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Freshman Getting Started 2009 June 1 - July 10
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First Year Experience

• Step 1 Getting Started Program
• June 1 - July 10

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Getting to Know the Memorial Union

• 1st Floor
• MarketPlace
• AW, Sbarros, Dakota Deli, etc.
• Stomping Grounds
• specialty coffees and pastries
• Convenience Store
• Internet Cafe
• Union Services
• copies, facsimile, etc.
• Info Desk
• Restrooms

• 2nd Floor
• Restrooms
• Information Table
• Resource Tables
• Telephone

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Day One Overview

• Getting Started Staff
• Advisors - colored shirts
• Student Assistants - white shirts
• Presentations available on-line at
  http//gettingstarted.und.edu/freshman
• Parking
• No permit needed in large lot east of parking
  ramp
• Parking ramp - permits are distributed
• First Year Booklet
• Campus Map
• Lunch tickets available at Terrace Dining Center
  for 6.00

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Day One Overview

• Must wear nametag both dayscolor coded groups
• Must have folder both days
• In Student Folder
• Q A Sheet
• Getting Started Notes
• Schedule at a Glance
• Technology _at_ UND
• Day Two Check-list
• Visit Bookstore Table

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University of North Dakota Bookstore

• The UND Bookstore sells textbooks, school
  supplies, apparel,
• and general reading books.
• Authorized Apple reseller
• Tower Café featuring Caribou coffee and fresh
  baked goods
• Book buy-back every day, regardless of where
  purchased
• Work closely with professors to know which books
  classes require.
• Our used books save you up to 25 over the price
  of new.
• www.undbookstore.com 775 Hamline Street

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Placement Exams

• Math Placement Exam
• Determined by math ACT sub-score major.
• Two different exams, dependent on many factors.
• Students DO NOT earn college credit by taking
  this exam.
• Math Placement will be discussed in detail
  this afternoon at 1245 pm!
• Foreign Language Placement and Credit Test
• Available in Latin, German, Spanish, Russian, and
  French.
• Students can earn up to 8 college credits
  tomorrow in German, Russian Spanish.
• Students can earn 12 college credits in French
  Latin.
• Should you take the test or not?
• Testing available the morning of Day Two.

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Foreign Language

• There is a one-time, non-refundable 10 fee, per
  language, to take the exam which is billed to
  your account at a later date.
• A 5.00 charge per credit earned is also billed
  at a later date.
• Students may be eligible to take the second
  portion of the exam at a later date.

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First Year Experience

• Step 1 Getting Started Program
• June 2 - July 11
• Step 2 Welcome Weekend
• August 21 - 24

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Welcome Weekend

• This program is intended for everyone.
• Families are encouraged to attend.
• Welcome Weekend takes place before classes begin,
  August 21-24.
• Small groups meet with current students and
  faculty.
• Students will get to know campus and make new
  friends.

• Students will receive very
• important information for student
• success at UND.
• A 20 fee will be automatically
• billed to all new students accounts.

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First Year Experience

• Step 1 Getting Started Program
• June 1 - July 10
• Step 2 Welcome Weekend
• August 21 - 23
• Step 3 Family Weekend
• October 2 - 3
• Step 4 Staying On Track
• October 6 - 7
• Step 5 College Student Inventory
• Ongoing
• Step 6 Keep Going
• October 26 - 30

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Student Success

• Research suggests that students who participate
  in the steps of a First Year Experience
• Drop fewer courses
• Get higher grades and
• Graduate at higher rates than students who do not
  participate.

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What do you expect your first semester grade
point average to be?

• 3.5 4.0
• 3.0 3.49
• 2.5 2.99
• 2.0 2.49
• 1.99 or below

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Freshman to Sophomore Retention Rate by First
Semester Grade Point Average
--1999
--2000
--2001
--2002
Percentage
--2003
--2006
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