Day on
Campus
To
schedule your day on campus please visit www.purdue.edu/dayoncampus
June 10-20,
2008
•
Meet your advisor • Sign up for classes • Get your photo
ID •
Before
you attend Day on Campus you must complete the Calculus
Readiness Test (CRT)
Before
You Arrive
Set Up a Purdue Online
Career Account
Establish your Purdue
Identifier (PUID) number and online student
career computer account before Day on Campus. With these,
you access essential information and services that you may need
before you come.
To set up your Purdue career account:
• Visit www.purdue.edu/helpdesk.
• Click on "Admitted Students" in the top menu
bar.
• Confirm your PUID,
Purdue e-mail address, online
username/career account, and online password.
• Memorize this information. You'll use it throughout your
Purdue career.
Take the Calculus Readiness Test
The College of Agriculture
requires you to take an online
Calculus Readiness Test before Day on Campus (see below
for more information about this test). You can only access
this test with your established Purdue career account information.
Required Activities
7:45 a.m.
All
new students report to Smith Hall, Room 108. Coffee is available.
(campus map, all
Purdue maps)
8 a.m.
The opening session
for beginning students focuses on the Day on Campus activity schedule,
graduation requirements, class scheduling guidelines, experiential
educational choices and student services. Parents meet with the
associate dean for an informal question-and-answer session while
students have their first academic briefing with the assistant
dean.
9:05 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Beginning students meet
with an academic advisor to
schedule classes. Families are welcome.
All students have pictures taken for Purdue
Identification Card. (Purdue
Memorial Union,
Room 130. Bring a photo I.D.)
Optional Activities
•
Visit your residence hall. (check www.housing.purdue.edu)
• Visit International
Programs in Agriculture to learn about study abroad programs.
(Agricultural Administration Building, Room 26)
• Attend a financial aid information question-and-answer
session. Or, visit the
Department of Financial Aid online.
• Set up an appointment
for a speech and hearing survey
(for now or fall) by calling the Audiology
Clinic, (765) 494-4229.
• Take Purdue
Advanced Credit Examinations to establish Purdue course
credits. You’ll find a complete list of these tests in your
Office of Admissions / Day on Campus mailing. You can also find
the complete list, available study guides, and other information
at their online site www.purdue.edu/ODOS/testingcenter/advancedcredit.htm
• No fees are
charged for these tests.
• Exams must be authorized by your academic advisor.
• If you plan to take two or more exams, you may want to
stay overnight or return on another day.
• Bring to the exam: a photo-bearing identification card;
several No.2 pencils; and an exam authorization form signed
by your academic advisor for each exam. For math exams, you
are allowed a non-graphing, non-programmable calculator with
a one- or two-line display. For chemistry or management exams,
you’re allowed a graphing or non-graphing calculator.
Can't Come?
We strongly encourage
you to attend Day on Campus. If you
cannot, you must complete your registration by
June 30 for 2008 fall semester classes by contacting
Tracie Egger
Office of Academic Programs
Purdue University
615 W. State Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2053
E-mail . . . . . . tegger@purdue.edu
Phone . . . . . . (765) 494-8470
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Calculus
Readiness Test
All beginning
freshmen in the College of Agriculture must
log on and complete the Calculus
Readiness Test (CRT) before
attending Day on Campus and before registering for fall
semester classes.
You may take a practice CRT multiple times. Also, you may take
the regular test up to three times. With a score of 13 or higher,
you are qualified to enroll in a beginning calculus course.
Your high school mathematics performance, standardized test
scores, and educational goals will also be considered in
scheduling a mathematics course.
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More Opportunities
If you plan to live in
a residence hall, check out Boiler
Gold Rush to scout out campus, stake an early claim on your
room, profit from workshops focused on academics, explore student
organizations, and dig into Purdue traditions.
Consider joining one
of our Learning
Communities, where you'll take classes with students who have
similar interests.
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Check out general
Purdue Day on Campus information.
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