International Student Orientation Program

Spring 2008

The International Center has scheduled an orientation program and other activities for all new international students and scholars who will begin their program in the Spring 2008 semester. Please read the following schedule closely. All new international students and scholars are required to attend the Orientation Program scheduled for Sunday, January 20, 2008. Please make your travel arrangements to ensure your arrival to the University to participate in this program.

Arrival to the University of Hartford

The University will begin classes for the Spring 2008 semester on Wednesday, January 23, 2008. If you have made arrangements to live on-campus, you will be allowed to move into your housing assignment as early as Saturday, January 19, 2008. When you arrive to the University campus, you may proceed directly to the Residential Life Office (F Complex), or if you wish, to either the International Center (Gengras Student Union, room 327) or the Office of Public Safety (Operations and Maintenance building). You will then be directed to the Office of Residential Life where you may obtain your room assignment and key.

If prior housing arrangements have not been made or you plan to arrive before January 19, 2008, you will have to arrange for your own accommodations. Please refer to your Pre-Arrival International Student Handbook for temporary off-campus housing locations (hotel/motel list).

All new International Students must report to the International Center with their passports and Immigration documents. You will not be allowed to register for classes until you have done so.

January 20, 2008 Orientation Schedule

8:30 am to 9:15 am - Welcome and introduction

9:15 am to 10:15 am - Discussion of Immigration Law and University policies and procedures

10:15 am to 10:30 am - Break

10:30 am to 11:30 am - Discussion/ Jeopardy Game

11:30 am to 12:15 pm - Campus Tour

12:15 pm to 2:00 pm - LUNCH and Information Sessions

January 22, 2008 English Language Proficiency Exam

This exam may be required of all new international students and scholars entering the University of Hartford for academic coursework. You may not be allowed to register for classes until you have taken this exam. If you are an undergraduate student, your University acceptance letter will tell you whether you must take the exam or not. If you are a graduate student and your TOEFL score is below 76, you must sit for the exam. If you are not certain whether you should take this exam, please speak to a staff member from the undergraduate or graduate admissions office, your Dean's office, or the Director of the English Language Institute.

If you have not been accepted into a degree program and are only planning to register for English language studies, you will be required to take your English Language Proficiency exam on this date.

The proficiency exam will be given in Hillyer Hall, room 256 at 9:00 a.m. Please be present at least 15 minutes prior to the testing time. If you miss this exam please contact the English Language Institute immediately at (860) 768-4129.

January 23, 2008 Classes Begins

For further information regarding the International Student Orientation Program, please contact the International Center: ph (860) 768-4870 or fax (860) 768-4726 http//:uhaweb.Hartford.edu/intcenter

Please Read This Important Notice

The University will not have on-campus housing available until January 19. Students, who have sent their housing deposit to the University and have otherwise completed on-campus housing arrangements prior to their arrival, may move into their room assignment on that date. Students who have made on-campus housing arrangements and arrive to the U.S. prior to January 19, 2008, will have to make prior arrangements for temporary off-campus housing. Please refer to the "Hartford Area Lodging" list in your "Pre-Arrival Information" Handbook for a list of hotels and motels in our area.

Students who have not sent a deposit to secure on-campus housing will have to make their own temporary and permanent housing arrangements. Students who wish to live off-campus will also have to make their own arrangements.

The University of Hartford does not have on-campus housing available for graduate students. Please refer to the off-campus housing section of your Pre-Arrival Handbook for further information regarding temporary Hotel accommodations. Visit our site for a list of Local Apartments which may be available to you for long-term leasing.

Please make all necessary travel arrangements prior to your departure. If possible, you should plan to arrive at Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT (it is only 12 miles from the University). You can take a taxi or limousine to the University of Hartford from there. The cost is approximately $40. If you arrive by air to New York's JFK airport or Logan Airport in Boston, you should take a bus, train, or limousine to Hartford, then take a taxi to the campus. Should you arrive to the campus beyond normal business hours (8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. - Monday thru Friday), please report to our Public Safety Office.

The University of Hartford requires that you complete and submit a record of your immunizations. Specifically, the State of Connecticut and the University require all international students and scholars who have been accepted to a degree program to be vaccinated against measles, mumps, and rubella. You will find an "Immunization Record" form with your pre-arrival information packet. Please take this to your family doctor or other medical professional and have it certified that you have been vaccinated. The Immunization Record may be submitted prior to your arrival, by sending it to our Health Services Department or the International Center. If you arrive to campus without the proper medical records, you may be required to be revaccinated by the Health Services Department.

Do not forget to bring your passport, I-20 (F-1 students) or DSP-2019 form (J-1 exchange visitors), financial statements of sponsorship, your acceptance letter, and your vaccination record.