Updated: July 17
PLEASE NOTE | This guide was initially created based on our typical fall FIRST-YEAR schedule and updated to reflect Emory’s CLASS OF 2024 fall plans (announced June 10, 2020 and July 17, 2020).
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We are thrilled that you made the decision Reference Pages are designed for first- LEARNING to join our community and cannot wait year students, and will help answer your to welcome you in the fall. While this is questions about campus resources, LIVING often a very exciting time for you and your programs, and services. family, we recognize that it is not without THRIVING We do not expect you to remember stress. We know that you have many everything; rather you should use this as a questions about what Emory will be like, guide throughout your first year the classes you will take, and the people and beyond. you will meet. New Student Programs is here to guide you through this transition, and we hope that Reference Pages will serve as a helpful resource to you.
NEW STUDENT PROGRAMS EMORY UNIVERSITY MISSION EMORY UNIVERSITY MOTTO 404.727.9000 Emory University’s mission is to create, Cor prudentis possidebit scientiam [email protected] preserve, teach, and apply knowledge in The wise heart seeks knowledge college.emory.edu/orientation the service of humanity. PREVIOUS NEXT
CLASS OF 2024 First-Year Reference CONTENTS Pages
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LIVING Liberal Arts Education PAGE 7 Move-In and Orientation PAGE 31 Well-Being and Student Success PAGE 41
THRIVING Academic Framework Residence Life and Housing Getting Involved Overview of Emory College of Operations PAGE 32 PAGE 42 PAGE 9 Arts and Sciences Academic Requirements Dining PAGE 33 Community Belonging PAGE 43
Office for Undergraduate Education PAGE 16 Exploring Atlanta PAGE 34 Emory Traditions PAGE 44
Academic Advising PAGE 17 Policies, Expectations, and Safety PAGE 35
Course Registration 101 PAGE 20 Health and Wellness PAGE 37 CAN’T FIND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR?
Academic Support and PAGE 29 To search by keyword use your application’s search Opportunities Accessibility Services PAGE 39 function. This can typically be activated by the keyboard shortcut CTRL+F (Windows) or CMD+F (Mac) NEW STUDENT PROGRAMS or by going to File > Search in the Application Window. 404.727.9000 [email protected] college.emory.edu/orientation PAGE 2 PREVIOUS NEXT
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CLASS OF 2024 First-Year Get to know some commonly used Emory acronyms and Lingo. Encounter any acronyms Reference EMORY LINGO you don’t see on our list? Let us know at [email protected]. Pages
B-SCHOOL DCT FYE PACE SGA Abbreviation for the Goizueta Dobbs Common Table, primary First Year at Emory (Residence Pre-Major Advising and Connec- The Student Government Asso- Business School dining facility on Campus Life) tions at Emory. A course you will ciation take in the fall. NAVIGATION CAMPUS LIFE DOOLEY GERS SHOPPING CART Campus Life at Emory serves as The official Spirit of Emory and General Education Requirements PHA OPUS tool for registration. Go to the Student Affairs division of one of the most interesting Pre-Health Advising OPUS, sign in, and then search ISW LEARNING the University. Emory traditions. You can check at the top for the shopping cart. PRE-PROFESSIONAL out information on the Lord of International Student Welcome CANVAS SPC LIVING Misrule on the Emory website. Academic track preparing stu- LITS The Canvas site is a tool for dents toward a particular career The Student Programming THRIVING online learning ESC Library and Information path Council, Emory’s undergraduate Emory Student Center Technology student programming board COLLEGE CATALOG PREREQUISITE OL Provides policies and regula- ECAS A course that is required before SWOOP tions. This is your official con- Emory College of Arts & Sciences Orientation Leader enrolling in a related course Swoop is the mascot of Emory tract with Emory College of Arts University. Swoop helps repre- EMORYCARD OPUS RA and Sciences sent the Emory Eagles, a long Online Pathway to University Your official ID at Emory Resident Advisor standing tradition. COURSE ATLAS Students, the online student EPD RHD Descriptive listing of courses information system to register WOODPEC during a articular semester Emory Police Department for classes and pay bills, among Residence Hall Director Woodruff Physical Education other functions. ECCP SA Center DAS OUE Department of Accessibility Emory College Chemistry Prep Sophomore Advisor (Residence Services Office for Undergraduate Life) Education NEW STUDENT PROGRAMS 404.727.9000 [email protected] college.emory.edu/orientation PAGE 4 PREVIOUS NEXT
CLASS OF 2024 Updated: July 17 First-Year Emory announced the plans for the fall semester and an optional return to campus Reference on June 10, 2020. An update was also published on July 17. Below are the resources EMORY FORWARD related to these announcements. Pages
COVID-19 ON-CAMPUS EXPECTATIONS IN THIS TOGETHER It’s important that students and families understand that the physical NAVIGATION Emory community will look different from what may be expected on- Take a moment to review the resources campus. below and help do your part to making Emory a healthy community for LEARNING With increased measures around preventing the spread of the COVID-19 yourself and your colleagues. virus, including the use of face coverings and guidance around physical LIVING distancing it’s important that students take time to review what the on- PHYSICALLY DISTANT, SOCIALLY CONNECTED campus experience will entail. Before arriving to campus students will THRIVING complete a series of tasks include completing an online ELMS (Emory Review physical distance 6 FT. guidelines should you Learning Management System) course and signing a Community Compact. choose to come to More information will be available soon. campus.
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Techniques to help It will be the responsibility of every community member to hold one you stop the spread of another accountable. Please review the expectations outlined in the COVID-19. Campus Health and Safety Plan available on the Emory Forward website. WATCH THE VIDEO Students will also be mandated to complete tasks related to understanding and agreeing to these expectations before your arrival to campus. FACE COVERINGS An important (and required) NEW STUDENT PROGRAMS component of your on- 404.727.9000 campus experience. [email protected] WATCH THE VIDEO college.emory.edu/orientation PAGE 5 PREVIOUS NEXT
CLASS OF 2024 REFERENCE PAGES First-Year CONTENTS
Reference Liberal Arts Education PAGE 7 Pages Academic Framework PAGE 9 First-Year Requirements PAGE 10
LEARNING General Education Requirements (GERs) PAGE 11
Declaring a Major PAGE 12 NAVIGATION Different Degree Paths PAGE 13
AT EMORY Graduation Requirements PAGE 15 LEARNING Office for Undergraduate Education PAGE 16 LIVING We’re excited to welcome you to our intellectual Academic Advising PAGE 17 community. You will soon be joining a group of THRIVING Your Advising Network PAGE 18 renowned scholars and accomplished alumni. Track Advising PAGE 19 The following pages review important Emory academic Course Registration 101 PAGE 20 policies, procedures, and processes. Expect to review Timeline and Dates PAGE 21 the following content throughout the summer as you complete Emory Essentials and prepare for course Placement Exams PAGE 22 registration in August. Enrolling in Chemistry PAGE 23
AP/IB/Previous College Credit Information PAGE 24
Using Atlas and OPUS PAGE 26
Building Your Schedule PAGE 27
NEW STUDENT PROGRAMS Understanding the Waitlist PAGE 28 404.727.9000 Academic Support and Opportunities PAGE 29 [email protected] college.emory.edu/orientation PAGE 6 PREVIOUS NEXT
