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Fast FACTS Student Enrollment (undergraduate) 6,482 full-time students 261 part-time students (graduate) 213 full-time students 453 part-time students Percent of Freshmen Living on Campus 93% Percent of Students from New Jersey 93% Cost (undergraduate) 2014 15 $15,024 (In-State Tuition* and Fees) $25,637 (Out-of-State Tuition* and Fees) $12,158 (Room and Board, all students, Carte Blanche Plan B) *Tuition cost does not include a mandatory charge for all students without personal insurance. Retention Rate 94% of freshmen returned for sophomore year Total Number of Beds on Campus 4,000 Housing is guaranteed for a student s freshman and sophomore year. Students eligible for housing under this policy must be full-time, first-year students who are entering housing in the fall semester or current residential first-year students who are returning for their sophomore year. All other undergraduate students receive housing based on availability. Number of Faculty 342 full-time faculty Student-to-Faculty Ratio 13:1 Athletics NCAA Division III 20 sports (10 men, 10 women); Extensive Club and Intramural Programs (more than half of all students participate in these programs). Cars on Campus Freshmen Freshmen commuting students may register and purchase a parking decal for one automobile and one motorcycle per academic year. Freshmen residential students are not eligible to purchase a parking decal but may purchase two weekly parking permits per semester. Online ordering of parking decals begins in early August. Transfers Commuting transfer students may register and purchase a parking decal for one automobile and one motorcycle per academic year. Residential transfer students who have completed two semesters at another institution are eligible to purchase a parking decal. Online ordering of parking decals begins in early August.
Day AT A GLANCE 9 a.m. 10 a.m. Registration Paul Loser Hall Continental Breakfast Brower Student Center Food Court Art and Interactive Multimedia Building Lobby Social Sciences Building Main Atrium Music Building Pelson Lobby Education Building Cafe 10 a.m. 3 p.m. Continuous Events Exhibits Presentations Open Houses Panels 11:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. All-You-Can-Eat Lunch Join us in Eickhoff Hall and sample the variety of meals our students enjoy every day! $7.83 plus tax per person. WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS Network: Guest-at-TCNJ3 Log-In: guest944 Password: aqu3y8ap General Information BOOKSTORE The College Bookstore will be open between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. CAMPUS TOURS Tours of the campus will depart every 5 10 minutes outside of the Brower Student Center, by the flagpoles. College Ambassadors will lead these tours continuously between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. DEPOSITS The Admissions staff will accept enrollment deposit checks in the Paul Loser Hall Lobby. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE Lions Emergency Medical Services (EMS) will be available via campus police for injuries and illnesses: 609.771.2345. RESIDENCE HALL TOURS Tours of first-year residence halls will be conducted by Community Advisers and offered continuously from 10:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. See below for building information and where to meet: Travers and Wolfe T/W Main Lounge Allen, Brewster, and Ely (ABE) Allen, First Floor Centennial Centennial Hall Lobby RESTROOMS Restrooms are available in each building.
Let s Get Started! All events occur at the time(s) listed. Please note the duration of each event after the title and location. For those events marked Continuous, feel free to stop in at any point during the time period listed. School Key Use this key to cross reference programs and schools. a School of the Arts and Communication b d School of Business School of Education e School of Engineering h School of Humanities and Social Sciences n School of Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science s School of Science Remember to Visit the Information Fair! Representatives from some of the college s student organizations, Alumni Affairs, Graduate Studies, Summer/Pre-College Programs, Campus Police, and Disability Support Services will be available for questions. Weather permitting, the fair will take place outside