UIC College of Nursing

Undergraduate Orientation Information

Welcome to UIC College of Nursing and congratulations on your recent acceptance to our BSN program. We are looking forward to having you as a student this fall. This site contains information that should be completed prior to August 1st. If you have any questions about this information please email us at con@uic.edu.

Orientation for Chicago students will be held on: Thursday, June 19th

There may be an additional date added and we will be in touch as soon as we have details (most likely it would be on Friday, June 20th)

Orientation provides you an opportunity to familiarize yourself with the faculty, staff and campus services of UIC. Orientation is required so please plan to be available on these dates. RSVP should be sent to Phil Zack

Things to expect at orientation:

Uniforms/Equipment

Campus Services

Advising

Clinical Placement information

Course information

Financial Aid

Housing

Support Services

HIPAA Training/Confidentiality

Following are items that can be worked on prior to orientation:

Clinincal Compliance

Please go to our Clinical Compliance page and begin working on the items required. These items must be submitted no later than August 1st. Failure to adhere to this deadline will result in lose of your spot in the nursing program. It is extremely important that you begin working on these items as soon as possible.

Registration/Advising

You will not need to register until after orientation. Until then, you will have a hold on your account and will not be allowed to register. A space has been reserved for you and classes will not fill up. After orientation, you will use the following directions to register:

Registration, including changes to any existing registration, begins a number of months before the term and continues through the first official ten days of the term. During the registration period, all registration activity is done by the student using Student Self-Service, which may be accessed from UIC Web For Student . When attempting to register, if you receive an error message directly pertaining to the class or section you are requesting, consult with the department offering the course as an override may need to be input into the system to allow you to continue to register. Once the override has been added you still have to register for the course in Student Self-Service. If you receive an error message that you do not understand, consult the Registration Help Line at (312) 996-8600.

Before you can register for classes, you will need to establish your NetID and Enterprise ID. You will need a Net ID to access campus-specific sites and services such as your UIC e-mail account and Blackboard. You will need an EnterpriseID to access the university-wide administrative system. For example, you will use your Enterprise ID to register for classes, make address changes, access your student account, review grades, and request transcripts. Instructions for establishing these IDs can be found on UIC Web for Student

You will be assigned an advisor at orientation

A Learning Experience For Nursing Students From Diverse Cultures

COMMUNICATING ACROSS CULTURES I N THE PRACTICE OF NURSING

This is an opportunity for you to participate in an innovative program for nursing students from diverse cultures to explore how your knowledge of cultural values, beliefs, and meanings can facilitate your success in the UIC College of Nursing and enrich your nursing practice.

August 12, 13 and 14, 2008 9 AM – 3 PM

1333 South Halsted Street Suite 260

There is no cost to participate in the program.

If you can answer “YES” to at least one of the following questions AND can attend all three days of the experience, you may enroll to participate by signing up during the June 2008 New Student Orientation or by contacting Dr. Lynda Slimmer.

Eligibility Questions:

• Do you speak a non-English language more than 50% of the time in your home?

• Have you attended primary and/or secondary school in a country other than the U.S. ?

• Do you identify yourself as being a member of a country or culture other than North America or Western Europe ?

Technology Requirements

A portion of all graduate programs at the UIC College of Nursing are delivered on-line. Every program has courses that are offered entirely on-line as well as courses that are considered hybrid or blended (e.g. combination of on-line and traditional face-to-face). Therefore all students admitted to a UIC College of Nursing graduate program must have ongoing access to a personal computer with the following specifications:

Windows operating system (2000 or XP)
Java-compatible Web browser: Firefox 1.0, Mozilla 1.7, Netscape 6.0, or Internet Explorer 6.0 (higher versions of these browsers are acceptable)
500 MHz processor (Pentium class)
At least 128 MB of RAM
1 GB free hard-disk space
Cable or DSL modem
Sound card and speakers
Monitor capable of 800x600 (1024x768 recommended)
MS Word

Tuition and Fees

Tuition and fees are set by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois . The tuition and fee schedule at UIC is fairly elaborate so it is important to understand what your charges will be, as well as your payment obligations. This information is available from the Office of Admissions and Records website .

UIC Email Policy

The College of Nursing uses only the UIC email address for communication with students. Your email address will be your netid@uic.edu. UIC email can be checked at the UIC Webmail site. UIC email can also be forwarded to other accounts on The Academic Commuting and Communications site.

Your UIC email is automatically added to our Graduate Student Listserv where most announcements are posted. If is important that you check your UIC regularly for information regarding registration, scholarships, special events, RA/TA postions, etc.

Student Policies

Prior to orientation students should view the student handbook to become familiar with College of Nursing Policies

Blackboard (online course platform)

If you have not taken an online course before or need to become familiar with Blackboard it is hightly recommended you take the Blackboard tutorial. The tutorial is available online and can be done at anytime. It will allow you to learn the basics about Blackboard prior to starting courses. Although all instructors use Blackboard a bit differently, all of the areas will be covered through the tutorial. In order to enroll in the Tutorial follow the steps below:

1. Establish Net ID and register for courses (information above)

2. Email Phil Zack in the Office of Academic Programs ( pzack@uic.edu ) In the subject put TUTORIAL. In the body of the email please include your Net ID (should be 6 letters followed by a number that is established at the time of registration). You will be entered into the Blackboard tutorial and should be able to access within one week.

3. Access the Blackboard tutorial by going to www.uic.edu Under Quick Links at the bottom of the page choose Blackboard and hit GO. Then login to blackboard using your Net ID and password (established during registration). The tutorial will show up as: Learner Orientation to Blackboard Nursing .

University Insurance

All registered students are automatically enrolled in CampusCare Health Insurance . There is no enrollment form to complete. Students with equivalent health insurance coverage can opt out of the CampusCare Program by submitting the online Waiver Form within designated time frames. The form only needs to be submitted once while you attend UIC.

Get Your Photo ID (i-Card)

The i-Card is the official identification card of the University for students, staff and faculty. It is important to obtain the i-Card and carry it with you at all times. The i-Card is needed to enter certain labs and buildings, for access to certain student-related events and services, and to check material out of the library.

Once you have registered for a course you may obtain your i-Card . This should be done as soon as possible following your registration. You will need to bring a print-out of your registration and either a driver's license, state ID card, or passport to the i-Card Office. Complete information, including locations, is available from the i-Card Office .