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Confirmation details - What to expect at New Student Orientation on August 14

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All new students must attend Orientation before enrolling at UGA. If you plan to attend the final Fall Orientation session on August 14, make sure you have paid and reserved a place in the session. If fees are not paid prior to August 14, they can be paid at the Bursars Office the day of Orientation. Fees must be paid or the students account will be flagged, preventing registration for classes. If you need to make a reservation for this session, please call (706) 542-9127.

Check-in & Parking

You should report directly to the Tate Student Center on Lumpkin Street on the UGA campus on the morning of August 14. (The Tate Center is located next to Sanford Stadium.) Directions to Athens. Please plan to arrive at the Tate Center between 8:15 and 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 14. Parking is available at the Hull Street Parking Deck on Hull Street, one block west of the intersection of Lumpkin and Baxter streets. A parking pass to exit that deck at no additional charge will be issued at Orientation check-in in the Tate Student Center. Printable campus maps.

Directions to the Tate Student Center: From the Athens Perimeter / Loop 10, take Exit #7 to College Station Road. Make a left turn onto College Station. Turn right at the third traffic light onto East Campus Road, then turn left at the next light onto Carlton Street. Travel to the third traffic light on Carlton and take a right onto Lumpkin Street. At the third traffic light on Lumpkin, turn left onto Baxter Street. Take the next right onto Hull Street and park in the Hull Street Parking Deck. The Tate Student Center is a short walk across Lumpkin Street from the Hull Street Deck. Check-in for Orientation will take place on the third floor of the Tate Center at the Theater. There you will receive your Orientation folder, agenda, and small group assignment.

Tentative August 14 Orientation program for First-Year and Transfer students:

8:15-8:30 a.m.	Check-in, Tate Student Center Theater
8:30 a.m.	UGA Information & Orientation Instructions, Tate Theater
9:45 a.m.	Group meetings with student Orientation Leaders, Tate Student Center
10:30 a.m.	Academic Area Meetings with your UGA School or College
LUNCH	Bolton Dining Commons
1 p.m.	Placement Testing for First-Year students, Student Learning Center
3:30 p.m.	Campus Tour, Departs from Sanford Drive
Academic advising appointments may take place on August 14 or August 15. Fall Semester begins on Monday, August 18.

What you will need at Orientation

The weather in Athens during the summer is HOT and humid. However, the meeting rooms can be cool. Appropriate and comfortable clothing is recommended. Participants will walk to most meetings, so comfortable shoes are a must on this very large campus! You might appreciate having an umbrella at hand.

Bring a current picture ID and $15 to pay for your UGACard student ID.

First-year students should bring $15 if you plan to take the Foreign Language Placement Test.

Testing

To assure that new first-year students are placed in the correct level of certain core courses, first-year students are prohibited from registering from certain classes until they've completed required placement tests. (Placement testing is not required for Transfer students.) Other than those exempted from testing based on advanced credits through AP, IB, SAT II, or college joint-enrollment, all incoming first-year students will be required to take a math placement test, and a majority of new students will be required to take the English placement test. Some students will be required to take a reading comprehension test.

Please read the Orientation Testing Information for a detailed explanation of the testing process, who is exempt from testing, and what to expect during testing at Orientation.

Create your UGA MyID

All UGA students must create a "MyID" e-mail account in order to be able to register for classes. You can create your UGA MyID online now.

Orientation checklist

• Be sure that your Orientation fee has been received.

• Be sure that the Mandatory Immunization History form is received by the University Health Center prior to registering for classes.

• Check in at the Tate Student Center between 8:15 and 8:30 a.m. on Monday, August 14.

• Create your UGA MyID e-mail account.

• Your parents are welcome to attend Orientation with you. There is no charge for family members to participate other than the costs they pay for meals and lodging of their choice. Information on hotel accommodations in the area is available from the Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau.

• The University of Georgia is committed to providing access for people with disabilities. If you are a person with a disability and require assistive devices, services, or other accommodations to participate in Orientation, contact the Orientation office at (706) 542-9127prior to your assigned Orientation session. Students requesting accommodations for placement testing at Orientation must register with the UGA Disability Resource Center for information on registering for accommodations throughout the academic year.

• If you are planning to have a car on campus in the fall, you must register for a parking permit on the Parking Services Web page.

• Review the Orientation "to do" list before attending your assigned session.

• First-year students should make sure your high school sends your final high school transcript to the UGA Admissions Office. Transfers should make sure the Admissions Office has received your most recent official college transcript.

If you have a disability and need assistance in order to obtain this information in an alternative format, please contact the Admissions Office at (706) 542-9127.