CLASS OF 2024 WELCOME TO EMORY First-Year DISCOVERY Reference LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION CREATIVITY Pages IMPACT You have chosen a place that emphasizes the Three integrated, foundational liberal arts. Come ready—and eager—to play principles — discovery, At Emory College, we are driven across the intellectual field. To explore. To learn creativity, and impact — guide “by our passions for inquiry and the research and teaching NAVIGATION broadly. Use your first two years to see which discovery, and I invite you to join mission of Emory College, and areas of study excite you, and draw on your us and experience what makes this form the foundation for our LEARNING strengths so that you can choose a major wisely. academic community so special.” achievements thus far — and in Liberal Arts Education the future. Being a student in Emory College of Arts ands DEAN MICHAEL A. ELLIOTT Academic Framework Sciences means that you will take classes across Read more about our guiding Office for Undergraduate Education the disciplines: humanities, social sciences and principles and explore all that Advising natural sciences. In practice, you could take a Emory College has to offer, online. Course Registration 101 humanities course the same semester as a lab evidence from multiple perspectives and the Academic Support and science, or combine social sciences while exploring ability to effectively reason and communicate. Opportunities interdisciplinary studies. Our students are encouraged – and expected – to LIVING ask bold questions and expand the boundaries of With more than 50 departments and programs, knowledge. In the next page we will dive into some THRIVING 86 majors, and 63 minors, our students explore of the departments included within the Liberal Arts. widely and dive deeply in rigorous courses of study that emphasize critical thinking, the nature of
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CLASS OF 2024 LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION
First-Year Let’s take a look at a sampling of the departments and programs in each area of Reference the liberal arts available for you at Emory College. Pages HUMANITIES
African American Studies American Studies Ancient Mediterranean Studies Arabic
Art History Chinese Studies Classical Civilization Classics
NAVIGATION Comparative Literature Creative Writing Dance and Movement Studies East Asian Studies English French Film Studies German Studies
LEARNING Greek History Human Health Integrated Visual Arts (Co-Major)
Liberal Arts Education Interdisciplinary Studies Italian Studies Japanese Jewish Studies
Academic Framework Latin Latin American and Caribbean Studies Linguistics Media Studies Office for Undergraduate Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies Music Philosophy Religion Education Advising Playwriting Religion Russian Spanish Course Registration 101 Theater Studies Academic Support and Opportunities SOCIAL SCIENCES NATURAL SCIENCES LIVING African Studies Anthropology Applied Mathematics Applied Mathematics and Statistics THRIVING Anthropology and Human Biology Economics Biology (BS/BA) Biophysics
International Studies Political Science Chemistry (BS/BA) Computer Science (BS/BA)
Psychology Public Policy Analysis Engineering Sciences Environmental Sciences (BS/BA)
Quantitative Science Russian and East European Studies Mathematics (BS/BA) Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology
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CLASS OF 2024 Updated: July 17 First-Year Reference ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS Pages Your Emory College of Arts and Sciences education is built around the General Education Requirements (GERs) and fulfilling the requirements of a major. In your first year, you will begin discovering your academic
NAVIGATION interests through the GERs and completing a few required courses. During your time in Emory College you will complete the following: LEARNING
Liberal Arts Education AREA 1 AREA 2 AREA 3 AREA 4 Academic Framework Office for Undergraduate FSEM FWRT WRT MQR Education FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR FIRST-YEAR WRITING CONTINUED WRITING MATH & QUANTITATIVE REASONING Advising Course Registration 101 1 COURSE 1 COURSE 3 COURSES 1 COURSE Academic Support and Opportunities AREA 5 AREA 6 AREA 7 LIVING SNT HSC HAP HAL SCIENCE, NATURE, AND TECHNOLOGY HISTORY, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE HUMANITIES, ARTS, PERFORMANCE HUMANITIES, ARTS, LANGUAGE THRIVING 2 COURSES 2 COURSES 2 COURSES 2 COURSES
AREA 8 AREA 9 HLTH PED PACE FIRST-YEAR REQUIREMENTS HEALTH PHYSICAL EDUCATION & DANCE PACE 101 - FALL GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT 1 COURSE 1 COURSE 1 COURSE PAGE 9 PREVIOUS NEXT
CLASS OF 2024 Updated: July 17 ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS First-Year Reference FIRST-YEAR REQUIREMENTS Pages You will complete the following requirements in your first year.
AREA 1 AREA 2 AREA 8 NAVIGATION FSEM FWRT HLTH PACE
LEARNING 1 COURSE 1 COURSE 1 COURSE 1 COURSE
Liberal Arts Education Academic Framework FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR FIRST-YEAR WRITING HEALTH 100 PACE 101 - FALL Office for Undergraduate FALL OR SPRING FALL OR SPRING FALL FALL Education Advising First-Year Seminars do not This can be fulfilled by AP/ This course provides PACE 101 will support your Course Registration 101 count toward your major or IB credit, previous college students the opportunity transition to Emory and Academic Support and Opportunities minor, and are an opportunity credit, or specific Emory to become involved in a college life throughout the fall to explore a topic you may courses (for example, personalized approach to semester. LIVING not know that much about, or English 101). health and well-being with haven’t explored in the past. strategic approaches for the THRIVING implementation of a healthy lifestyle.
For Fall 2020, First-Year students will be pre-enrolled in PACE 101, Health 100, and either a FSEM course (based off your residence hall) or FWRT course. If you intend to fulfill your FWRT with a AP/IB credit, or previous college credit, you will be pre-enrolled in a FSEM. If you are not placed in a FSEM course for the fall you will register for one in the spring. Your fall schedule will be reflected with these changes before you enroll on August 10. PAGE 10 PREVIOUS NEXT
CLASS OF 2024 ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS First-Year Reference GENERAL EDUCATION Pages REQUIREMENTS (GERS)
NAVIGATION You have your entire Emory College career AREA 3 AREA 4 AREA 9 to complete the remaining requirements, LEARNING known as General Education WRT MQR PED Requirements or GERs. Liberal Arts Education CONTINUED WRITING MATH & QUANTITATIVE REASONING PHYSICAL EDUCATION & DANCE Academic Framework The general education component of 3 COURSES 1 COURSE 2 COURSES Office for Undergraduate an Emory undergraduate education Education is organized to present an array of AREA 5 AREA 6 Advising intellectual approaches and perspectives FOREIGN LANGUAGE Course Registration 101 as ways of learning rather than a SNT HSC REQUIREMENT Academic Support and prescribed body of content. Opportunities SCIENCE, NATURE, AND TECHNOLOGY HISTORY, SOCIETY, AND CULTURE * Area 7 includes the Foreign Language Requirement. 2 COURSES 2 COURSES Students must complete two LIVING sequential HAL courses in a single foreign language. AREA 7 THRIVING In addition to 2 HAL foreign * language courses, students HAP HAL will need to complete either 2 HUMANITIES, ARTS, PERFORMANCE HUMANITIES, ARTS, LANGUAGE additional HAP courses, HAL courses, or 1 HAP and 1 HAL. 2 COURSES 2 COURSES
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CLASS OF 2024 ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS First-Year Reference DECLARING A MAJOR: EXPLAINED Pages
You do not need to decide on a major right When you’re ready to declare, these are your options: away. You won’t even be able to declare a NAVIGATION major in your first semester.
1 MAJOR LEARNING Some of you may already have an idea of what 1 MAJOR OR + OR 2 MAJORS Liberal Arts Education you would like to study (although you can still 1 MINOR Academic Framework change), others are undecided, and both are Office for Undergraduate completely normal. While the General Education Education Requirements allow you to study broadly, you will Advising All Emory College students must graduate end of your second year. Course Registration 101 also study at least one area deeply. with at least one major. Emory College will Academic Support and only recognize two of your concentrations. Once you declare a major, you will be assigned Don’t be surprised if you change your mind, or a Opportunities That means you can either have (a) one a faculty advisor in each department in which class you take in your first year exposes you to an major, (b) one major and one minor, or (c) two you declare. This advisor(s) will replace your LIVING area you have never heard of before. Each year, majors. Pre-Major Faculty Advisor (your first official advisor) as your primary advisor(s). 70% of first-year students change their academic THRIVING You can declare a major or minor as early interests based on classes they take once on as the second semester of your first year. campus. Students planning to apply to the However, you don’t have to declare until the Goizueta Business School or Nell Hodgson School or Nursing will need to consult their individual school’s requirements.