between the Brower Student Center and Green Hall. Otherwise, please visit them in the Brower Student Center Atrium. Interdisciplinary Programs 9 a.m. 3 p.m. An Unfixed Image: The Photographic Across Media Art Exhibition Art and Interactive Multimedia Building Art Gallery/ Continuous 9:30 a.m. Innovations That Changed the World: An Introduction to the David Sarnoff Collection Roscoe West Hall 204/Continuous 10 a.m. Alumni Association Green Hall lawn/continuous (Info Table) 10 a.m. Think tutoring is not for you? Meet our tutors and let us change your mind! Roscoe West Hall 101/Continuous 10:30 a.m. Center for Student Success: The Key to Student Success Education Building 115/30 minutes 3 p.m. Advancing Access: Disability Support Services (DSS) at TCNJ Green Hall lawn/continuous (Info Table) 1:30 p.m. Intersession, Pre-College, and Graduate Programs Green Hall Lawn/Continuous (Info Table)
Department of Music Showcase Recital Music Building Mayo Concert Hall/60 minutes -2:30 p.m. Multicultural Student Meet and Greet The 1855 Room/90 minutes Departmental Programs Admissions 10 a.m. 3 p.m. Campus Tours Brower Student Center Flagpoles (outside main doors)/ Continuous (Departing every 5-10 minutes) Multicultural Student Meet and Greet The 1855 Room/90 minutes 1:15 p.m. Transfers: A Smooth Transition to TCNJ Music Building Mayo Concert Hall/1 hour Alumni Affairs 10 a.m. Alumni Association Green Hall Lawn/Continuous Art and Art History a Department of Art and Art History Accepted Students Day Program Art and Interactive Multimedia Building/Continuous Arts and Communication 10 a.m. 3 p.m. An Unfixed Image: The Photographic Across Media Exhibition Art and Interactive Multimedia Building Art Gallery/Continuous 9:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Innovations That Changed The World: An Introduction to the David Sarnoff Collection Roscoe West Hall 204/Continuous a Undecided in Arts and Communication: A Session for Open Option Students Kendall Hall Main Stage Theatre/30 minutes Athletics Student Athlete Advisory Committee Green Hall Lawn/Continuous (Info Table) Bonner Institute 10 a.m. Community Engagement at TCNJ Roscoe West Hall 202/1 hour Biology ; Biology Presentation, Tour, and Open House Science Complex P-101/1 hour s Presentation on Biology Department Galapagos Course Sceince Complex B-209/30 minutes s
Bookstore Learn How to Save 50% on Textbooks! Brower Student Center 210/1 hour Business Dean s Welcome: What s New in Business Brower Student Center 202/30 minutes b Welcome to the Accounting Major: A presentation by faculty and students Business Building Lounge/1 hour b b Welcome to Economics: A presentation by faculty and students Business Building 104/1 hour Welcome to the Finance Major Business Building 204 AND 206/1 hour b Welcome to the Management Major Business Building 224/1 hour b Welcome to Marketing and Interdisciplinary Business Business Building 226/1 hour b What Does It Mean to Be Open Option in Business Brower Student Center 211/1 hour b Campus Police and Security 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Meet TCNJ Police Green Hall Lawn/Continuous (Info Table) Career Center 10 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.; ; 11:30 a.m. Thinking About Working On-Campus? Learn the Ins and Outs of Student Employment Roscoe West Hall 201/30 minutes Where Are Our TCNJ Graduates Now? Roscoe West Hall 202/1 hour Center for Global Engagement 10 a.m.; ; ; 2 p.m. Study Abroad 101 Social Sciences Building 323 OR 324/1 hour Center for Student Success 10:30 a.m. Center for Student Success:The Key to Student Success Education Building 115/30 minutes Chemistry ; General Information about the TCNJ Chemistry Program Science Complex C-121/40 minutes s 11:40 a.m.; 1:40 p.m. Chemistry Department Tour and Open House Science Complex C-121/50 minutes s
