Building B-1 South Mason Street Y Deck Forbes Center for Student Success R13 Blue Ridge Hall H-8 Festival Conference Ikenberry Hall E-4 Pedestrian Viaduct B-2 UREC East Campus Fields H-7-8 Q the Performing Arts 2 Miller Center Health and North Cleveland International R14 Bookstore, University D-4-5 & Student Center G-H-6-7 International Student Center E-2 Phillips Hall D-3 Varner House B-C-4 Behavioral Studies Study Center JMAC Music John C. Wells East Grace Street Planetarium Admissions Cantrell Studio Center Avenue Bridgeforth Stadium C-5 Field Hockey Complex H-I-5-6 ISAT/CS F-6 Physics/Chemistry G-6 Veterans Memorial Park F-1 Q 2 Grace Street R15 Warsaw Ave. Pedestrian V e Visitor Parking Avenue Burruss Hall C-2-3 Francis Plecker Jackson Hall B-C-3 Plecker Athletic Center C-5-6 Wampler Hall B-3 JMAC South Main Street – US Route 11 v C14 C6 West ri 4 Viaduct D B Parking Spotswood 131 Apartments JMAC Johnston n Chesapeake Cardinal House F-4 Arboretum Ed Building F-9 JMAC 1-6 A-2-3, B-3 Police, Campus B-2 Warsaw Avenue Parking Deck A-2 o Grace South High Street Alumnae Drive s Deck W. Grace St. on Grace 6 Q i Burruss d Street Ott Street Cantrell Avenue Parking Deck D-3 Frederikson Hall D-5 John C. Wells Planetarium C-2 Potomac Hall G-7 Wayland Hall B-4 T Bluestone Area a Sheldon M East JMAC Parking Carrier Library C-3 Forbes Center, Performing Arts B-2 Johnston Hall C-2-3 Power Plant C-4 Weaver Hall E-5 Harrison StreetJ Wine-Price N Martin Luther King, Jr. Way 1 Wampler Deck Champions Drive Parking Deck C-5 Frye Building B-C-4 Keezell Hall C-3 Quad, The B-3 White Hall E-5 The Alumnae Bell Massanutten Quad Carrier Chandler Hall C-6 Garber Hall E-4 Lakeview Hall B-7 Roop Hall B-4 Wilson Hall C-3 Ashby McGraw-Long JMAC Library Chappelear Hall D-5 Gifford Hall B-3-4 Leeolou Alumni Center G-6 Rose Library H-6 Wine-Price Hall D-3 3 R3 5 Hillside Keezell Phillips E Chesapeake Hall G-7 Godwin Hall C-D-5 Logan Hall B-4 Sentara Park C-D-8-9 WMRA/WXJM I-2 Converse Hillside Area Harrison Grafton Chick-fil-A C-4 Golf Practice Facility A-9 Long Field/Mauck Stadium F-4-5 Sheldon Hall C-3 C2 1077 S. Main Hillcrest Stovall Street Jackson Wilson House Theatre C4 Cleveland Hall C-2 Grace Street Modular B-1 Madison Hall C-2 Shenandoah Hall F-G-7-8 Gifford Madison Hockey Courts Commons, The C-4 Grace Street Parking Deck C-3 Madison Union D-3-4 Shorts Hall C-6 K Bluestone Drive The Maury Union Tennis Courts East Market St. Commons Cardinal US Route 33 C17 Roop Basketball R8 WMRA/WXJM Dining Hall Court House Harrison Street Maplehurst Avenue Logan A Cardinal Drive C1 Wayland Moody (under construction) Duke Drive West Fairview Ave. Madison Drive D-Hub R1 Paul Street Chick-fil-A Mr. Chips C19 South Main Street – US Route 11 Varner Hoffman 4 Eastover Dr. W Duke Drive Garber Frye Football

13 Comprehensive checklist

Before you depart, please make sure you: ayP your enrollment deposit and submit proof. of payment via email to [email protected] ompleteC the Immunization Form and return at it least via email two weeks to before your [email protected] program start date. illF in the Flight Arrival Form and return it via as email soon to as your travel plans are [email protected] confirmed and no later than two weeks before your program start date. endS your official high school documents to [email protected]. ringB your immunization records, original secondary academic transcripts, original high school leaving examination results or diploma, any previous college transcripts, official English versions of all documents, and payment receipts to JMU orientation. ayP tuition and fees according to your invoice.

Please use your official name (name on your passport and what you used to apply to James Madison University) on all forms and correspondence with the JMU ISC.

14 Important dates and information Fall 2018 Dates Your JMU Email Account and JMU Arrival Day: August 19 Access Card Orientation (Required): August 19-25 During your orientation, you will create your official First Day of Semester: August 27 JMU student email address. This will be your Thanksgiving Recess: November 19-23 primary communication with your ISC staff, Last Day of Classes: December 7 teachers and classmates. You should get used Exam Period: December 8-14* to checking this email daily to keep up with your assignments and grades. *Students may not leave prior to December 14.

You will receive a JMU Access Card (JACards). This card will be your student identification for discounts and give you access to get into residence halls, use laundry machines, computer labs, URec (gym), swipe-only meeting spaces in libraries, and to pay for meals on their meal plans at on-campus eateries, which you will need anytime you want to eat at one of the dining halls or restaurants.

15 Get involved! Why not join our social network facebook.com/jamesmadisonuniversityisc #YouAreWelcomeHere #MyJMUStory

We can’t wait to welcome you.

James Madison University International Study Center is run by Study Group in collaboration with James Madison University. For more information visit: studygroup.com

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