International student orientation

当你到达校园时,你将参加强制性的国际学生迎新会. 本课程旨在为您提供有关博彩平台推荐入学的重要信息,并帮助您缓解文化过渡.

在国际办公室登记并参加强制性的国际学生迎新活动后, 你将参加一个充满乐趣的周末校园迎新小组. It is important that you have an opportunity to participate. More orientation information is available on the 定位页面.

International Student Orientation is divided into several sessions:

强制性f-1学生登记

你一到校园就被要求到国际办公室报到. When you check in, you should bring the following documents with you:

  • 1. 护照/签证
  • 2. I-20

Cmu学号

You may obtain your CMU student ID card in the Office of Student Development, which is located on the second floor of the Inman Student Community Center. Replacement cost for lost Student ID cards is $5.00. Your student ID card is required to access the following campus services:

  • 1. 校园房屋 -所有宿舍楼外门和楼梯间门均装有电子锁. Your student ID has an electronic strip coded for your hall 和 floor. You will not be able to enter your building or floor without your student ID.
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  • 2. 校园餐饮服务 - all students living in residence halls are assigned a meal plan. 您将在自助餐厅/小吃店收银台刷学生证进入食堂或参加小吃店换餐计划. 校外学生可以把钱存到学生证上,在食堂/小吃店使用,作为余额支付系统.
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  • 3. 图书馆 - you will need your student ID to borrow books 和 materials from the library.
  • 4. 体育活动 - all campus athletic events are free for students. You will need your student ID for admission.
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  • 5. 学生健康服务 - all student health services are provided at no charge to students.

Cmu学生校园邮箱

Students living on campus are assigned a CMU campus mail box; students living off campus may also request a CMU campus mail box. 在方向, 您将领取您的邮箱任务,并获得有关如何打开和使用您的邮箱的指导和帮助.

CMU HEALTH INSURANCE AND HEALTH RECORDS

All international students are required to purchase health insurance. Please refer to the health insurance section for specific instructions. 学生在到达校园之前必须遵守强制性的疫苗接种和健康要求. All students must provide proof of the following:

A)要求的免疫接种:

  • 1. 麻疹、腮腺炎、风疹
    所有学生必须提供两剂MMR的文件副本,以证明足够的麻疹, 腮腺炎和风疹免疫.
  • 2. 脑膜炎球菌性脑膜炎
    密苏里州立法要求任何住在大学宿舍的学生要么接种疫苗,要么提供以前接种过脑膜炎球菌性脑膜炎的证明文件.
  • 3. 结核病(TB)筛查
    All students must complete the Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment form. If the answer to any question on the form is "YES", you must have TB testing prior to the beginning of the semester.

B)推荐的免疫接种:

  • 1. 白喉 - Six doses of DTaP/DTP/DT recommended for adequate immunity.
  • 2. 小儿麻痹症 - Three doses of IPV recommended for adequate polio immunity.
  • 3. 水痘 (水痘)-建议接种两剂水痘疫苗,以获得足够的水痘免疫力.
  • 4. 甲型和乙型肝炎 - Three doses of 甲型和乙型肝炎 recommended for adequate immunity.
  • 5. 流感 - One dose administered annually is recommended for adequate immunity.
  • 6. 人类乳头状瘤病毒 (HPV) - Three doses of HPV vaccine recommended before 16 th 生日要有足够的免疫力

招生和课程安排

根据学生在入学申请中提出的要求,每个学生都会被分配一名专业学术顾问. 在到达校园之前, 学术顾问将审查学生以前的学历证书,并准备学位计划. The initial course schedule will be prepared according the degree plan. 学生将能够登录他们的个人myCMU帐户查看日程安排,并访问学生注册检查表上的日程安排申请表. Adjustments may be made during the registration period. 在随后的学期中, 学生将与学术顾问会面,以审查进度并注册下学期.