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CLASS OF 2024 ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS First-Year Reference DIFFERENT DEGREE PATHS Pages While all incoming first-year students enter into Emory College of Arts and Sciences, you can pursue other or additional degree paths as an Emory University student. NAVIGATION DUAL DEGREE (PRE-ENGINEERING) NELL HODGSON WOODRUFF LEARNING SCHOOL OF NURSING The Dual Degree program represents an If accepted into the program, you will major Liberal Arts Education opportunity for students to earn an Emory in one of the following areas at GT (note each Students interested in earning a Academic Framework degree of their choice (BA, BS or BBA) and a major has a different set of prerequisites): Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) Office for Undergraduate Bachelor of Science (BS) from Georgia Tech Education • Aerospace Engineering (AE) may gain automatic entry into the Nell (GT). Students must complete 100 credit hours, Advising • Biomedical Engineering (BME) Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Course Registration 101 the GERs, an Emory College major and the GT • Chemical Engineering (ChE) after completing a minimum of 60 credit Academic Support and prerequisites to be eligible to transfer to GT. Opportunities • Civil Engineering (CE) hours, specified prerequisite courses and • Computer Engineering (CmpE) maintaining 3.0 cumulative/2.8 science/ LIVING math GPA. There is also a new Dual • Electrical Engineering (EE) Degree program that allows students to THRIVING • Environmental Engineering (Env E) complete a BA or BS in the College and a • Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) BSN in the SON. • Material Sciences and Engineering (MSE)
• Mechanical Engineering (ME) • Nuclear &
Radiological Engineering (NRE)
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CLASS OF 2024 ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS First-Year Reference DIFFERENT DEGREE PATHS Pages GOIZUETA BUSINESS SCHOOL (PRE-BBA) OTHER BUSINESS OPTIONS If you are interested in pursuing an undergraduate degree in business, you can apply to the Goizueta Business School (B-School) during your second year. Students who are accepted and Almost a quarter of all BBAs pursue a NAVIGATION choose to continue to the Business School will earn a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA). double major in the College, and this is Admission is holistic, meaning there is no set minimum GPA required to be considered and a typically easily achievable within four years LEARNING number of factors are evaluated, including academic performance, extracurricular involvement, with adequate planning. and letters of recommendation Liberal Arts Education College students may also take a limited • You will apply for admission to the BBA Program in either the Fall (early) or Spring number of Business courses beyond the Academic Framework (regular) of sophomore year, depending on how many credits you have earned. pre-requisites on a space-available basis. Office for Undergraduate Education • You need at least 56 credit hours, excluding PE, PACE, and Health, by the end Advising of Fall sophomore year in order to apply early/enter the program as a second Course Registration 101 semester sophomore. Academic Support and Opportunities • You must have at least 60 credit hours, excluding PE, PACE, and Health, by the end of Spring sophomore year in order to apply to enter the program as a junior.
LIVING • Before you are eligible to matriculate to the B-School, you will need to complete several pre-requisites. You can find information about these courses, as well as THRIVING admission criteria, deadlines, and advising information, on the Pre-BBA website at www.bus.emory.edu/prebba.
• An information session on the Business School will be available during Orientation and the BBA Program Office hosts daily drop-in advising hours once the semester begins. They will also host informal chat sessions in freshman residence halls during the Fall semester, and additional events for students interested exploring business in the Spring.
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CLASS OF 2024 ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS First-Year Reference GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS WHERE DO MY 126 CREDITS Pages COME FROM? It may seem odd to introduce Graduation • Your last four semester of credit must be As stated in the College Catalog: Requirements before you begin your first year, taken through Emory College (meaning, you The undergraduate however, it is important to focus on your four-year can’t use transfer credits or credits from another education in Emory College NAVIGATION graduation goal as a member of the Class of 2024. university). For students who begin at Emory comprises three overlapping components: College of Arts and Sciences this means their last • A minimum of 126 semester hours of credit, of LEARNING 64 hours (this can include Study Abroad). 1. general education which 124 hours must be in academic courses, requirements that Liberal Arts Education not physical education (no more than 16 hours of • Satisfaction of all financial obligations to the provide a common core of substance and Academic Framework applied music or 17 one-hour dance courses may College and Emory University. Office for Undergraduate methodology; Education be counted toward the 124 academic hours). • No degree may be conferred while a student 2. more intensive and Advising • a grade point average of at least a 2.0 for work is suspended from Emory College under advanced study in a major Course Registration 101 field; and attempted for a letter grade. the provisions of the College Honor code or Academic Support and Opportunities University’s Conduct Code. 3. free-ranging exploration • Fulfillment of thecourse requirements for a by means of elective LIVING major, as determined by the major department courses. or program, with a minimum 2.0 average. THRIVING • Fulfillment of the General Education Requirements.
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CLASS OF 2024 First-Year Reference OFFICE FOR UNDERGRADUATE Pages EDUCATION
NAVIGATION The Office for Undergraduate Education SERVICES AND RESOURCES IN OUE (OUE) supports students of Emory College LEARNING of Arts and Sciences by providing academic Academic Support Programs college.emory.edu/oue/current-students/student-support/ Liberal Arts Education services and offering programs designed Academic Advising college.emory.edu/oue/current-students/advising/ Academic Framework to help them succeed during their Office for Undergraduate Communications / College Weekly You will begin receiving the “College Weekly” Email Newsletter in the Fall undergraduate years — and beyond. Education Emory Scholars college.emory.edu/scholars/ Advising From orientation to graduation, OUE handles Course Registration 101 English Language Learning (ELL Program) college.emory.edu/oue/current-students/international-students/ell-program issues related to registration and courses, Academic Support and college.emory.edu/oue/current-students/honor-council/ Opportunities academic honor and integrity, academic Honor Council
advising, learning support programs, the National Scholarships and Fellowships college.emory.edu/national-awards/ LIVING College’s regulations and standards, and New Student Programs college.emory.edu/orientation/ THRIVING scholarships and distinctive programs that you can find only at Emory College of Arts and Pre-Health Advising prehealth.emory.edu
Sciences. Undergraduate Research college.emory.edu/undergraduate-research/
Writing Center writingprogram.emory.edu/
More services and opportunities available at college.emory.edu/oue
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CLASS OF 2024 First-Year Reference ACADEMIC ADVISING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Pages In addition to faculty You will have a network of advising and support as an Emory College student. advisors, the Office for This may look different than your high school network, so let’s take a closer look. Undergraduate Education offers professional aca- At Emory, we want you to feel supported throughout your time as a student. demic advisors who assist NAVIGATION Let’s meet a few of your assigned advisors as an Emory student. students with course plan- ning, degree progress, and LEARNING navigating challenges or concerns that may occur, Liberal Arts Education START HERE AT THE START OF THE FALL ONCE YOU DECLARE YOUR and can provide referrals Academic Framework SEMESTER MAJOR SUMMER to appropriate campus Office for Undergraduate partners to aid students in Education You will start with a resolving concerns. Advising Pre-Major Faculty Major Faculty Pre-Registration Course Registration 101 Advisor Advisor Learn more about these Academic Support and Advisor (PRA) is a faculty advisor until you will assist you toward and advisors, and find your Opportunities before being assigned addi- declare a major. sign-off on your graduation. advisor by visiting OUE’s tional advisors. website. LIVING
THRIVING Your PRA is an Office for -Un dergraduate Education staff FALL 2020 THROUGH GRADUATION member who you will meet with once over the Summer. Office for Undergraduate (OUE) Meetings will take place Education Academic Advisor virtually in small groups. is available all the way up to graduation. OUE Advisors are assigned alphabetically.
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CLASS OF 2024 ACADEMIC ADVISING First-Year Reference YOUR ADVISING NETWORK Pages
PRE-REGISTRATION ADVISOR MAJOR FACULTY ADVISOR OUE ADVISOR
Academic Advisors will be available before You will be assigned a Major Faculty Advisor Academic Advisors in the Office for NAVIGATION your enrollment appointments to help plan upon declaring your major. Undergraduate Education (OUE) supplement your first semester schedule. While this is Once you declare your major, you will receive a your faculty advising and assist you LEARNING not your official advisor, the staff will help faculty advisor in that specific department. This throughout the year. Liberal Arts Education you plan your fall schedule while reviewing advisor will answer specific questions about These advisors work with students on general Academic Framework first-year requirements, general education major requirements and ultimately sign-off academic matters, including course planning Office for Undergraduate requirements, and other general questions. on your graduation. Students cannot declare and degree progress as well as challenges Education Advising majors until their 2nd semester. Most declare and concerns that may hinder your academic Course Registration 101 in the second year. progress (including medical and personal Academic Support and situations). OUE Academic Advisors do not Opportunities TRACK ADVISING replace your Pre-Major Faculty Advisor but act LIVING as a supplement. PRE-MAJOR FACULTY ADVISOR Some students may seek advising for THRIVING a specific track. Exploring a track as an PEERS AND STUDENT LEADERS This faculty member will be another member undergraduate simply means you’re preparing of your advising network. Your Pre-Major for a undergraduate degree outside of Emory You will have the chance to interact with Faculty Advisor may be in a department you College (BBA, BSN or Dual Degree with GT) or many student leaders who serve as informal are interested in studying or from a discipline a graduate degree after college (health or law). advisors, including Orientation Leaders, you may not have considered. They are one More information is available on the next page. Resident Advisors, and more. person from whom you will receive advising.
