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June 2018-First Year Essentials

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 Parent Orientaon at UL Lafayee Orientationcanbeawhirlwindforparentsandstudentsalike.Mostdepartmentsoncampuswillgiveyouinformationregardingtheirservices,itispertinenttobeawareoftheservicesofferedoncampus.ParentsarehighlyencouragedtoattendParentOrientation.Youcansignupforaparentorientationsessionatadifferentsessionthanyourstudentifyouareunabletomaketheorientationsessionyourstudentisattending.Ifyouareunsureifyouareregisteredforparentorientation,thatisok!Youcanregisteronsitewhenyougethere.Youarewelcometoaccessthestudentorientationscheduleandtheparentorientationschedulefordetails.Finances in College Itisnosecretthatcollegecanbeanexpensiveinvestment.Thelastdaytomakeatuitionpaymentorscheduleapaymentplantoreserveyourstudent’sclassscheduleisWednesday,August8,2018.PleasevisittheBursar’swebsiteforpaymentinformation.Thereyoucanlearnaboutdifferentmethodsofpayment.Itishighlyrecommendedthatparentsbecomeanauthorizedusersotheycanpaytuition.AllofthisisexplainedontheBursar’swebsite.AnyquestionsregardingTOPSorfinancialaidwillbehandledthroughtheOfficeofFinancialAid.Theofficecanbereachedbyphoneat337‐482‐6506orbyemailatfinaid@louisiana.edu.AnyquestionsregardingscholarshipsshouldbehandleddirectlythroughtheOfficeofScholarships;theirofficecanbereachedat337‐482‐6515orbyemailatscholar@louisiana.edu.RESOURCES Office of Orientation Buchanan Hall, 3rd Floor 111 Boucher Street 337‐482‐1391 orientaon@louisiana.edu Orientation Staff Director, Lauren Sarver Assoc. Director, Kyle Sarver This“HowTo”willfocusonfirst‐year essentials.Fo r questionsspecifictoyourstudent,pleasecalloremailtheappropriatedepartment.If you wish to stop receiving our emails, click the unsubscribe link in the original email. HELLO PARENTS! A Resource for Parents of Ragin’ Cajun Freshmen HOW TO’S June 12, 2018 CajunConnectionInformationScholarship Opportunity! PHIKAPPAPSISCHOLARSHIPREQUIREMENTS:IncomingFreshmenMaleStudent3.0HighSchoolGPAPhiKappaPsiisabrotherhoodofmenwhosecorevaluesencompassacademicexcellenceandthegreatjoyofservingothers.PhiKappaPsiisexcitedtodistributetwo$350scholarshipstomenwhoshareourvalues.Deadline to apply is September 15, 2018. ApplicationAllquestionsandconcerns,contact:AndreHebert,985‐852‐9797andrehebert1231@gmail.comOffice of First‐Year Experience106 Lee Hall 230 Hebrard Blvd. 337‐482‐6599 Office Website ofye@louisiana.edu

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 Transferring Credits to UL Lafayee Ifstudentshavedualenrollment,APcredit,CLEPcredit,oranytypeofcreditthatcouldpotentiallytransfertoULLafayette,makesuretofollowtheproperproceduretogetthecreditstransferred.College Credit—officialtranscriptscanbesentdigitallyto:etranscripts@louisiana.eduorbyusingtheRequestforTranscriptofCreditsForm,whichisprovidedbytheOfficeofAdmissions.AP and CLEP Credit—mustbeprovidedbytheorganizationitself,notstudentsorparents.Visittheirwebsiteinordertorequestthecredit(s)tobesenttoULLafayette.Readhereformoreinformationabouttransfercredits.Contactourtransfercoordinatorattransfer@louisiana.eduforquestions.Housing DonotforgettosignupforHousing.PleasevisitthehousingportalthroughULINKtodayandpickyourroom!Theoncampusteamisreadytohelp.Pleaseemailoncampusliving@louisiana.eduorcallat(337)482‐6471ifyouneedassistanceinthisprocess.Formoreinformation,visittheHousingwebsite. Follow OFYE on Social Media Facebook, Twier, Instagram Find pernent informaon regarding the UL Lafayee August 8 Deadline to pay tuion/fees August 13 Student classes dropped for nonpayment of tuion/fees August 16 First day for Freshmen/Cajun Connecon August 20 Classes begin August 21 New Student Convocaon August 24 Last day for adding classes September 3 Labor Day Holiday October 3 Last day to drop class with a grade of W October 4‐5 Fall Holidays October 15‐26 Advising sessions for Spring 2019 begin November 22‐23 Thanksgiving Holidays November 28 ‐ December 2 Dead days November 30 Last day of classes December 3‐7 Final Exams December 7 Semester ends December 14 Fall Commencement A Resource for Parents of Ragin’ Cajun Freshmen HOW TO’S June 12, 2018 Freshmen have the unique opportunity to live in the residence halls with a group of students who have similar interests. LLCs allow students to take classes with this group AND live together. Enrollment in the LLC program is connuously changing. Visit OFYE’s website to learn more and check availability. If a student has not applied for housing, they can apply for an LLC when the housing applicaon is filled out through Ulink. If a student has already applied for housing, please contact Dana Bekurs directly at dana@louisiana.edu.Fall 2018 Academic Calendar LLC Themes for 2018‐2019  Darwin  Engineering  Gateway to the Arts  Honors  Lifeme Recreaon  Nursing  Service and Leadership  Taste of Business  Travel, Language, & Culture

