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Welcome
to your first year at Oakland University! The First Year Advising
Center is excited that you are a part of the Golden Grizzly
family.We want to make sure you have a smooth and successful
transition from high school to college.This guide will help you
navigate your first year and understand how we will work with
you to reach your educational goals.
Good luck and
Go Grizzlies!
My Orientation
Group Leader My Academic Adviser
First Year Advising center App
Download an application to help guide you through
your first year today! In the app, you can:
• View important messages for your first year
• View contact information for your first year adviser and orientation staff
• Review a list of majors offered at OU
• View important university dates
• Create a list of important questions to a
Welcome to your first year at Oakland University!
Review the summer financial aid information to de
vs. College High School High school is mandatory
SUMMER GRIZZLY ID AND PIN Oakland University stud
IMPORTANT ACCOUNTS URL LOGIN
ACTIVATING IMPORTANT ACCOUNTS Activating Your My
A PROGRAM FOR EVERY PASSION OU offers more than
ACADEMICS AT OU University Structure Oakland Uni
ACADEMIC ADVISING During your first year, you wil
ACADEMIC LINGO Add – Students may register and
COURSE PLANNING Determining How Many Credits to T
COURSE PLACEMENT Some general
Modern Languages Oakland University has a languag
COLLEGIATE COMMUNICATION 101 Collegiate Communic
FIRST-YEAR PROGRAMS HONORS COLLEGE “Making Discov
General Education Courses (100- and 200-levels on
REGISTERING FOR CLASSES USING MYSAIL 1. Open a w
Schedule Planning Worksheet _______________Semest
Schedule Planning Worksheet _______________Semest
SPOTLIGHT INVOLVEMENT AREAS There are many opport
ORIENTATION PART TWO Orientation Part Two is a r
TIME MANAGEMENT First-year students who enroll in
SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER SEPTEMBE R 2 – 13, 2014 •
EXPLORING MAJORS AND CAREERS Students who are und
FIRST-YEAR WRITING OU’s Department of Writing and
MIDSEMESTER EVALUATION Midway through the fall an
NOVEMBER – DECEMBER STUDENT LEADER RECRUITMENT H
ESTABLISHING A RELATIONSHIP WITH A FACULTY ADVISE
JANUARY – FEBRUARY WINTER APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR
DEEPER MAJOR AND CAREER EXPLORATION All OU studen
Schedule Planning Worksheet _______________Semest
Schedule Planning Worksheet _______________Semest
STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES Offering a host of fina
Financial Assistance Application: Complete the Fr
OU Payment Plan Enroll in an OU Payment Plan and
CAMPUS INVOLVEMENT Getting Involved Through Grizz
Cyber Security Club at OU Engineering in Medicine
UNIVERSITY HOUSING STAFF AND SUPPORT SERVICES
UNIVERSITY HOUSING DINING OPTIONS AND PLANS Optio
TECHNOLOGY Helpdesk The mission of the Helpdesk i
Top 10 Things You Should Know about OU’s IT Polic
KRESGE LIBRARY REQUEST BOOKS/ARTICLES Need an it
COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARTNERSHIPS CONTACT INFORMATI
CCP TOP 10 FOR NEW STUDENTS 1. Take placement
COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP TIMELINES The fol
COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARTNERSHIPS — STUDENT FINANCIA
RESOURCE HOW WE HELP Alumni As
RESOURCE HOW WE HELP Dean of S
RESOURCE HOW WE HELP Oakland C
RESOURCE HOW WE HELP Student F
NOTES RESOURCES
WHAT’S NEW AT OU The once-familiar Oakland Unive