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CLASS OF 2024 Updated: July 17 ACADEMIC ADVISING First-Year Reference TRACK ADVISING Pages Exploring a track means that you are preparing for an undergraduate degree PRE-TRACK AREA
outside of Emory College (BBA, BSN or Review Resources for students planning to apply to NAVIGATION Pre-Business Advising goizueta.emory.edu Dual Degree with GT) or a graduate degree the Goizueta Business School Presentation after college (health or law). No matter LEARNING The Dual Degree program represents an your track, you will still be grounded in a opportunity for students to earn an Emory Review college.emory.edu/ Liberal Arts Education Liberal Arts Education. Pre-Dual Degree degree of their choice (BA, BS or BBA) and a Advising dual-degree Bachelor of Science (BS) from Georgia Tech Presentation Academic Framework (GT) Office for Undergraduate Emory College offers several tracks that Education can be worked into your undergraduate “Pre-Health” is not a major. It means you Advising are taking the classes necessary to apply requirements. Emory also has special to a healthcare professional program of Course Registration 101 Review your choice. In other words, even though advisors and programs no matter your Pre-Health Advising prehealth.emory.edu Academic Support and you may be pre-med, pre-dental, or pre Presentation Opportunities major/minor for particular areas of interest. undecided—you can major in whatever you like, as long as you complete the LIVING The five tracks we will cover are: Dual prerequisites for your professional school. Degree (Pre-Engineering), Pre-Business, Review Resources for students planning to apply to THRIVING Pre-Nursing Advising nursing.emory.edu Pre-Health, Pre-Nursing, and Pre-Law. the Nell H. Woodruff School of Nursing Presentation
All webinar times are in Eastern Standard Law schools do not require, prefer, or expect applicants to have any particular Time (EST) and will be broadcast via New Review career.emory.edu/ major. To best prepare for law school, take Pre-Law Advising destination/ Student Programs’ YouTube page a wide variety of classes. At Emory, you have Presentation (youtube.com/helloemoryatl). excellent liberal arts and science programs continuing/law at your disposal—use them!
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CLASS OF 2024 First-Year Reference COURSE REGISTRATION 101 Pages At Emory, Registration is a process, not a singular The following pages review the most pertinent event. Building your first fall schedule will take information to the Registration process. time. You will have support along the way, including: NAVIGATION REGISTRATION 101
• Emory Essentials - The second module of Emory Timeline and Dates LEARNING Essentials is focused around preparing you for Review dates of Registration PAGE 20
Liberal Arts Education registration. Through guided practice, you will Placement Exams Academic Framework be able to learn the ins-and-outs of how you will Learn about Emory College Language course’s various placement exams and/or PAGE 22 Office for Undergraduate actually register for courses. processes Education Chemistry Courses Advising • Pre-Registration Advisor - Over the summer you Learn about the Emory College Chemistry Prep and who should consider completing PAGE 22 Course Registration 101 will meet with your Pre-Registration Advisor this pre-assessment Academic Support and virtually in small groups to review your first fall Opportunities AP/IB/International Exams and Previous College Credit schedule. Guidance to understanding the policy on various testing/course credit that can be PAGE 23 LIVING brought to Emory. • Reference Pages - The pages below are to be Using Atlas and OPUS THRIVING used throughout the summer as you may need Assistance in navigating the Course Atlas and OPUS system, used for course registration. PAGE 25 to reference certain aspects of the Registration Process. Building Your Schedule Steps to registering for your first schedule PAGE 26
• Orientation - During Orientation you will have Understanding the Waitlist a chance to speak to advisors, peer mentors, Learn about what it means to be “Waitlisted” for a course. PAGE 27 faculty members, and more!
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CLASS OF 2024 Updated: July 17 COURSE REGISTRATION 101 First-Year Reference TIMELINE + DATES REGISTRATION 101 Timeline and Dates Pages Placement Exams Registration is a great time to explore all that Emory We know that your first semester schedule may Chemistry Courses has to offer. Think of course registration (enrollment) change many times before you finalize by August 26 AP/IB/Previous College Credit as a process and not as an event. (the end of the Add/Drop/Swap period). Using Atlas and OPUS NAVIGATION Building Your Schedule It is not over after selecting classes during your This means you have the opportunity to attend some Understanding the Waitlist enrollment appointments (August 10-11). In fact, class sessions when you arrive before finalizing your LEARNING your schedule may not be ‘final’ until the end of course schedule. Let’s review the important dates Liberal Arts Education August, or the first week of classes. and details for you to know. Academic Framework Office for Undergraduate Education ONE TWO THREE Advising Course Registration 101 Pre-Enrollment Registration Add/Drop/Swap Academic Support and WHEN Before your first Registration window. No additional action is required from you. WHERE You will register online via OPUS. WHERE Students can make changes to their Opportunities WHEN OPENS schedules using OPUS. PRE-REGISTERED FOR FIRST 5 CREDITS Monday, August 10 WHEN August 17 - 26 LIVING 12 PM Noon (EST) The Office for Undergraduate Education will If a student is fulfilling the First-Year You can continue making any adjustments to CLOSES THRIVING pre-enroll first-year students in 5 credits of Writing Requirement with an AP/IB/ your schedule during this time along with all Tuesday, August 11 courses. These include: Previous College Credit equivalency, they other current students. After September 2 at 11:59 PM (EST) • PACE 101 (1 Credit) will be enrolled in a First-Year Seminar 11:59 PM, you will no longer be able to make • Health 100 (1 Credit) (this will be based on your residence hall), changes to your schedule. • 3 Credit Hour Course that will go all others will be enrolled in a First-Year REGISTER FOR UP TO 17 CREDITS toward either your First-Year Seminar Writing Course. Students will see these Many student schedules may change during (FSEM) or First-Year Writing (FWRT) pre-enrollments reflect in their OPUS You will register for up to 17 total cred- this period and is a great opportunity to make account. it hours (this does not include credits helpful tweaks to your schedule. you are bringing into Emory). After HOW DO WE KNOW IF This will be based on your response to the Academic Student Pro- YOU NEED FIRST-YEAR August 11 you can not make changes file in Emory Essentials 1. WRITING? to your schedule until Add/Drop/Swap. PAGE 21 PREVIOUS NEXT
CLASS OF 2024 COURSE REGISTRATION 101 First-Year Reference LANGUAGE PLACEMENT EXAMS REGISTRATION 101 Timeline and Dates Pages Placement Exams All Emory College students are required to complete two SELECT LANGUAGE BELOW Chemistry Courses consecutive courses in a single foreign language before graduation Arabic AP/IB/Previous College Credit (this is the HAL GER). This means that if you start with a language Using Atlas and OPUS course, the next course you take in the same language will be at a Chinese NAVIGATION Building Your Schedule higher level. French Understanding the Waitlist German LEARNING Due to the timing of placement tests, you will only be able to register for some language courses over the summer during your first Hebrew Liberal Arts Education enrollment period, and others once you begin classes in the fall Hindi Academic Framework during your second enrollment period. Office for Undergraduate Italian Education THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND: Japanese Advising Course Registration 101 • You will study a language other than your native language. You can Korean always take additional foreign language courses after this requirement Academic Support and Latin Opportunities is completed. Persian • Some languages have a placement test to help determine which course LIVING you should enroll in. If a language has a placement test, you must Portuguese complete it before enrolling in the language, even if you have never Russian THRIVING taken this language before. Spanish • Not every subject has a placement test. If there is no link provided for a placement test, then there is no placement test for that subject. Tibetan
• If you are interested in a foreign languages not listed to the right, please contact the appropriate faculty advisor listed below beginning August 10 for Fall Semester Placement Information. Faculty may not be available before this date. PAGE 22 PREVIOUS NEXT