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 ULLafayettehasmanycampusresourcesthatyouandyourstudentcanutilize.AtParentOrientation,youcanfindandlearnmoreabouteachresource.Youcanaccessinformationsharedatparentorientationontheparentorientationwebsiteresourcepage.University Bookstore ThebookstoreintheStudentUnionandlocatedattheintersectionRexStreetandSt.MaryBoulevardwillofferanytextbookwhichisrequiredforaclassatULLafayette.Itiswell‐knownthatcollegetextbookscanbeexpensive,sotheBookstoreallowsstudenttorentorbuyusedtextbookstohelpwithcosts.Wesuggestusingcautionwhenbuyingtextbookspriortothefirstdayofclass,assomebooksarenotrequired.Academic Calendar Theuniversity’sAcademicCalendarcontainsimportantdatesincludingfirstdayofclasses,add/dropdate,studentholidays,andmore.Viewthecalendarforeachsemester.Cajun Card TheCajunCardservesasyourstudent’s campus identification cardwhi chwi ll gra ntthe m access toresidencehalls,parkinglots,andbuildinglabs,aswellasallowthemfreeentranceintoallacademic,social,andathleticeventshappeningoncampus.Yourstudent’sULID,averyimportantnumber,isonthebackofthecard.Thecardisastudent’slibrarycard,mealplan,andcampusdebitcardwithreloadableCajunCash.AllstudentsshouldreceivetheirCajunCardatorientation—makesureyourstudentreceivedone.ThankstotheRedDotDiscountProgram,yourstudent’sCajunCardwillalsogetthemsomegreatdealsatselectlocalbusinesses!Youcanmanageyourstudent’sdecliningbalanceonline. A Resource for Parents of Ragin’ Cajun Freshmen HOW TO’S June 12, 2018 Student Health Center  Locatedoncampus AppointmentOnly(call337‐482‐1293) OpenduringsemesterbreaksandUniversityadministrativeofficehours Careforminorillnesses,injuries,orstablechronicconditions Someminorsurgeriesandprocedures Physicalexams Women’shealth Someimmunizations Allergyshots IVtherapy Limitedgenericprescriptionmedications andmore!Call 337‐482‐1293 for more information. Immunizaons InordertobefullyadmittedtoULLafayette,allstudentsmustsubmitaProofofImmunizationComplianceformtotheuniversityHealthCenter.Failuretosubmitimmunizationrecordswillholdstudentsfromschedulingclassesforfallsemesterclassesatorientation.Forimmunizationquestions,pleaseusethecompliancequestionformorlookattheimmunizationcomplianceboxontherightsideofthewebpage.Forotherhealthconcerns,pleasecontacttheStudentHealthCenterbyphoneat(337)482‐1293orbyemailatshs@louisiana.edu.Postal Service ULLafayettemaintainsaU.S.PostalServicestationintheStudentUnionforstudents.AnystudentenrolledattheuniversityiswelcomedtorentaPostOfficeBox;thesearefreeforon‐campusresidentialstudentsasnomailisdelivereddirectlytoresidencehalls.CampusPostOfficeservicesincludeExpressMail,ParcelPost,Insured,PriorityMail,Air/Surface,USPSTracking,GlobalPriority,Certified,SignatureConfirmation,FirstClass,Registered,ReturnReceipts.SeethePostOfficewebsiteforotherservices.Campus Resources