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Summer Freshman Orientation

Session Dates and Fees

Students Admitted to the Summer Freshman Class

If you applied for the fall term but received admission to the summer term, you should attend orientation from June 10-13, 2008. Your college will contact you with information about summer course registration and payment for classes.

Session Date

June 10-13, 2008 (Tuesday-Friday)

This is the only Summer Orientation session available for Summer Freshman Class students. Represented at this session are

Freshman Students Admitted to the Fall Semester

There are several orientation sessions designed to meet the needs of Fall Freshmen. While participating in summer orientation, you will have the opportunity to register for classes for the fall semester. Because the Summer Orientation sessions are designed to meet the needs of two distinct groups of students, freshmen are not allowed to attend transfer orientation sessions and transfer students are not allowed to attend freshmen orientation sessions. No exceptions are made.

Session Dates

The following Summer Orientation sessions are available for Fall Freshmen:

June 10-13, 2008 (Tuesday-Friday)

Colleges/schools represented at this session are

June 17-20, 2008 (Tuesday-Friday)

Colleges/schools represented at this session are

June 24-27, 2008 (Tuesday-Friday)

Colleges/schools represented at this session are

June 30-July 3, 2008 (Monday-Thursday)

Colleges/schools represented at this session are

July 8-11, 2008 (Tuesday-Friday)

Colleges/schools represented at this session are

July 14-17, 2008 (Monday-Thursday)

Colleges/schools represented at this session are

What if I can't attend one of the Summer Orientation sessions?

You should plan to register for Fall Orientation (online registration is available beginning June 12). Fall Orientation is scheduled for August 20-21, 2008. For more detailed information, please go to www.utorientation.com.

Fees

Housing and Food

Housing Options

Summer Freshman Class and Fall Freshman Students

If you're a summer freshman class student and you have a confirmed Housing contract, you may want to consider moving into your room before orientation. To do so, contact the Division of Housing and Food Services, for more information.

Summer freshman class students who do not have a confirmed Housing contract and fall freshman students have the option of staying in on-campus housing during orientation. There is an additional fee to stay in on-campus housing during orientation (refer to the Session and Fee section), but doing so makes it easier for you to participate in all orientation activities, many of which are early in the morning or late at night. You will be asked to indicate your preference when you register. Housing space is limited and is filled on a "first respond, first reserve" basis.

Rooming with a friend

To room with a friend, stand in line together during housing check-in. Housing is not provided on campus before or after your session; we cannot store luggage before or after a session.

Housing limitations

Space may be available for an orientation session without housing space being available for the same session. If housing is unavailable during the session you select, the orientation registration system will notify you. Housing spaces for each session are limited and are filled as students register; no waiting lists are maintained.

Orientation housing and food costs

The amount you pay for housing includes the following items:

Conference $$$ can be used at any Housing and Food Service dining facility on the first floor of Jester Center. Prices are posted for each food court item, and your Conference $$$ are charged for the items you take. Although the Conference $$$ budget is sufficient for most people, if you run out of Conference $$$, you may pay with cash or credit card. Additional information will be provided at check-in.

Commuter students who do not stay in Jester may pay for meals or snacks with cash or a credit card.

Registering and Paying for Orientation

All students should register for orientation. The online registration system becomes available Wednesday, January 23, 2008, (each day from 8 a.m. - midnight - Central Time) for summer orientation. Spaces for each session are limited and are filled as students register; no waiting lists are maintained.

While registering online, you will be asked to select one of the following options for paying for your orientation fees.

Pay by credit card online

If you select to pay by credit card (MasterCard or Discover only), you will need to enter the full name on the credit card, the credit card number and the expiration date. (Have this information available before you begin.) If payment is approved, you will receive an authorization code confirming the transaction.

By check or money order

If you do not pay by credit card the registration system will automatically generate a billing statement. The billing statement will be mailed to your permanent address within a few days of your orientation registration. Pay the bill by the due date shown on your statement to avoid having your orientation reservation canceled. Orientation confirmation material will not be mailed until payment has been received.

Financial reimbursement

You may be eligible for a reimbursement of summer orientation fees if you are a fall freshman and you have submitted a completed Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and meet all requirements specified by the Office of Student Financial Services. Submitting the FAFSA does not guarantee a reimbursement of orientation fees. Students may be eligible for a limited number of reimbursements of Summer Orientation fees but not testing fees.

All students must pay for orientation prior to the due date. If selected as a recipient for an orientation reimbursement, you will receive your reimbursement upon arrival to your orientation session.

If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to New Student Services.

Changes to your Orientation Reservation

Canceling your reservation

To cancel your reservation, access the online registration system up to eight days before your assigned session to make this change. If you do not cancel your registration at least eight days before your assigned session, no registration refund will be given. Refunds are mailed approximately two to four weeks after cancellation.

Adding housing only

If you register for orientation only and later decide you want to stay on campus, you can access the online registration system up to eight days before the assigned session to make this change. Adding housing is possible only if there is housing space available for your assigned session at the time of your request.

Canceling housing only

If you register for housing and then decide you want to attend orientation without staying on campus, you can access the online registration system up to eight days before the assigned session to make this change.

Housing refunds will be mailed approximately two to four weeks from cancellation. If you do not cancel housing at least eight days before your assigned session, no housing refund will be given. You may, however, still pick up your Conference $$$ to pay for meals during your session.

Testing Information

Although testing times are offered during orientation, you are encouraged to take the tests you need before orientation if possible.

Most new freshmen are required to take the following placement tests:

You may be exempt from the tests listed above based on:

All required tests are offered on campus during each of the freshman summer orientation sessions.

Information about test fees is available from the Instructional Assessment and Evaluation Web site.

Retaking Tests

If you took the SAT Subject Tests in Mathematics through the College Board, be sure to request that the scores be sent to UT Austin (code 6882). If you took the tests at a College Board test center and you want to try to improve your scores, you may take them again at UT Austin. UT Austin will accept the highest scores.

Testing During Orientation

If you have not taken the required tests before orientation, you must take them at orientation to be eligible to register for classes. You may register for the tests in advance on the New Student Services Web site.

Special Arrangements and Accommodations

For Orientation

If you require accommodations due to a documented disability, contact the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), at 512-471-6259 or 866-327-8877, then 512-232-2937 (Video Phone), Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., for information on the services available.

SSD assists students with a variety of disabilities including hearing impairments, visual impairments, mobility impairments, learning disabilities, AD/HD, medical conditions or psychological disabilities, traumatic brain injuries and temporary disabilities. Requests for Braille copies of orientation publications or interpreter service requests should be made in advance by calling the Office of the Dean of Students, New Student Services, at 512-471-3304, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Attendant care is not provided.

If you need special assistance during orientation testing, contact Instructional Assessment and Evaluation at http://www.utexas.edu/academic/mec/ or 512-232-2662 no less than two weeks before your assigned session to make arrangements.

Travel Arrangements, Check-in and Check-out

Make travel plans only after you receive confirmation of your orientation registration.

Check-in is in Jester Center from 8-10:30 a.m. on the first day of your session, and check-out is no later than 11:30 a.m. on the final day.

Make airline reservations for departure from Austin no earlier than 1 p.m. on the final day of orientation.

 


  Updated 2008 February 11
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