CLASS OF 2024 Updated: July 17 COURSE REGISTRATION 101 First-Year Reference ENROLLING IN CHEMISTRY REGISTRATION 101 Timeline and Dates Pages Placement Exams COURSES Chemistry Courses AP/IB/Previous College Credit Using Atlas and OPUS NAVIGATION Building Your Schedule The Emory College Chemistry Preparation 150. The Department of Chemistry strongly Understanding the Waitlist (ECCP) is an online tool called ALEKS and is recommends that interested students complete LEARNING required for students taking Structure and the ECCP well in advance to the start of classes. Liberal Arts Education Properties (CHEM 150). Regardless of AP/IB background, students Academic Framework wishing to take Chem 150 MUST complete Office for Undergraduate If you are planning to take Biology, Physics, the ECCP and earn 100% before the due date Education a math course, or pursue the Pre-Health Advising (August 26) to earn 3% of the CHEM 150 grade. track, it may be a good idea for you to take Course Registration 101 the ECCP as well. Start the ECCP early! Completion times will vary Academic Support and Opportunities for each student. The results will help your advisors assist you LIVING in making the right scheduling decisions. The mandatory ECCP is available between THRIVING June 1 and August 26, 2020 and will count for 3% of a student’s total grade in Chem
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CLASS OF 2024 COURSE REGISTRATION 101 First-Year Reference AP/IB CREDITS, INTERNATIONAL EXAMS, REGISTRATION 101 Pages Timeline and Dates AND PREVIOUS COLLEGE CREDIT Placement Exams Chemistry Courses Students can receive up to 18 hours of credits toward The Office of Undergraduate Admission will review the AP/IB/Previous College Credit graduation outside of Emory. Of those 18 credits, up following and award credit accordingly for: Using Atlas and OPUS NAVIGATION Building Your Schedule to 12 credit hours may come from AP/IB/International • Advanced Placement (AP) test scores, Understanding the Waitlist Exam scores toward hours required for graduation, LEARNING while the additional hours may come from previous • International Baccalaureate (IB) test scores, Liberal Arts Education college credit or transient credit. • International Exams (i.e. A Levels) Academic Framework • Each acceptable AP/IB or other exam will come • and previous college credit/joint enrollment Office for Undergraduate Education in as 3 credit hours. Approved previous college or Advising transient credits will come in based on the total Course Registration 101 earned hours at the other institution. Academic Support and • Students with more than four acceptable AP/IB/ Opportunities international test scores (12 credits) may receive LIVING a non-credit bearing course waiver for each additional test above the 12 credits. THRIVING • Students may use AP/IB credits or previous college credits for prerequisites and GERs (General Education Requirements). • Students cannot receive AP and IB credit for the same course.
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CLASS OF 2024 COURSE REGISTRATION 101 First-Year Reference AP/IB CREDITS, INTERNATIONAL EXAMS, REGISTRATION 101 Pages Timeline and Dates AND PREVIOUS COLLEGE CREDIT Placement Exams Chemistry Courses AP/IB/Previous College Credit HOW TO SUBMIT SCORES AND PREVIOUS HOW TO SELECT CREDITS Using Atlas and OPUS NAVIGATION COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS Students who have more than 12 AP/IB/International test exam Building Your Schedule Understanding the Waitlist credits posted to their Emory transcript are eligible to request As soon as possible, submit all previous credit (previous college LEARNING swaps to credit and non-credit bearing test courses, or to drop credit transcripts, AP/IB scores, or International Exam scores) you previously earned test credits. Consider selecting test scores for Liberal Arts Education have earned to the Office of Admission. The deadline to submit all credit if you would like to use for a major/minor requirement or Academic Framework and official transcripts is the last day of the fall 2020 semester. you would like to use for a GER. Office for Undergraduate Entering first-year and transfer students must have AP results Education Only test credit submitted to the Office of Admission by the sent directly from the College Board to the Emory Office of Advising appropriate deadline (the end of a student’s first semester Admission. Our reporting code is 5187. at Emory) is covered by this process. While you may not add Course Registration 101 additional credits to the transcript after the deadline, you may drop Academic Support and Please follow guidance provided by IB/Other exams testing or swap credits posted on the transcript until you reach 64 hours. Opportunities agencies for reporting these scores or transcripts to Emory.
LIVING Please note that credits are not always posted immediately and must be entered after you submit your scores. You should continue THRIVING to check OPUS for an update of your transfer credits, as OPUS is your official record. Contact the Office of Admission with any PREVIOUS COLLEGE CREDITS questions at [email protected]. Student who earned college credits must submit official transcripts Submit your scores early to ensure any prerequisite classes for to the Office of Admission along with a Review Form which you receive credit show up before registration. If you took previous college courses, you will need to submit your Official Transcript(s) to the Office of Admission along with a Request for Approval of previous College Credit Form available on the right. PAGE 25
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CLASS OF 2024 Updated: July 17 COURSE REGISTRATION 101 First-Year Reference REGISTRATION 101 USING ATLAS Timeline and Dates Pages Placement Exams The Course Atlas will be updated on July 1 with the Chemistry Courses most up-to-date listing of courses offerings and AP/IB/Previous College Credit Using Atlas and OPUS offering type (online or in-person). NAVIGATION Building Your Schedule Begin exploring the functionality of the Atlas by Understanding the Waitlist LEARNING visiting atlas.emory.edu.
Liberal Arts Education Academic Framework Office for Undergraduate Education Advising USING OPUS Course Registration 101 Academic Support and Question about OPUS? Use the link below to YOUR OPUS SHOPPING CART Opportunities discover helpful resources and tutorials about LIVING functions in OPUS including: finding your Shopping Carts in OPUS are similar to an Amazon enrollment appointment, adding classes to your wish list, but for courses. Students can add as many THRIVING shopping cart, and adding/dropping/swapping courses to their shopping cart and easily enroll classes on your schedule. when the time comes.
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CLASS OF 2024 Updated: July 17 COURSE REGISTRATION 101 First-Year Reference BUILDING YOUR SCHEDULE REGISTRATION 101 Timeline and Dates Pages Placement Exams Chemistry Courses Some of your schedule will be built for you. Don’t worry if building your schedule feels AP/IB/Previous College Credit 1 Students will start their course enrollment period overwhelming. We’ll cover this and more Using Atlas and OPUS with 5 credits of courses. NAVIGATION during Emory Essentials 2 and your Building Your Schedule • PACE 101 (1 Credit) Understanding the Waitlist Pre-Registration Advising Appointment. • Health 100 (1 Credit) LEARNING • 3 Credit Hour Course that will go toward either HOW MANY CLASSES SHOULD I TAKE? your First-Year Seminar (FSEM) or First-Year Writing (FWRT) Liberal Arts Education TIPS FOR GETTING STARTED Academic Framework Emory College courses range in credits (3-5) depending Now you can start thinking about what you’re Office for Undergraduate on how many times the class meets. You will typically As far as a language goes, decide 2 interested in studying. Do you have a department Education enroll in 4-5 academic courses every semester (15-17 if you are going to continue with a in mind? Maybe you want to follow a track? Make Advising credits). language from high school, or start sure you have done a little research to see what they Course Registration 101 something new. In either case, recommend to start with. Put those courses (if multiple you may need to take a placement Academic Support and HOW DO I FIND CLASSES? sections, then multiple sections) in your shopping cart. Opportunities exam. That will help you figure out which courses you can put in your Most students use the Course Atlas in conjunction with If you don’t know where to start, or don’t have a track shopping cart. LIVING OPUS to start building their schedules. The Atlas is a in mind, using the General Education Requirements user-friendly way to see what is offered each semester, it (GER) tags as a guide is wonderful! For each GER: MQR, THRIVING Questions about the Course will show you if the course is currently open or how many SNT, HSC and HAP we suggest finding 4-5 options. Registration process? Some seats are available. After searching for courses you can frequently asked questions are then use OPUS to add these to your shopping cart. To available on our website. start, you should have several of options for the different things you want to fulfill.