财务及就业中心

  • 本地银行帐户 - International students may open a bank account by presenting their passport, 最低存款额为25美元, 还有一封来自DSO的信,确认全日制注册状态和当前地址. 有三家银行位于费耶特,还有许多银行位于布恩维尔和哥伦比亚.
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  • Paying your semester tuition 和 fees -学生可以通过登录MyCMU帐户选择和设置付款计划. 可通过以下方式付款:国际电汇, 现金, 信用卡, 个人支票(美国银行)
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  • 职业中心 握手 帐户-每个学生将在培训期间在就业中心建立一个个人握手帐户, which accesses a world wide data base of employment opportunities. This account will remain active while the student is enrolled at CMU, 和 will also be accessible after a student graduates. The account may be used to search 和 apply for on-campus jobs, 实习, 和 employment in the career field after graduation.
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  • On-campus employment authorization -校园就业授权文件将在入职培训期间完成. When a student secures an on-campus job, 只需要通知民政事务主任索取授权书,以申请 社会保险号.

本地电话服务

在美国,大多数学生使用手机,有许多公司提供手机服务. Carriers providing service that works well in Fayette, Missouri include:

驾照

You must pass a written test 和 a driving test to obtain a U.S. 驾照. 读了 Missouri Department of Revenue Driving Guide to prepare for the written portion of the driving test. You may also use an online application to take 自由练习测试. Another free application available on either a smartphone or an iPad is DMV精灵.

要获得 密苏里州驾照, bring the following documents to the testing center: Passport/visa; I-20; I-94; Letter from the DSO which confirms enrollment 和 current local address.

课堂的期望

Center for Learning 和 Teaching -提供残疾、辅导、学习小组、监考等服务 NetTutor

CMU写作中心 -Provides assistance to help students become better writers

教授办公时间

教授们在课程大纲中列出了他们的电子邮件地址和办公时间,他们中的大多数人把办公时间贴在办公室的门上. 如果你需要和教授讨论作业或课堂材料, it is more efficient to send an email requesting a specific appointment time, 这样教授就可以腾出时间来集中精力帮助你.

上课

Attendance at class is expected 和 comprises a portion of your semester grade. The attendance policy for each course is printed in the course syllabus, which you can locate by logging into your MyCMU account, 并选择“我的课程”. 准时到达并准备好每节课(在上课前阅读你的文本作业)

学术诚信

所有CMU学生都应该在所有的学术作业中做到学术诚信. The following actions are violations of academic integrity:

  1. Cheating on a test or helping another student cheat
  2. Signing another student's name on an attendance sheet
  3. Using unauthorized materials for an assignment
  4. 任何形式的抄袭, 包括:从互联网或其他来源复制信息而未注明作者, summarizing someone else's ideas without revealing the source, using someone else's work as your own, 或者在没有得到两个老师事先许可的情况下在多个班级提交自己的作业.
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文化信息

和室友住在一起可能是一种很棒的经历,但也可能充满挑战. 下面的建议可以帮助你和室友建立健康的关系:

  • 1. Communicate Expectations at the Beginning
  • 2. Lock the Dorm Room Door when you leave
  • 3. Give your roommate alone time in the room
  • 3. Respect your roommate's things - don't use them without permission
  • 4. 就来访者、借物、睡眠时间等问题达成室友协议.
  • 5. Be courteous of your roommate's schedule when studying late with the lights on
  • 6. Be clean 和 clean up after yourself - don't leave your stuff all over the room
  • 7. 当问题出现时,处理它们——关键是开放、诚实和尊重
  • 8. 有意识地对待你们的关系——邀请你的室友和你一起吃饭或参加活动
  • 9. Offer to help if you notice your roommate is struggling with something.

Culture Shock is a normal part of living abroad. The experience 和 adaptation to it has a common pattern. Once you underst和 what is happening 和 why you feel the way you do, you can seek help 和 develop strategies to cope with it.