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Transfer Students Orientation

Winter Orientation 2010- December Transfer Student Orientation

December Program Schedule

Foreign language placement examinations will begin at 8:15 a.m. prior to check-in for Winter Term Transfer Orientation. If you are planning on taking one of these examinations, proceed directly to the testing site listed below:

Exams are offered on December 15, 16, 18, and 21 unless listed otherwise:

Spanish: Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union

French: Pond Room, Michigan Union

Hebrew/Italian/Russian: Wolverine Room, Michigan Union

Latin: Language Resource Center, 2nd fl. Modern Language Bldg.

German*: 2115A Angell Hall

*German language placement exam offered Tuesday, December 15 only. If you are unable to attend orientation on December 15, you will need to arrange to take the German language placement exam at another time.

Who should take a a foreign language placement exam:

  • All students in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, the Residential College, the Honors Program, or the Comprehensive Studies Program are required to take these exams if they have any previous experience with these languages, regardless of previous credit received.
  • Students in the School of Art & Design are also required to take a language exam if they have any previous experience with these languages, regardless of previous credit received.
  • Students studying Piano or Voice Performance, Musical Theatre, or Theatre Performance (Acting) in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance are also required to take a language placement exam. Other students in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance are not required to take a language placement exam, but are encouraged to do so.
  • Students in the School of Education who will be continuing their studies in a world language, or who are seeking teacher certification for a world language, are required to take the language placement exam. School of Education students who do not intend to take languaged courses at Michigan are not required to take the placement exams.
  • The language exams are not required for College of Engineering students, however they can receive academic credit if they score well on them.
  • Students in Nursing, Kinesiology, and Dentral Hygiene do not need to take language placement exams.

 

Check-In

You can check-in to orientation on the 1st floor of the Michigan Union immediately following your examination. If you are not taking a foreign language placement examination, you should check-in between 9:00-9:30 a.m. on the 1st floor of the Michigan Union.

Following check-in, you will attend a welcome and information session, get your MCard, go on a Campus Tour, learn about the transfer experience from former transer students, have lunch, participate in academic advising from your school or college, and register for classes. The program will be completed by 6:00 p.m. Students should plan on being available for the entire day.

 

What to Bring

You will receive a packet of campus-related information at orientation. You will also receive information specific to your academic school or college when you meet with your academic advisor at orientation.

You should bring:  

  • Your uniqname and password
  • Comfortable walking shoes
  • Confortable clothing, appropriate for the weather (you will spend time outside)
  • #2 pencils
  • Orientation confirmation email
  • Picture ID
  • Copy of any CB or AP exam results
  • Your most recent college transcript
  • Money for parking

 

Program Fees

There is a required $99 orientation fee which must be paid separately from tuition. This fee will be billed to your student account in January. Students will be asked to sign a waiver upon arrival at orientation acknowledging that the fee will be billed to their student account. Please do not send this fee in advance.

Housing

We do not provide overnight accommodations as part of Winter Orientation. Please visit the Ann Arbor Convention & Visitors Bureau website for details about hotels.

For information about housing, visit the University of Michigan Housing Information Office. The Housing Information Office can provide you with information about off-campus housing, residence halls, and university-owned apartments.

 

Registering for Orientation

You will be sent information via email regarding orientation once you have paid the enrollment deposit. You may register for orientation online using information provided in that email.

 

Participants with Disabilities

ONSP will coordinate any arrangements you may need while on campus. Services provided include special testing and testing assistance, transportation, and tours around campus. Mark the appropriate box when registering for orientation, and a member of our staff will contact you prior to your program to discuss your needs. You may also wish to contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, G-664 Haven Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1045; 734- 763-3000 (phone), 936-3947 (fax), or 615-6921 (TTY).

Before You Come to Orientation

1. Take the Wolverine Access tutorial online at www.onsp.umich.edu/transfer_students/. This tutorial will introduce you to the services available through Wolverine Access, the U-M’s online database system, and it will prepare you for course selection and registration at Orientation. Your academic advisors will expect that you are comfortable using Wolverine Access to search for classes when you meet with them at Orientation.

2. Determine whether or not you need to take a placement exam in order to determine what time you need to arrive in Ann Arbor. Read the Online Orientation Information carefully for information about whether or not your academic school/college requires you to take the placement exams.