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CLASS OF 2024 COURSE REGISTRATION 101 First-Year Reference UNDERSTANDING THE WAITLIST Pages You may find that some closed courses offer the option of joining a HOW DOES THE WAITLIST WORK? Waitlist. While you shouldn’t rely on this, this may be a great tool to There may be some courses that are at full capacity and require you to put when it comes to fine-tuning your schedule. Use these resources to yourself on the waitlist. If any course is listed as a “waitlist”, make sure you NAVIGATION help better understand how to use this resource. enroll with the “Swap-If” function. That allows the waitlist to make a change to your schedule if there is a time conflict.
LEARNING WHAT IS THE WAITLIST? DO I “SWAP TO WAITLIST” OR “ADD TO WAITLIST”? Liberal Arts Education The waitlist is a function that allows you to add to a queue for a course that is You are encouraged to use the Swap option if the class that you wish to wait Academic Framework full/closed. Not every class utilizes the waitlist function, but if it is an option, a list has a time conflict with an existing class on your schedule. Please consult Office for Undergraduate yellow triangle will appear. Education the table below. Advising BEFORE you add yourself to a waitlist, consider a few things: Course Registration 101 Swap Options: Benefits Add Options: Restrictions Academic Support and • Is there another section already open? The waitlisting process will drop you from Your wait listed class will never process if a time conflict Opportunities • Are you already registered for another class at the same time? the existing class if/when the waitlist remains on your schedule. The wait list process will try • Would you be interested in taking another class at the same time process schedules you into the waitlisted to enroll you into the wait listed class but will skip down LIVING class—removing the possibility of encoun- to the next person who doesn’t have a time conflict. You (not yet registered) tering a time conflict error. will receive a message stating that you weren’t enrolled in the class due to a time conflict. THRIVING Existing class remains on your schedule Options if the wait list process skipped you due to a PRO TIP | Limit the number of Waitlist courses so that you are not creating time conflict: more conflicts, or resolve the conflictBEFORE adding yourself to a Waitlist. 1. Until a space becomes available in your wait listed class and the wait list process 1. Drop the existing class from your schedule and Once you decide that you do want to be added to a waitlist, follow the steps places you into the desired class. hope that the wait list process circulates to add yourself. back to you. 2. If you are never placed into the wait listed 2. Drop yourself from the wait list and use the Swap class your existing class remains on your option to place yourself back on the wait list. you schedule. will go to the bottom of the wait list, losing your original position. PAGE 28 PREVIOUS NEXT
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First-Year The Office for Undergraduate Education offers programs to Reference ACADEMIC support student learning. These include mentoring, coaching, and tutoring services for individuals and small groups. In addition, Pages special support is available for students with special needs and SUPPORT AND those for whom English is an additional language.
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LEARNING MANY ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES WILL BE AVAILABLE VIRTUALLY IN THE FALL. Liberal Arts Education Academic Framework Office for Undergraduate Education Advising Course Registration 101 Academic Support and Opportunities
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You’ll use the College Connect Hub to make appointments for Academic Advising and various other academic support programs. You will gain access the College Connect Hub ahead of Pre-Registration Advising.
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CLASS OF 2024 REFERENCE PAGES First-Year CONTENTS Reference Move-In and Orientation PAGE 31 Pages Residence Life and Housing Operations PAGE 32
LIVING Emory Dining PAGE 33
NAVIGATION Exploring Atlanta PAGE 34
AT EMORY Policies, Expectations, and Safety PAGE 35 LEARNING
Creating a Safe Community PAGE 36 LIVING From visiting the Farmer’s Market on Tuesdays or attending an SPC (Student Programming Council) THRIVING Health and Wellness PAGE 37 event to spending time with new friends in the quad, we encourage all first-year students to immerse Accessibility Services PAGE 39 themselves in Life at Emory.
We know that your undergraduate experience is more than what happens within the walls of the classroom. The following resources provide a brief overview and preview to what you can expect while living at Emory.
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Updated: July 17 CLASS OF 2024 First-Year MOVE-IN AND ORIENTATION Reference Pages Due to physical distancing guidelines, Move- ORIENTATION PRE-ORIENTATION INFORMATION In will look different than it has in the past. Orientation will now consist of virtual real- Due to safety guidelines related to COVID-19, MOVE-IN INFORMATION time sessions and on-demand video content Pre-Orientation Programs will not be offered from August 16-18, 2020. in-person this August. Some Pre-Orientation NAVIGATION For those students planning to live on campus, programs will be hosted virtually, while others please note that move-in will look different Due to physical distancing guidelines, we have are unfortunately canceled. LEARNING than expected for both students and families. made the difficult decision to transition new Updates regarding Move-In can be found via student orientation to a virtual format. Please see individual Pre-Orientation pages for LIVING the Housing website. program-specific information. Throughout the orientation program, students Move-In and Orientation Residence Life and Housing will complete a short series of videos and Operations modules at their own pace. Students will Dining also have the opportunity to attend real-time Exploring Atlanta sessions, including Orientation small groups Policies, Expectations, and Safety SHIPPING YOUR BELONGINGS and faculty panels. EMORY FORWARD Health and Wellness Orientation programming is designed to be Accessibility Services Emory Mail Services will provide delivery of Emory’s realeased a revised fall plan on July student belongings to assigned Residence inclusive of all new students, regardless of 17. Please continue to review the Emory THRIVING Halls prior to Move-In. whether they are living on or off campus. Forward website for additional updates regarding the on-campus experience. More information is available on Emory Mail Service’s website.
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CLASS OF 2024 Updated: July 17 First-Year Reference RESIDENCE LIFE AND HOUSING Pages OPERATIONS
NAVIGATION The Offices of Residence Life and Housing Operations work RESIDENCE LIFE: EXPLAINED Let’s meet who you will interact with while living on campus. to support student development through residentially- LEARNING based, experiential learning. RESIDENT ADVISOR Resident Advisors are students employed by the university LIVING to develop a safe and welcoming community for students Please refer to the Housing website for the lastest updates RA Move-In and Orientation in the residence halls. Resident Advisors serve as liaisons between students and the university and can be a first point Residence Life and Housing regarding living on campus. of contact when students have questions or concerns as it Operations relates to living on campus or adjusting to college. Dining phone: 404.727.7631 | email: [email protected] Exploring Atlanta SOPHOMORE ADVISOR Policies, Expectations, and Sophomore Advisors are volunteers who live in the Safety SA residence halls and who assist first-year students in Health and Wellness adjusting to college life. Sophomore Advisors are wonderful mentors to first-year students and can answer questions Accessibility Services related to academic and social adjustment.
THRIVING COMPLEX DIRECTOR Complex Directors are full-time staff members of the uni- CD versity who live in the residence halls and supervise student staff members. These full-time staff members are a great resource and have the education and training to address student needs, concerns related to on-campus living, and the transition to college.
