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
Undergraduate Housing
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.
Graduate Housing
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.
Travel
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.
Medical Records
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.
Important Documents
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.
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