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| ====== Matriculation Procedures (fall 2014)====== | ====== Matriculation Procedures (Fall 2016)====== |
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| ==== Research opportunity this summer ==== | ==== Research opportunity this summer ==== |
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| If __you are interested in doing summer research__ (from mid-May to mid-August), you may contact the professors you are interested in working on research with. Once you have found a professor to work with, please send an email to the DGS <kapusta@physics.umn.edu> and copy Abby Schraufnagel <grad@physics.umn.edu>, outlining your summer research plan (~ half page). Please also include your start date, which is decided upon by you and your advisor. | If __you are interested in doing summer research__ (from mid-May to mid-August), you may contact the professors you are interested in working on research with. Once you have found a professor to work with, please send an email to Amanda Hawkinson (grad@physics.umn.edu). Please also include your start date, which is decided upon by you and your advisor. |
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| ==== Orientation ==== | ==== Orientation ==== |
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| There is an Orientation Program for new graduate students that you are required to attend, scheduled to begin on August 18, 2014. During this program, you will meet with your pre-academic adviser who will be assigned to you based on what PhD research you are interested in pursuing. S/he will talk with you about your academic background so that you can register for the most appropriate classes in the fall. You can discuss with him/her if you should take the qualifying examination right away, and other issues which may be of concern to you. There will also be a special seminar program designed to prepare you to teach the laboratory and recitation section classes, which will be part of your teaching assignment. The first day of Fall Semester classes is September 2, 2014. | There is an Orientation Program for new graduate students that you are required to attend, scheduled to begin on August 22, 2016. During this program, you will meet with your pre-academic adviser who will be assigned to you based on what PhD research you are interested in pursuing. S/he will talk with you about your academic background so that you can register for the most appropriate classes in the fall. You can discuss with him/her if you should take the qualifying examination right away, and other issues which may be of concern to you. There will also be a special seminar program designed to prepare you to teach the laboratory and recitation section classes, which will be part of your teaching assignment. The first day of Fall Semester classes is September 6, 2016. |
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| ==== Proof of citizenship ==== | ==== Proof of citizenship ==== |
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| ==== English workshop - required for TA's ==== | ==== English workshop - required for TA's ==== |
| The University sponsors a Teaching and Language Kick-off ([[http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/graduate/itap/courses/ittalk/|TALK]]) program beginning on Monday, August 4, 2013, in Keller 3-210 at 9:00am, for Teaching Assistants whose native language is not English. You are required to attend this program. (Note that the exemption of TOEFL does not mean that you are exempt from this program since a major component of this program is about teaching culture in the U.S.) Due to the F-1 visa rules, you are not allowed to arrive in the US more than 30 days before the "Report by" date on your I-20. We do not have funds for foreign students who arrive before the beginning of the language program. In addition, if you arrive early you will have to purchase your own health insurance. More information regarding arrival dates can be found [[http://www.isss.umn.edu/new/arrivaldate.html|here]]. | The University sponsors a Teaching and Language Kick-off ([[http://cei.umn.edu/courses-programs/cse-teaching-and-language-kick-talk-orientation/|TALK]]) program beginning on Monday, August 8, 2016, for Teaching Assistants whose native language is not English. You are required to attend this program. (Note that the exemption of TOEFL does not mean that you are exempt from this program since a major component of this program is about teaching culture in the U.S.) Due to the F-1 visa rules, you are not allowed to arrive in the US more than 30 days before the "Report by" date on your I-20. We do not have funds for foreign students who arrive before the beginning of the language program. In addition, if you arrive early you will have to purchase your own health insurance. The earliest arrival date for 2016 is August 1st, 2016. Please contact ISSS if you have any questions about international travel and visas. |
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| You are required to pass the test at the end of this TA language training session to be certified to teach in the fall. It is important that you make every effort to pass. During the training session, you will not only learn how to communicate better in English -pronunciation, listening, grammar, etc. - but also how to be a good instructor at an American university. | You are required to pass the test at the end of this TA language training session to be certified to teach in the fall. It is important that you make every effort to pass. During the training session, you will not only learn how to communicate better in English -pronunciation, listening, grammar, etc. - but also how to be a good instructor at an American university. |
| ==== Summer research ==== | ==== Summer research ==== |
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| Because of the constraint on the entry date imposed by INS mentioned above, we are not able to offer a summer research opportunity to non-US passport holders. | Because of the constraint on the entry date imposed by INS mentioned above, we are not able to offer a summer research opportunity to those that are not US citizens. |
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| ==== Orientation - required ==== | ==== Orientation - required ==== |
| There is an Orientation Program for new graduate students that you are required to attend, scheduled to begin on August 19, 2013. During this program, you will meet with your acacemic adviser who will be assigned to you based on what PhD research you are interested in pursuing. S/he will talk with you about your adademic background so that you can register for the most appropriate classes in the fall. You can discuss with him/her if you should take the qualifying examination right away, and other issues which may be of concern to you. There will also be a special seminar program designed to prepare you to teach the laboratory and recitation section classes, which will be part of your teaching assignment. The first day of Fall Semester classes is September 3, 2013. Please notify us of address changes over the summer, as we will be sending you further orientation information. | There is an Orientation Program for new graduate students that you are required to attend, scheduled to begin on August 22, 2016. During this program, you will meet with your academic adviser who will be assigned to you based on what PhD research you are interested in pursuing. S/he will talk with you about your academic background so that you can register for the most appropriate classes in the fall. You can discuss with him/her if you should take the qualifying examination right away, and other issues which may be of concern to you. There will also be a special seminar program designed to prepare you to teach the laboratory and recitation section classes, which will be part of your teaching assignment. The first day of Fall Semester classes is September 6, 2016. |
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| Telephone: (612) 626-7100\\ | Telephone: (612) 626-7100\\ |
| Fax: (612) 626-7361\\ | Fax: (612) 626-7361\\ |
| Email: isss@umn.edu\\ | Email: <isss@umn.edu>\\ |
| URL: [[http://www.isss.umn.edu|general]] [[http://www.housing.umn.edu/student/index.html|housing]] | URL: [[http://www.isss.umn.edu|general]] |
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| === Housing === | === Housing === |