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Updated: July 17 CLASS OF 2024 First-Year EMORY DINING Reference Fall 2020 Update: Campus dining will be available Pages and meal plans will be fully supported. To reduce Meal Plan Selection: July 21 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES risks for transmission of disease, we will make more Emory Dining will be provided dining available outdoors, and students will have expanded dining plan options Need help understanding the difference between Dooley more grab & go options. and students will re-select their Dollars and Eagle Dollars? NAVIGATION ! dining plan via the MyHousing We are also closely monitoring the supply chain that (myhousing.emory.edu) portal. Emory Dining has published LEARNING supports our food service operations to ensure we More information will be information specifically have sufficient stock on hand to meet student needs emailed in July. designed for First-Year LIVING as well as those of the larger campus community. Students. You can find this on Move-In and Orientation their website. Residence Life and Housing Food service workers will have specialized training Operations and will comply with all health and hygiene Dining requirements on campus. Additionally, food service Exploring Atlanta workers will have access to enhanced hygiene gear Policies, Expectations, and phone: Safety and any specialized personal protective equipment 404.727.4015 when warranted. Health and Wellness Accessibility Services Emory campus dining remains committed to email: THRIVING providing a full complement of dining choices and [email protected] locations for the upcoming academic year. on-campus location: Cox Hall, 3rd Floor Room 304
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CLASS OF 2024 Updated: July 17 First-Year Reference EXPLORING ATLANTA Pages A progressive, global city, Atlanta is the football, baseball, and now Atlanta business, technology, entertainment, United soccer, the hottest ticket in and health care center of the town. Southeast, giving you many ways NAVIGATION The National Center for Civil and to gain experience and have fun. Human Rights, founded by an Emory Atlanta’s vitality comes from its varied alum, recognizes Atlanta’s civil LEARNING neighborhoods—each with its own vibe rights history and the city that is the and sensibilities. LIVING birthplace of Martin Luther King, whose
Move-In and Orientation There’s a youthful spirit in Atlanta childhood home is part of the Martin Residence Life and Housing and so much to do, you’ll find yourself Luther King Jr. National Historic Park. Operations wondering if you’ll have time to do it all Woodruff Arts Center is the Dining before you graduate. Don’t worry, we’ve centerpiece of Atlanta’s professional Exploring Atlanta provided some must-sees to place at arts community and houses the Tony Policies, Expectations, and the top of your list. Safety Award–winning Alliance regional Health and Wellness The Atlanta BeltLine, a loop of trails and theater, the Atlanta Symphony, and the Accessibility Services parks that will eventually connect 45 High Museum of Art. of the city’s neighborhoods. It’s a great We will continue to update these THRIVING place to walk, skate, bike, or run in the resources to include virtual city and enjoy local restaurants along opportunities to explore the city. the way, too.
Any one of our five professional sports teams—men’s and women’s basketball,
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First-Year As a student at Emory, you are held to Reference POLICIES, EXPECTATIONS, expectations related to your behavior Pages inside and outside of the classroom. Below you will find detailed major AND SAFETY policies and resources. STUDENT CONDUCT AND THE CODE SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AND HARASSMENT: TITLE IX NAVIGATION The Office of Student Conduct is responsible for upholding Title IX is the federal law that requires colleges and LEARNING the integrity and purpose of the university through the fair universities to address sexual harassment and sexual and consistent application of policies and procedures to misconduct. Emory strives to be a community free LIVING undergraduate student behavior. In this way, the office helps to of sexual misconduct by promoting respect and Move-In and Orientation ensure that our community respects the dignity of every individual responsibility, providing education, and working with Residence Life and Housing Operations and the right of all persons to reach their highest potential. students, faculty, and staff to cultivate a safe and Dining supportive environment for all. Education is the foremost goal of the Undergraduate Code of Exploring Atlanta Conduct; it is not intended primarily as a punitive process or The Title IX Coordinator for Students ensures that Policies, Expectations, and Safety substitute for the law. Instead, the code supports a safe learning Emory is protecting your right to gender-based equal Health and Wellness environment that promotes a climate of mutual respect, fosters opportunity on our campus. The university takes all Accessibility Services open dialogue, encourages learning and understanding, cultivates complaints and accusations of sexual misconduct individual well-being and development, and nurtures ethical seriously. Learn more about the policies and your THRIVING decision-making in the lives of Emory’s undergraduate students. rights online.
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CLASS OF 2024 POLICIES, EXPECTATIONS, AND SAFETY First-Year Reference CREATING A SAFE COMMUNITY FOR ALL Pages RESPECT PROGRAM OPEN EXPRESSION BIAS INCIDENT REPORTING TEAM
The Respect Program provides confidential Emory University is affirmatively Emory University encourages any NAVIGATION crisis support for individuals impacted by committed to the promotion and member of the campus community who sexual and relationship violence. protection of open expression for all witnesses or experiences bias to report LEARNING The program connects students with Emory community members. Our Respect the incident. Our Bias Incident Reporting for Open Expression Policy preserves free Team (BIRT) can help document incidents LIVING resources on and off campus, as well as providing trauma-informed training for and open expression of thoughts, ideas, and meet with impacted students to Move-In and Orientation beliefs, dissent, and protest through facilitate counseling, health services, Residence Life and Housing survivor support. Operations inquiry, speech, and assembly. or other referrals, as needed. When Dining appropriate, BIRT can also develop plans The University Senate Committee for Exploring Atlanta to initiate communication with the broader Policies, Expectations, and Open Expression – a working group community. Safety OMBUDSPERSON of faculty, staff, and students – helps Health and Wellness dissenters conduct their protests as Accessibility Services The Ombudsperson for students serves as valued and respected members of our THRIVING a neutral and confidential sounding board Emory community and in a fashion that to assist students dealing with academic safeguards the rights of other community or nonacademic issues. members.
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CLASS OF 2024 First-Year Reference HEALTH AND WELLNESS Pages Positive and holistic student well-being is STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENT multifaceted and contributes to academic and personal success. Students can enhance Emory University Student Health Services For the health and safety of NAVIGATION their personal and community wellness (EUSHS), located at 1525 Clifton Road, is the individual students and the Emory through engagement with a variety of primary outpatient healthcare facility for community, Emory University LEARNING programs and services. enrolled Emory students. EUSHS professional requires all students to meet the services are covered by student fees and Immunization Requirement prior to LIVING HEALTH INSURANCE tuition and students do not need to utilize the start of Fall Semester classes. Move-In and Orientation the Emory Student Insurance Plan to come ! Residence Life and Housing Emory University requires all degree-seeking to EUSHS. There are fees-for-service for lab Please carefully review the Operations and all international students either have Immunization Requirements for Dining tests, medications, vaccines and procedures. Exploring Atlanta health insurance or purchase the University- new students on the Student Health The Student Health team is comprised of Policies, Expectations, and sponsored plan. In order to meet this Services website, as well as find out Safety requirement, you must choose to enroll in many types of healthcare professionals to how to complete your immunization Health and Wellness the Emory Student Health Insurance Plan meet the needs of our student population form. Please note that this form Accessibility Services or successfully complete the waiver process including: primary care physicians, will have to be verified by your psychiatrists, physician assistants, nurse THRIVING on-line. If you decide to enroll in the Emory healthcare provider! student plan, you will be charged via Student practitioners, nurses, registered dietitians, Financial Services. Read more information an alcohol and other drug counselor, and a about the Emory student health insurance licensed clinical social worker. requirement here.
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CLASS OF 2024 First-Year Reference HEALTH AND WELLNESS Pages COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OFFICE OF HEALTH PROMOTION RECREATION AND WELLNESS SERVICES (CAPS) The Office of Health Promotion (OHP) Emory Recreation and Wellness seeks to NAVIGATION Counseling and Psychological Services implements initiatives to create a healthy provide spaces and experiences at Emory that (CAPS) provides confidential, culturally- campus where students embrace health and encourage play as a means to become and LEARNING sensitive mental health services such as wellness as a necessary contributor to their stay well. Recreation and Wellness provides brief individual and couples therapy, group success at Emory University and beyond. both academic and recreational programs that LIVING therapy, crisis intervention, and referrals include physical activity, which contribute to To this end, OHP engages the entire Emory Move-In and Orientation to specialized or long-term care in the local the physical, mental, and emotional health of Residence Life and Housing community to reduce high-risk alcohol use community. participants and which helps students build Operations and misuse; reduce drug use, misuse, and Dining skills to ensure long term healthy behaviors. In addition, CAPS offers stress abuse; increase positive and protective Exploring Atlanta management and biofeedback classes, sexual behaviors; strengthen mental Check out fitness classes, intramurals, club Policies, Expectations, and Safety a variety of educational workshops and wellbeing; and improve physical health. sports, recreation facilities, and an academic Health and Wellness outreach programs, and consultation for OHP is committed to building the capacity curriculum (Play 4 Life) through Recreation and Accessibility Services faculty, staff, and students. for students to live well, be well and do well. Wellness at Emory!