s Analytical Chemistry Instrumentation Demonstration Science Complex C-217/30 minutes s Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Instrumentation Demonstration Science Complex C-213/30 minutes 2 p.m. s Computational Chemistry Presentation and Demonstration Science Complex C-302/30 minutes 2 p.m. s Forensic Chemistry Presentation and Demonstration Science Complex C-216/30 minutes Communication Studies 2 p.m. a Communication Studies: A Vibrant Student Culture Kendall Hall 233/1 hour Computer Science ; Computer Science Presentation, Tour, and Open House Forcina Hall 408/1 hour s Criminology Dining Services 10 a.m. What s Cookin on Campus Education Building 212/1 hour Education 10 a.m.; d Dean s Welcome and Overview of the School of Education Education Building 115/30 minutes 12:30 p.m. d Presentation of The Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education Education Building 212/90 minutes d e Open House - K-12 STEM/Engineering Education (i) integrative-stem Education K-6 Majors and (ii) Technology/Pre-Engineering Education Majors Armstrong Hall 114/50 minutes 11:30 a.m.; 12:15 p.m. d Special Education, Language, and Literacy Open House Education Building 115/45 minutes Welcome to Secondary Education! Education Building 202/1 hour d h Criminology at TCNJ Social Sciences Building 328/30 minutes
Educational Opportunity Fund Program (EOF) 12:30 p.m. Pathways to the Promise: EOF at TCNJ Brower Student Center 202/1 hour 1:30 p.m. EOF Open House Roscoe West Hall 130/1 hour Engineering Students accepted into Open Options Engineering should choose to attend the engineering program sessions of greatest interest. 9 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Engineering Student Organization Information Armstrong Hall Lobby e 10 a.m.; e Design and Research in Biomedical Engineering Armstrong Hall 154/50 minutes 10 a.m.; e Design and Research in Civil Engineering Armstrong Hall 124/50 minutes 10 a.m.; e Design and Research in Electrical and Computer Engineering Armstrong Hall 144/50 minutes 10 a.m.; e Design and Research in Mechanical Engineering Armstrong Hall 136/50 minutes 10 a.m.; e Design and Opportunities in Engineering Science (Management or Policy and Society) Armstrong Hall 137/50 minutes d e English Open House - K-12 STEM/Engineering Education (i) integrative-stem Education K-6 Majors and (ii) Technology/Pre-Engineering Education Majors Armstrong Hall 114/50 minutes 10 a.m. 3 p.m. h English Department Open House Bliss Hall Lounge/Continuous 10 a.m.; 11:30 a.m. h An Introduction to the English Liberal Arts Major Bliss Hall 228/30 minutes 10:30 a.m.; h English Secondary Education at TCNJ Bliss Hall 229/30 minutes h The Five-Year M.A. Program in English Bliss Hall 235/30 minutes ; 1:30 p.m. h Journalism and Professional Writing at TCNJ Bliss Hall 234/30 minutes h English Courses Taught Abroad Bliss Hall 228/30 minutes 1:30 p.m. h Creative Writing at TCNJ Bliss Hall 229/30 minutes 2 p.m. h English for Education Majors Bliss Hall 235/30 minutes
2 p.m. h What to Do with an English Degree? Bliss Hall 228/30 minutes 2:30 p.m. h Careers in Publishing Bliss Hall 234/30 minutes 2:30 p.m. h Teaching English and Language Arts (PreK-12) Bliss Hall 229/30 minutes Financial Assistance and Student Accounts 9:45 a.m.; 11:45 a.m. All The Ways to Pay: Financial Aid and Billing Kendall Hall Main Stage Theatre/1 hour Graduate Programs 1:30 p.m. Intersession, Pre-College and Graduate Programs Green Hall Lawn (Info Table)/Continuous Health and Exercise Science n Health and Exercise Science Student Panel Discussion Packer Hall 256/1 hour History h The History Major and Signature Experiences Social Sciences Building 228/1 hour 2 p.m. h History Department Open House Social Sciences Building 230/Continuous h Superstorm Sandy Oral History Project Presentation Social Sciences Building 227/30 minutes h History/Secondary Education Q&A Social Sciences Building 228/30 minutes 12:30 p.m. h Historical Research on Trenton Social Sciences Building 227/30 minutes h Study Abroad Opportunities and the History Major Social Sciences Building 227/1 hour Humanities and Social Sciences 10 10:45 a.m. h School of HSS and Your Future Music Building Mayo Concert Hall/45 minutes 10:45 11:15 a.m. h HSS Dean s Welcome: Meet Your Friendly Neighborhood Deans Social Sciences Building Atrium/30 minutes h What It Means to be Open Options and Open Options Pre-Law in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences: Exploring Your Choices Music Building Mayo Concert Hall/1 hour h HSS Student Panel: What It s Really Like in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences Social Sciences Building 326/30 minutes
