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Design by Kade O’Connor For more information, please contact University of Louisiana at Lafayette Office of Orientation PO Box 43685 Lafayette, LA 70504 Buchanan Hall, 3rd floor Л (337) 482-1391 ƍ [email protected] î orientation.louisiana.edu CONTENTS Resources for Academic Success .................................... 5 Academic Colleges .............................................................. 7 Public Safety ....................................................................... 8 Commonly Asked Academic Questions .......................... 9 Campus Services .............................................................. 10 Registration and Payment ............................................... 14 Important Dates* ............................................................... 15 Academic Calendar* ........................................................ 16 Campus Map ...................................................................... 17 Housing Guide ................................................................... 18 *NOTE: All events and dates are subject to change. 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Resources for Academic Success Helping Your Student Succeed in the Classroom The University of Louisiana at Lafayette University Honors Program Qualifications offers over 100 undergraduate First-time freshmen qualify for Ȱ Judice-Rickels Hall 206 degree programs and specialized the Honors Program with an ACT Л (337) 482-6700 concentrations. Faculty and staff on our Composite of 26 (SAT 1260) or higher. ƍ [email protected] campus are committed to ensuring your Students must apply to the program î honors.louisiana.edu student’s academic success. While your by completing the Honors Program student’s academic journey is their own, The University Honors Program application within the online pre- you can support them by knowing about provides serious and highly orientation modules. Students may also the various support resources on our motivated students with a set of apply to the program at any point in campus that help students academically. unique intellectual and educational their undergraduate career with a GPA opportunities designed to help them of 3.2 or better. University Colleges & reach their potential. Academic Advising Program Requirements Students in the Honors Program To remain in the Honors Program, The University has eight academic benefit from the following students must complete the following colleges from which to choose a major. opportunities and resources: requirements: Every student is assigned an academic • Smaller class sizes and contracts • Maintain a 3.0 GPA as a freshman advisor. It is the advisor’s responsibility to personalize their education to assist the student in course selection and 3.2 GPA during sophomore, • An opportunity to complete and each semester. Students may obtain the junior, and senior years publish an undergraduate thesis name and contact information for their • Complete 18 credit hours of academic advisor through their ULink • Early registration Honors courses during their Student Portal account. Students are • Research opportunities undergraduate career required to meet with their academic • Enroll in and attend an Honors advisor each semester before scheduling • Honors Seminar Seminar for six consecutive classes for the upcoming semester. • Honors scholarship opportunities semesters Student Interaction with • Honors events and expense-paid • Complete a research project University Faculty Honors trips Academic Success Center The faculty is committed to your • Honors Living Learning Community Ȱ student’s success. One of the greatest • In-house computer lab and Lee Hall 115 Л tips you can provide your student is services in Judice-Rickels Hall (337) 482-6818 to encourage them to visit with their ƍ [email protected] faculty members outside of class. î studentsuccess.louisiana.edu Students are often hesitant to interact The Academic Success Center is with faculty members, and don’t realize the University’s academic support how valuable faculty are in assisting center. Services include grade checks, them in their courses. academic counseling, tutoring, dropping classes, and major changes. University of Louisiana at Lafayette 5 The Learning Center Office of First-Year Experience The Writing Center Ȱ Lee Hall, 2nd floor Ȱ Lee Hall 106 Ȱ H.L. Griffin Hall 107 Л (337) 482-6583 Л (337) 482-6599 Л (337) 482-5224 ƍ [email protected] ƍ [email protected] ƍ [email protected] î studentsuccess.louisiana.edu/tutoring î firstyear.louisiana.edu î english.louisiana.edu/about-us/ The Learning Center is the place for Coming to college is a big change. beyond-classroom/writing-center your student to visit when they need As with any of the big changes you The Writing Center is a community of help with an academic subject. Its encounter in life, coming to college can students, tutors, and teachers who main goal is to assist them in achieving be both exciting and stressful. The Office are focused on writing. Together they academic success! The Learning Center of First-Year Experience (OFYE) is here to create a comfortable and relaxed offers FREE one-on-one tutoring, help you and your student manage this atmosphere in which writers work with study group tutoring, Supplemental transition. OFYE has created programs other writers. Students visiting the Instruction, a STEP computer lab, and services to assist students and center are encouraged to discuss their and other online resources. Tutors their families throughout the process writing projects and writing in general. are available for almost all 100- and of joining the UL Lafayette community. The center’s staff assists students at 200-level math and science courses These include: Cajun Connection, UNIV any stage of the writing process to help as well as accounting, economics, 100: First-Year Seminar, programs for them become better writers, including: engineering, languages, psychology, first-year students, and Living Learning and statistics. Students can walk in or Communities. • Focusing on the writing process and the value of creating multiple drafts call to schedule an appointment. UNIV 100: First-Year Seminar is a course specifically designed to assist first- • Helping students see strengths year students transition into college- and problems in their writing level coursework. Students will choose • Helping students learn to from either Mastering the First-Year proofread their writing or a theme-based course designed to • Empowering students to write in refine critical thinking skills, develop their own voices research capabilities, and enhance oral and written communication. Academic Honors & Awards Semester Honors Students who do exceptionally well in their studies at UL Lafayette receive special recognition. At the end of each regular semester, students will receive notification of Semester Honors for the following two areas: • Dean’s List: Semester GPA of 3.5-3.799 • President’s List: Academic Colleges Semester GPA of 3.8 and higher Honors Convocation The special event held each spring recognizes sophomores, juniors, College of the Arts College of Liberal Arts Michael McClure, Interim Dean Dr. Jordan Kellman, Dean and seniors who have maintained a Л (337) 482-6224 Л (337) 482-6219 cumulative grade point average of at ƍ [email protected] ƍ [email protected] least 3.5 on all college work pursued. î arts.louisiana.edu î liberalarts.louisiana.edu Honors at Graduation To earn a degree with Honors, students B.I. Moody III College of College of Nursing