CHOICES Friday, April 6 & 2018 Monday, April 9 Schedule 8 a.m. 9 a.m. 9 a.m. 9:45 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 11 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m. 12:45 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 2:45 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Check In Welcome Session A Session B Session C Session D Student Success Showcase n Use this in pre-planning your CHOICES schedule! n Check-in is from 8 a.m. 9 a.m. at the Convocation Center where you ll be given a CHOICES program and campus map. n There s no pre-planned schedule for the day. You are encouraged to attend information sessions, tours, and explore campus at your leisure. n Once on campus, JMU shuttle buses are availiable from 8 a.m. 5 p.m. for transportation to CHOICES program areas. GPS Address: 895 University Blvd, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Join the conversation with #JMU22 @JamesMadisonUniversity @JamesMadisonUniversity @JMU @JamesMadisonU Directions From the Interstate: From I-81, get off at Exit 247A onto Rt. 33 / East Market Street, towards Elkton. At the second stoplight, turn right onto University Boulevard. Continue south on University Boulevard and follow signs to CHOICES/Admissions event parking. We are using multiple parking locations and on-duty public safety personnel will direct you to the correct parking lot. Shuttle buses will transport you from your parking lot to the CHOICES Check-In and Opening/Welcome location.
CHOICES Welcome 9 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Join us for an introduction to your day, including opening remarks and a presentation from our Office of Residence Life. Session A 10:15 a.m. 11 a.m. Business Accounting; Computer Information Systems; Economics; Finance; International Business; Management; Marketing; Quantitative Finance Health Professions Athletic Training; Dietetics; Health Service Administration; Occupational Therapy; Physician Assistant Studies Financial Aid Counseling 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Meet one-on-one with a counselor to discuss all of your financial aid questions. Tours Campus Tours Offered continuously between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. East Campus Tours Leave from the Lower Level of Festival Conference and Student Center. West Campus Tours Leave from Burruss fountain. Specialty Tours Forbes Center for the Performing Arts Tours offered at 10:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Biology/Physics/Chemistry Lab Tours Tours offered at 10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and will leave from Bioscience building lobby. Residence Hall Tours Tours offered continuously between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. See campus map for open residence halls on Friday and Monday. Education/Teacher Licensure Inclusive Early Childhood; Elementary; Middle Grades; Secondary; Special Education; Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages; Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies Pre-Law Honors College Kinesiology Exercise Science; Physical and Health Education Foreign Languages Social Work Social Work major; Family Studies; Gerontology and Nonprofit Studies minors School of Media Arts and Design Creative Advertising; Digital Video and Cinema; Interactive Design; Journalism Bridgeforth Stadium Tours Tours offered at 1:30 p.m. and they will leave from the Duke Dog Statue in front of Plecker Athletic Performance Center. 2
Session B 11:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Psychology Engineering A tour of engineering studios, shops, and other workspaces will begin at 12:15 pm. Independent Scholars Communication Sciences and Disorders Audiology; Speech Language Pathology; Speech & Hearing Science Nursing School of Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication Technical and Scientific Communication; Writing and Rhetoric Environmental Majors and Minors Overview of programs of study with significant environmental emphasis. Justice Studies Crime and Criminology; Global Justice and Policy; Social Justice Open House Programs 10 a.m. 4 p.m. University Recreation Center Open House Theatre and Dance A tour of the school facilities and the Wayland Hall Arts Dormitory will be held at 12:15pm. 11 a.m. 3 p.m. Honors College Open House Music A tour of the school facilities and the Wayland Hall Arts Dormitory will be held at 12:15pm. 11 a.m. 3 p.m. The Graduate School Open House Art, Design, and Art History A tour of the school facilities and the Wayland Hall Arts Dormitory will be held at 12:15pm. 11 a.m. 1 p.m. Pre-Professional Health Programs Open House Study Abroad Programs 1 p.m. 2:30 p.m. College of Business Open House 11 a.m. 2 p.m. JMU X-Labs Open House* *See page 6 for more info 3
Session C 12:45 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Health Sciences International Affairs / Political Science / Public Policy and Administration Biology and Biotechnology Integrated Science and Technology Applied Biotechnology; Energy; Engineering and Manufacturing; Environment; Information and Knowledge Management; Telecommunications Geographic Science Environment; Computerized Mapping; Human and Cultural Geography; Natural Resource Management; World Regions Honors College Army ROTC / Military Science Sociology and Anthropology Communication Studies Advocacy Studies; Cultural Communication; Health Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Organizational Communication; Public Relations Financial Aid FastFacts 2017-18 ENROLLMENT n Undergraduate: 20,779 n Graduate: 1,831 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS n In-State: 75% Out-of-State: 25% n Male: 40% Female: 60% n Multicultural Students: 20% FACULTY n Doctoral/Terminal Degree: 78% n Student/Faculty Ratio: 16/1 n Average Class Size: 29 4 2017 2018 COSTS n In-State tuition, fees, room and board: $20,776 n Out-of-State tuition, fees, room and board: $37,176
Session D 2 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Science and Mathematics Biophysical Chemistry; Chemistry; Earth Science; Geology; Mathematics; Statistics; Physics; Astronomy Computer Science Algorithms and Data Structures; Software Engineering; Information Security; Robotics Pre-Professional Health Programs Pre-dentistry; Pre-medicine; Pre-optometry; Pre-physical therapy; Pre-pharmacy; Pre-veterinary medicine; Pre-physician assistant; Pre-occupational therapy Hart School of Hospitality, Sport and Recreation Management Intelligence Analysis National Security; Business (Competitive Intelligence) English / Philosophy / Religion History General Education All JMU degrees start here! Come find out how this program prepares you for success in your major and in life. You will also learn how general education helps students who aren t quite ready to declare a major to explore their interests. 5
Student Success Showcase 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. With over 30 JMU departments all in one place, a spin through our Student Success Showcase is well worth your time. Check out some of the departments and services that serve our students and get all your questions answered! JMU X-Labs Open House Real problems. Real skills. Real impact. 11 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Experience applied, hands-on learning like never before. JMU X-labs is a hub for innovation on campus where you can take workshops and courses, work together with other creative students from any major and tackle real-world problems. This open house will provide insight into how your major can contribute to solving global issues and expose you to cuttingedge technologies. Who knows? You may even turn your idea into a business. Also hear from the Center for Entrepreneurship, the place on campus where students learn to collaborate, innovate, and turn their ideas into reality. At JMU, innovation, creativity, collaboration, and entrepreneurship are at the heart of what we do and how we are changing the world. Meet our people, find out about some of the nationally acclaimed businesses that JMU students started here on campus, and learn how you can start to build your future at JMU and beyond. Visit the Bookstore Monday Thursday...8 a.m. 6 p.m. Friday...8 a.m. 5 p.m. Saturday...10 a.m. 5 p.m. Sunday...Noon 5 p.m.