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CLASS OF 2024 First-Year Reference ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Pages Will the services and accommodations that were provided to me in high school be The Department of Accessibility Services (DAS) is committed to advancing an automatically be provided to me in college? accessible and “barrier-free” environment for students, faculty, staff, patients, guests and visitors by ensuring that the principles of access, equity, inclusion College-level services for students with NAVIGATION disabilities are not a continuation of special and learning are realized in and by the Emory community. education services received in high school. Qualified students, faculty, and staff must register with our office and make a LEARNING The university must provide accommodations request for services. Confidentiality is honored and maintained. that address your documented disability, thus LIVING affording you an equal opportunity to participate Reach out to DAS today. Requests that are received prior to the start of Move-In and Orientation in its programs, courses and activities. However, Residence Life and Housing the semester or term will allow DAS to adequately coordinate services and the university is not required to provide Operations provide instructors with reasonable notice. The Department of Accessibility accommodations as they appeared in your high Dining Services (DAS) website is a great resource to get started with accommodations, school IEP or Section 504 plan. It’s important to Exploring Atlanta and has specific information for incoming students. start the conversation about accommodations Policies, Expectations, and with the Department of Accessibility Services as Safety soon as possible. Health and Wellness Accessibility Services phone: 404-727-9877 | ttd: 404-712-2049 | email: [email protected] More FAQs and information regarding accommodations are available on the DAS THRIVING Website linked to the left.
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CLASS OF 2024 REFERENCE PAGES First-Year CONTENTS Reference Well-Being and Student Success PAGE 41 Pages Getting Involved PAGE 42
THRIVING Community Belonging PAGE 43 NAVIGATION AT EMORY Emory Traditions PAGE 44 LEARNING
LIVING It is our hope that you embrace life at Emory with open arms, and take advantage of every opportunity to find THRIVING your place on campus.
The following resources are meant to help you find ways to be involved in the community that are designed to enhance and enrich your experience as an Emory student.
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CLASS OF 2024 First-Year Reference WELL-BEING AND STUDENT SUCCESS Pages CENTER FOR STUDENT SUCCESS RESOURCES FOR STUDENT VETERANS OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES At Emory University, Veterans and their From the copy room to the operating room, NAVIGATION The Center for Student Success Programs families are a valued and vital part of from the classroom to the residence hall, the and Services assists students and their our community. Emory is committed to Emory Office of Sustainability Initiatives (OSI) LEARNING families on an ongoing basis and in times investing in Veterans as students, caring for guides the efforts to meet the challenges of of crisis – including but not limited to Veterans in the greater Atlanta metropolitan sustainability across all of Emory’s institutions. LIVING meeting academic, medical, financial, and region and beyond, and training current Emory OSI carries out this imperative by helping THRIVING social challenges, as well as providing and future healthcare providers to provide to restore the global ecosystem, fostering assistance to assault survivors. the very best in specialized care. healthy living and reducing the University’s Well-Being and Student impact on the local environment. Success The Center for Student Success Programs Resources are available to help support Getting Involved and Services helps to foster a caring Emory Veterans. For a complete list of The vision of the Office of Sustainability for Community Belonging campus community that nurtures student services, please visit the website listed Emory is to be a model of transformative Emory Traditions self-discovery through academic and below provided by Emory Campus Life. practices and sustainable choices at every level. personal growth. Learn more about their efforts across campus by visiting their website.
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CLASS OF 2024 Updated: July 17 First-Year WHERE TO START
Reference GETTING INVOLVED We encourage students to engage as much as possible within Pages the classroom but also beyond. A great way to jumpstart your Emory Campus Life can serve as a resource as you begin developing involvement is by joining one of Emory’s student organizations. your home away from home. Below are several offices within Campus Emory has over 500 unique and individual organizations that address Life that can help as you consider meeting new people, joining a student almost any interest you may have. Start slow by joining one or two things as you learn how to balance your new, college schedule. organization, or engaging in local and national communities. NAVIGATION LOG-IN TO ENGAGE 1 LEARNING I WANT TO ...... WHERE TO GO Engage is an online platform that facilitates campus engagement. It allows you to search for student groups, Student Involvement, locate events, and connect with specific organizations. LIVING Join a Student Leadership, and lead.emory.edu You will use your Emory NetID and password to log on. Organization. THRIVING Transitions (SILT) Volunteer and Serve the Civic and Community Well-Being and Student community.emory.edu Community. Engagement VIRTUAL OPTIONS TO CONNECT Success 2 Getting Involved The Barkley Forum More informations on how to virtually connect to student Join debate and serve the for Debate, Delibera- barkleyforum.emory.edu Community Belonging community. organizations and groups will be available throughout tion, and Dialogue Emory Traditions the Summer. Join a Greek-letter Office of Sorority and osfl.emory.edu organization. Fraternity Life ABOVE ALL, BE PATIENT... ! With all the opportunities, some students find a community quickly; others take longer. Don’t get discouraged; many current students will tell you it took time to find the right place for them. We encourage you to utilize the Student 500+ 118 88 55 Involvement, Leadership, and Transitions (SILT) office for additional support to get involved. Student Special Interest Academic Interest Professional Organizations Organizations Organizations Organizations PAGE 42 PREVIOUS NEXT
CLASS OF 2024 First-Year Reference COMMUNITY BELONGING CAMPUS LIFE Pages Emory Campus Life (ECL), a community recognized Getting involved and finding a sense BUILD COMMUNITY AND DEFINE SAFE SPACES. internationally for advancing of belonging on campus can be more education into action and than just joining a club or student Racial and Cultural Engagement race.emory.edu delivering world-class NAVIGATION organization. programs and services, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender promotes a healthy and lgbt.emory.edu During your time here, we are (LGBT) Life LEARNING sustainable environment confident you will find a community where students live what they LIVING in which you feel welcome to express Center for Women womenscenter.emory.edu learn and learn what they live yourself and your identities. Emory for self and society. THRIVING Spiritual and Religious Life religiouslife.emory.edu Campus Life is committed to social ECL catalyzes a distinctive, Well-Being and Student justice and advocating for student caring, inquiry-driven, ethically Success needs. The following offices at Emory engaged, polycultural, and Getting Involved LEARN AND BECOME AN AGENT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE support specific identities and educate socially just community of Community Belonging students, faculty, staff, alumni, Emory Traditions the campus community on issues of Social Justice Education socialjustice.emory.edu families, and visitors who social justice, diversity, and inclusion. imagine and lead positive transformation in the world.
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CLASS OF 2024 First-Year Reference EMORY TRADITIONS
Pages FAVORITE TRADITIONS MOTTO LEARN MORE MISSION LEARN MORE
Emory Athletics boasts 18 varsity sports Cor Prudentis Possidebit Scientiam Emory University’s mission is to create, teams, which compete in NCAA Division III. preserve, teach, and apply knowledge in the Earning more than 24 national Division III “The Wise Heart Seeks Knowledge” service of humanity. NAVIGATION Championships, Emory Athletics has a rich tradition of excellence. Make sure to cheer on ALMA MATER LEARN MORE LEARNING your friends and peers in the fall and spring.
LIVING In the heart of Dear Old Emory ...
Where the sun doth shine, Tho’ the years around us gather, THRIVING Dooley’s Week celebrates the university’s That is where our hearts are turning Crowned with love and cheer, unofficial skeleton mascot and Lord of Misrule, Well-Being and Student ’Round old Emory’s shrine. Still the memory of Old Emory Success Dooley. You can look forward to entertaining Grows to us more dear. Getting Involved activities, including performances, films, food, We will ever sing thy praises, Community Belonging photo opportunities and more — culminating Sons and daughters true. We will ever sing thy praises, Emory Traditions with the Dooley’s Ball concert. Hail we now our Alma Mater, Sons and daughters true. Hail the Gold and Blue! Hail we now our Alma Mater
Wonderful Wednesdays pays homage to the ... Hail the Gold and Blue! fact Emory historically held no classes on Wednesdays; that’s no longer true, but the day remains special. These days, Wonderful SEAL A crossed torch and trumpet representing Wednesdays encourage school spirit by inviting the light and the dissemination of the entire Emory community to gather at Asbury knowledge, respectively Circle on Wednesday afternoons. Wednesdays are truly wonderful at Emory! PAGE 44