Contents
New Student Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................3 JMU Email Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................5 Transfer Student Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...............5 MyMadison Personal Information . . . . . . . . . . ...........5 Honor Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .....................5 Orientation Reservation & Declaring a Major . . . . . ......6 Explore Majors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 7 Disability Services Application . . . . . . . . . . . . ............9 Placement Assessments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... 10 Prepare for Class Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 11 Housing Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 11 Academic Advising and Enrollment . . . . . . . . . .......... 12 Support for Your Transition . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 13 Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... 14 Textbooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... 15 Madison Money Manager (M3) . . . . . . . . . . . ............ 16 Financial Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 17 JACard Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 18 Pre-Entry Health Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . ........... 19 Know the Student Handbook . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 20 Pre-Weeks of Welcome Experiences . . . . . . . . ......... 21
Essential Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 22 Better Conversations Together . . . . . . . . . .......... 22 Community Expectations . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 22 It‘s Complicated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 22 Success Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ 22 Dining and Meal Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ 23 Weeks of Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 24 Getting Involved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 25 Parking & Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... 26 Official Transcripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 26 Environmental Sustainability . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 27 Mobile Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... 28 JMU Jargon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... 28 Campus Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 29 Campus Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 29 Academic Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 29
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