2024 JMU First Year One Book

Contents

Your One Book Steps Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................... 1 JMU Email Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................3 First Year Student Survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..............3 Campus Emergency Notification . . . . . . . . . . . ...........3 Personal Emergency Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 4 Honor Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... 4 ALEKS Math Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... 4 Orientation Reservation & Declaring a Major . . . . . ......5 Explore Majors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................6 Disability Services Application . . . . . . . . . . . . ............9 Foreign Language Placement Exam . . . . . . . . . ......... 10 First Year Housing Contract . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 11 Prepare for Class Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ 13 General Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 14 Madison Money Manager (M3) . . . . . . . . . . . ............ 15 Your Enrollment Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . ............ 16 JACard Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 17 Community Expectations 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 17 Pre-entry Health Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . ........... 18 Pre-Weeks of Welcome Experiences . . . . . . . . ......... 19 First Year Assessment Day . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 20 Incoming Student Skills & Questionnaire (ISSAQ) . . .... 20 Online Education Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 20 It‘s Complicated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 The Big Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 21 Weeks of Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 22

Resources for Transition Academic Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 23 Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... 24 Textbooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... 25 Parking & Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... 26 Financial Aid & Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 27 Residential Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 29 Residential Learning Communities . . . . . . . . . . .......... 31 Residence Hall Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 32 Campus Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... 32 What to Bring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 33 Getting Involved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 34 Know the Student Handbook . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 35 Dining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................... 36 Environmental Sustainability . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 37 Mobile Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... 38 JMU Jargon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... 38 Campus Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 39 Campus Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 39 Academic Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 39

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