h Many Roads Lead to Medical Vocations: The Humanities and Social Sciences Path to the Health Professions Social Sciences Building 105/30 minutes Interactive Multimedia 2 p.m. a Interactive Multimedia Open House Art and Interactive Multimedia Building 202/Continuous International Studies 10 a.m.; h The International Studies Major at TCNJ Social Sciences Building 223/1 hour h Student Panel: Opportunities as an International Studies Major Social Sciences Building 223/1 hour h Student Meet and Greet Social Sciences Building 223/1 hour Liberal Learning and FSP 10 a.m.; Liberal Learning and FSP Education Building 113/1 hour Library 10 a.m. 3 p.m. Library Tours Library Main Lobby/Continuous Mathematics and Statistics ; Mathematics and Statistics Presentation by Faculty and Students Education Building 113/1 hour s Music a Department of Music Showcase Recital Music Building Mayo Concert Hall/1 hour 2 p.m. a Music Department Open House Music Building Pelson Lobby/Continuous Nursing 10 a.m.; n Not Reality.Actuality: A Day in the Life of a Nursing Student Kendall Hall Don Evans Black Box Theatre/1 hour 10 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.; ; 11:30 a.m. n Nursing Clinical Learning Lab Tours Paul Loser Hall 009 and 019 (Lower Level)/20 minutes Parents 1:30 p.m. Intersession, Pre-College and Graduate Programs Green Hall Lawn (Info Table)/Continuous Parent to Parent Discussion Brower Student Center 210/1 hour
Philosophy, Religion and Classical Studies h Philosophy Social Sciences Building 321/30 minutes Physics ; Physics Presentation, Tour, and Open House Science Complex P-117/1 hour s s Planetarium Demonstration (seating is limited; priority for accepted physics majors and their families) Science Complex P-115/30 minutes Political Science 10 a.m.; 10:30 a.m. h The Political Science Program at TCNJ Social Sciences Building 225/30 minutes Pre-Law ; Pre-Law Program at The College of New Jersey Social Sciences Building 321/30 minutes Psychology 10 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.; h Psychology Department Information Session and Laboratory Tours Social Sciences Building 103 OR 105/30 minutes Records and Registration 10 a.m.; You Paid Your Deposit, Now What? Library Auditorium (Lower Level)/1 hour Transfer Credits 101 (for transfer students only) Library Auditorium (Lower Level)/1 hour Religious and Spiritual Life Spirituality and Religion at TCNJ Spiritual Center/90 minutes Residential Education and Housing 10 a.m. Living on Campus Brower Student Center 202/30 minutes 10:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. First-Year Experience Residential Open House Travers-Wolfe Hall Lounge/Continuous Sociology and Anthropology 10:30 a.m. h Sociology and Anthropology at TCNJ Social Sciences Building 125/30 minutes 12:30 p.m.; h Liberal Arts in the Workplace: 20/20 Vision on Careers in 2020 Social Sciences Building 125/30 minutes
Student Activities 10 a.m. 3 p.m. Protect This House! Office of Student Conduct Green Hall Lawn (Info Table)/Continuous Student Organization Fair Green Hall Lawn (Info Table)/Continuous 10 a.m. Fraternity and Sorority 101 Brower Student Center 211/30 minutes Making the Most of Your Student Experience Brower Student Center 211/1 hour Women In Learning and Leadership (WILL) World Languages and Cultures 10 a.m. h Welcome to World Languages and Cultures at TCNJ and An Introduction to Spanish Studies Bliss Hall 234/1 hour 11:30 a.m. h An Introduction to Italian Studies Bliss Hall 234/30 minutes h An Introduction to Japanese Studies Bliss Hall 234/30 minutes 12:30 p.m. h An Introduction to Russian Studies Bliss Hall 234/30 minutes 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Circle of Compassion Open House Green Hall Lawn (Info Table)/Continuous Women in Learning and Leadership (WILL) Program Presentation Social Sciences Building 128/1 hour Women s and Gender Studies 10 a.m. 1:30 p.m. h Women s and Gender Studies: Academics, Careers, and Opportunities Social Sciences Building Atrium/Continuous (Info Table)
Schedule Session Title Facility Room 10 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. noon 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3 p.m.
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Campus MAP Forcina Parking Garage Education Building Forcina Hall FT FT FT FT Travers Hall Wolfe Hall Green Hall Lawn CT Art and Interactive Multimedia Building Dr. June Walker Field Registration in Paul Loser Hall Campus Town (Under Construction) Hausdoerffer Hall Phelps Hall Continental Breakfast Locations All-You-Can-Eat Lunch Location ($7.83 plus tax per person) CT Campus Tours Depart Every 5 10 Minutes FT Tours of Facility Occur throughout the Day