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Transfer Student Orientation

Winter Orientation - January 7-8, 2013

 

As a new student at U-M, you are required to attend orientation. Transfer students are required to attend a 1-day Transfer Orientation program in December if it is offered by your academic school/college. If you are unable to attend a program in December, or if your academic school/college does not offer a program in December, you will be required to attend the 2-Day Winter Orientation on Monday, January 7 - Tuesday, January 8, 2013. 

 

We are currently experiencing difficulty with our onsp@umich.edu email address. If you have questions about orientation, please call (734) 764-6413 for assistance.

 

How to Sign Up for Orientation

If you are a newly admitted transfer student for the winter term, and have already paid your $200 enrollment deposit, you should will receive an email to your University of Michigan email address (youruniqname@umich.edu) in mid-November with instructions for signing up for Transfer Orientation.

Upon receiving your email invitation, you will be instructed to carefully read through the Online Orientation Information (OOI). This OOI will give you complete details about the orientation program. To view the Online Orientation Information, please visit http://wolverineaccess.umich.edu. Click on “Undergraduate Orientation”.

 

If you have not paid your $200 enrollment deposit, you will receive the email invitation approximately 1-2 weeks after the enrollment deposit has been recorded by the University.

 

 

Winter Orientation Program & Check-In

During Winter Orientation, you will have the chance to learn about the University of Michigan's resources, meet other new students, explore campus on a guided tour, meet with your academic advisor, pick up your MCard, and register for Winter Term classes. New transfer students cannot register for Winter Term classes prior to attending Orientation.

 

A complete schedule of orientation events will be provided to you when you check-in for orientation. The program will be completed by 5:00 p.m. each day. Students should plan on being available for the entire day on BOTH days of the program.

 

Check-in for the Winter Orientation will be on Monday, January 7 from 12:15 – 12:45 p.m. at the Angell Hall Posting Wall. However, placement exams in French, Russian, Hebrew, Italian, German, and Latin occur prior to check-in. If you are required to take one of these languages, your arrival time will be prior to the check-in time. Carefully read the Online Orientation Information (OOI) to determine if you need to take a language placement exam prior to orientation check-in.

  • Transfer students taking language placement exams will need to arrive by 10:00 a.m.
  • If you are not taking any placement exams, you should arrive at 12:15 p.m.

Check-in for the Winter Orientation will be on the ground floor of Angell Hall, at the “Posting Wall”. Angell Hall is located at 435 S. State Street between S. University Ave. and E. William St. Follow the signs to the “Posting Wall” for check-in. You should check-in between 12:15 – 12:45 p.m.  

To get to the check-in location, enter Angell Hall through the main entrance off of State Street (the building with the columns). Go through the lobby and up a short flight of stairs. Proceed through the glass doors directly in front of you. Take the stairs down to the lower level, up the ramp and through the doors. Proceed down the long hallway (next to the window overlooking the computer center). Travel up one short flight of stairs. The “Posting Wall” area and check-in tables will be on your right.

A campus map is available online at: http://www.umich.edu/~info/mapsAndDirections.html#anchor_centralCampus

The program will last until approximately 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 7 and from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 8. Attendance at all sessions of orientation is mandatory. Classes begin on Wednesday, January 9.

 

Language Placement Exam Information

Placement exams in mathematics and some languages are administered prior to and/or during orientation for transfer students. All tests are for placement in University of Michigan courses only. Placement exams are mandatory if:

  1. you are required to take these subjects by your academic school/college
  2. you wish to continue in these subjects

The University of Michigan provides two types of placement exams for all incoming students: online and proctored (in-person) exams.  The Math test and the Spanish test are offered online, and students will complete these exams before attending orientation. Complete details about how to take the online placement exams is in the Online Orientation Information (OOI). To view the Online Orientation Information, please visit http://wolverineaccess.umich.edu. Click on “Undergraduate Orientation”.

 

Other language tests are proctored on campus prior to orientation check-in. Proctored language placement exams in French, Hebrew, Italian, Russian, Latin, and German will be administered at 10:00 a.m. on January 7, prior to orientation check-in.

If you are taking a language placement exam in the languages listed above, you should go directly to the placement exam location (see below) by 10:00 a.m. (sharp!). Upon completing your exam, you should eat lunch and then check-in to the orientation program at 12:15 p.m.

Language exams begin at 10:00 a.m. sharp! Do not be late! Late arrivals will not be allowed to take these exams and will have to make alternate arrangements to do so following the completion of their orientation program, and failure to complete the placement exam may prevent you from registering for certain language classes. Please be sure to allow yourself enough time to travel in inclement weather.

 

Language Placement Exam Locations:

 

French = Angell Hall, Auditorium A

Hebrew, Italian, and Russian = Angell Hall, Auditorium B

German = 1500 North Quad, Language Resource Center

Latin = 2115 A Angell Hall

     

    Determining if You Must Take Placement Exams

    The language placement exam in Spanish is administered online prior to orientation. Language placement exams in French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, and Russian are offered before official check-in for the orientation programs. You must determine whether or not you need to take a language placement exam prior to orientation, because if you do need to take the language exam, it will need to be done before the orientation check-in and may impact your arrival time in Ann Arbor.

