Student Orientation 2010
(EKU Corbin)
What Is Orientation? (top)
Eastern Kentucky University has a required Orientation Program for all new freshmen. The Orientation Program enables new and transfer students to meet with staff, student representatives, and academic advisors to acquaint themselves with EKU Corbin services and to register for their first semester courses. Our goal in this Orientation Program is to help students make the transition to college by providing them with information in a friendly and non-intimidating format that encourages questions and participation.
Students and parents who attend Orientation will have the opportunity to:
- Meet other prospective students and their parents
- Learn about student activities and events at EKU Corbin
- Learn about financial aid, payment plans, and other student services and resources
- Have their photo taken for their student identification card
- Be advised and register for classes for their first semester
- Activate their EKU email account
Whether they have a declared major or are still undecided about a career direction, students will be assigned an academic advisor at EKU Corbin to work with them on Orientation day to complete a schedule of their first-semester classes. Students will leave the Orientation Program with a printed schedule of their classes and information on how to access their new university email account.
Who should attend orientation? (top)
All students attending EKU Corbin for the first time are required to attend a new student orientation session before they register for classes.
You should sign up for an Orientation session only after you have:
- Taken the ACT test and had the results reported to the Admissions Office at Eastern Kentucky University (see ACT TEST below)
- Been admitted to Eastern Kentucky University (see ADMISSIONS).
Parents, guests, or students requiring specific accommodations or interpreters for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing should contact the Office of Services for Individuals with Disabilities at (859) 622-2933, at least one week prior to the event. You may also submit an Interpreter Request Form online at www.interpreting.eku.edu/request
If you have questions specific to EKU-Corbin, please call 606-528-0551.
When Is Orientation? (top)
(You must pre-register to attend the Orientation program)
Orientation Dates for Students Starting in Spring 2010
- Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 9 a.m. (Placement Testing: Monday, December 7 at 9 a.m.)
- Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 9 a.m. (Placement Testing: Monday, January 4 at 9 a.m.)
Orientation Dates for Students Starting in Summer 2010
- Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 9 a.m. (Placement Testing: Monday, May 3 at 9 a.m.)
Orientation Dates for Students Starting in Fall 2010
- Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 9 a.m. (Placement Testing: Monday, June 21 at 9 a.m.)
- Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 9 a.m. (Placement Testing: Monday, June 28 at 9 a.m.)
- Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at 9 a.m. (Placement Testing: Monday, July 12 at 9 a.m.)
- Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 9 a.m. (Placement Testing: Monday, July 19 at 9 a.m.)
- Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 9 a.m. (Placement Testing: Monday, July 26 at 9 a.m.)
- Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 9 a.m. (Placement Testing: Monday, August 2 at 9 a.m.)
- Wednesday, August 10, 2010 at 9 a.m. (Placement Testing: Monday, August 9 at 9 a.m.)
- Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 9 a.m. (Placement Testing: Monday, August 16 at 9 a.m.)
Is there a charge for this program? (top)
There will be a $10 fee per student for the Orientation Program. This fee will cover the cost of orientation materials. The fee should be pre-paid, and students should make arrangements to pay fees prior to their Orientation session.
Once you submit the on-line form you can download a fee payment form from that site.
ACT Test (top)
The ACT test is used at EKU for both admissions decisions and for placement in certain classes. EKU's Admissions Office requires that new students have scored at least a composite score of 15 on the ACT to be admitted. Our academic advisors use the results of the ACT test to determine if new students need any additional Math, English, and Reading classes to prepare them for success in their college-level coursework. Therefore, students must have taken the ACT test before they can participate in the Orientation Program and schedule their classes.
Students whose ACT scores are below 18 in Math, English, or Reading will be required to take additional placement tests (free) and/ or sign up for additional classes (see PLACEMENT TESTS AT EKU CORBIN below).
Placement Tests at EKU Corbin (top)
Students who scored below 18 in English, below 19 in math, or below 20 in reading on the ACT test will have an opportunity to test out of developmental classes by taking EKU's placement tests. These tests are free.
Placement Testing Schedule for EKU Corbin 2010 (top)
All placement testing begins at 9:00 a.m. on the designated Monday's listed below:
- Monday, December 7, 2009
- Monday, January 4, 2010
- Monday, May 3, 2010
- Monday, June 21, 2010
- Monday, June 28, 2010
- Monday, July 12, 2010
- Monday, July 19, 2010
- Monday, July 26, 2010
- Monday, August 2, 2010
- Monday, August 9, 2010
- Monday, August 16, 2010
Reserving Your Place in Orientation (top)
When you receive your invitation from EKU to attend orientation
and register online,
we will send you a letter notifying you of your confirmed registration
date. (If you have not received a letter confirming your registration
within three weeks, please call the Orientation Office (859) 622-2285.)
Once you have been admitted to the University, you must then get re-registered
to attend an EKU Corbin new student/transfer orientation. Any new student
scoring less than 18 on the ACT in the areas of English, math and reading
will be required to take a placement test before attending a new student
orientation session.
Transfer students who have not transferred in work from these three
areas and scored 18 or below in English, 19 or below in mathematics, or 20 or below in reading may be asked to
take placement exams as well.
For questions specific to EKU-Corbin Orientation, call 606-528-0551.