    • If you are a transfer student in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts you are required to take these exams if you have any previous experience with these languages, regardless of previous credit received.

    • If you are a transfer student in the School of Art & Design, you are required to take a language exam if you have any previous experience with these languages, regardless of previous credit received.

    • If you are a transfer student studying Piano or Voice Performance, Musical Theatre, or Theatre Performance (Acting) in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, you are 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 if they have any previous experience with these languages.

    • If you are a transfer student in the School of Education and will be continuing your studies in a world language, or if you are seeking teacher certification for a world language, you are required to take the language placement exam. School of Education students who do not intend to take language courses at Michigan are not required to take the placement exams.

    • The language exams are not required for College of Engineering transfer students; however you can receive academic credit if you score well on them.

    • If you are a Nursing, Kinesiology, or Dental Hygiene transfer student, you do not need to take language placement exams.

     

    What to Bring

    You will receive a student handbook and 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 the following:  

    • 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
    • Your U-M-Dearborn or U-M-Flint MCard if applicable
    • If you are an F-1 or J-1 Visa holder, you must also bring the original and a photocopy of the following documents: 1) Page 1 of the I-20 or DS-2019, 2) Your I-94 Card (front only), 3) F-1 or J-1 visa (except Canadian citizens), and 4) passport picture page. These photocopies must be made after you enter the U.S. Photocopies must be black and white and each photocopy must be on standard letter size paper (8 ½ x 11 inches).

     

    Program Fees

    There is a $103 required 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 acknowledging that the fee will be billed to their student account. Please do not send this fee in advance.

     

    Accommodations

    We cannot provide accommodations during your orientation program. If you need overnight accommodations before or after your orientation program, you will need to make your own arrangements at an area hotel.


    As a convenience, we have made special arrangements with the Kensington Court Hotel for a discounted rate of $78 (+tax). Rooms must be reserved no later than one week in advance of your planned arrival. To make reservations, call (800) 344-7829 and provide the group code “ONSP: Transfer Parent Orientation.” There are a limited number of discounted rooms, and they are available on a first-come, first-served basis.


    You are welcome to choose any of the hotels in Ann Arbor. Most hotels are within a few miles of Central Campus. Visit www.annarbor.org for further information about area hotels.

     

    Students who have residence hall contracts may move into their assigned residence hall as early as 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 6. If you are attending the January orientation program, you must move into your residence hall on Sunday so that you are available for the entire day on Monday and Tuesday for the orientation program. All orientation sessions are required.

     

    Participants with Disabilities

    ONSP will coordinate any arrangements you may need while on campus for orientation. 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 should also contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities, to make plans and arrangements for your school-year needs.

     

    Preparing for Winter Orientation

    Orientation will be a busy – and possibly overwhelming – day. In order to make the most out of your orientation experience, you should do the following things before coming to orientation:

     

    1. Submit a photo for your MCard. All new students should submit a photo to be used on your MCard no later than December 10, 2012. To submit your photo online, visit http://www.finance.umich.edu/treasury/mcard/timesaver for information regarding photo specifications and the submission process. If you submit your photo before December 10, your MCard will be completed and ready to pick up during Orientation. If you have any questions, contact the M-Card Center at 734-936-2273 between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday. If you were admitted late and were unable to submit your photo before December 10, you must visit the MCard Center in person prior to Orientation check-in on Monday, January 7 to take your MCard photo. The MCard Center is located at 1011 Student Activities Bldg., and opens at 8:00 a.m.


    2. Take the Wolverine Access tutorial online at http://www.onsp.umich.edu/wolverine_access/onspwatutorial5.html. Wolverine Access is the system that you will use to register for your classes. Your academic advisors will expect you to already be familiar with this system when you meet with them to register for courses. This tutorial will introduce you to the services available through Wolverine Access, and it will prepare you for course selection and registration at Orientation.


    3. Watch for e-mail messages to your UMICH email account from your academic advising school/college, and follow all instructions that they may contain. Some schools and colleges send information and surveys ahead of time, and you will be expected to be familiar with the information and to have completed the surveys prior to attending orientation.


    4. If you are in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) or the School of Education (SOE) and plan to take mathematics courses at U-M, you must take the online mathematics placement exam prior to attending orientation. Information about this exam will be provided in your Online Orientation Information (OOI) prior to registering for orientation.


    5. If you are required by your academic school/college to take the language placement exams, you must do so before orientation check-in. The Spanish exam is administered online, and exams for French, Hebrew, Italian, German, Russian, and Latin are administered at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 7. You must determine whether or not you need to take a language placement exam prior to orientation, as this will determine what time you need to arrive on campus. Information about the language placement exams will be provided in your Online Orientation Information (OOI) prior to registering for orientation.


    6. Print out a Central Campus map from http://www.umich.edu/~info/mapsAndDirections.html. On this map locate the Maynard Street Parking Structure, located at 324 Maynard St., on the corner of Maynard and Liberty Street. It is listed as VP (visitor parking) on the map. You should also locate the check-in location at Angell Hall (435 S. State St.) and your placement exam location (if required). Plan to allow yourself enough time to park and walk to your placement exam and check-in locations from the parking structure (approximately 15 minutes).

     

    If you have any questions, contact the Office of New Student Programs at (734) 764-6413.