Winter Session home page
Please direct questions to Allan Fanjoy < fanjoy@udel.edu >
URL of this document: http://www.udel.edu/winter/general-0.htm
Last modified: Monday, 18-Feb-2013 10:55:19 EST
Anyone may participate in Winter Session. Registration in the Winter Session neither requires nor implies admission to a degree program at the University of Delaware. Non-matriculated students are encouraged to contact the Professional and Continuing Studies ACCESS Center, 850 Library Rd (across from College Square Shopping Center) in Newark, 831-7600 for academic advisement, www.pcs.udel.edu.
This website, designed to assist students in planning their Winter Session program, contains certain information that relates only to the Winter Session. Additional information about the University of Delaware can be found in the current editions of the University Catalog and the Student Guide to University Policies.
Students residing in traditional on-campus residence halls or suite buildings will be billed a $500 housing fee for Winter Session regardless of the type of room or area of campus. Students residing in the Christiana Towers Apartments will not be charged a Winter Session housing fee. Students living in Conover Apartments or the Graduate House will pay the designated monthly rent. Students who will not be staying in the residence halls or suites during Winter Session will not be charged the Winter Session housing fee. If you do not plan to live on campus for Winter Session but are registered for at least one Newark or Wilmington campus course (online and study abroad courses excluded) you MUST complete the Winter Session Housing Registration form to avoid being billed Housing and Dining fees.
Students living in the residence halls or suites during Winter Session for 4-5 weeks pay the full $500 Winter Session housing fee; students staying in the residence halls or suites for 1-3 weeks pay $250; students staying in the residence halls or suites for less than one week will pay $30 per day.
Residents of halls or suites other than apartments must purchase one of the full-size meal plans (see Dining Plans).
Students who have lived in residence halls or suites during the fall semester will remain in the same rooms for Winter Session. New students who have not lived in residence halls or suites during the fall semester will be assigned for spring semester only. Assignments for new students for Winter Session are permitted only under exceptional circumstances approved by the Office of Housing Assignment Services. All requests for exceptions must be submitted to Housing Assignment Services (ud-housing@udel.edu) with any supporting documents. Students who are granted an exception should be aware that the spring room assignment may be different from the Winter Session assignment.
All students, including those who have not preregistered, may check in directly to their assigned residence. Students who are unable to register for a class by the end of the Drop/Add period must check out of the residence hall by Tuesday January 8.
For web forms and complete details and instructions about Winter Housing, Requests for Release and Cancellations, please go to www.udel.edu/has
Students living in traditional residence halls or suites are required to purchase a full-size plan. If you do not make a choice, the 10 Meals per week plus $90 in Points plan will be automatically billed to you.
Unused Points from summer session, fall semester and/or winter session may be carried over to the next semester/session. All unused Points are forfeited at the end of the spring semester and have no refundable value.
Students living in the Christiana Towers Apartments, Graduate Student and Family Housing or off-campus may choose any of the plans offered; but that choice is optional. If you had unused Points from a fall semester plan, these Points will be reactivated for Winter Session. It will not be necessary to purchase an optional plan for Winter Session. You need only purchase additional Points as needed.
| Full-size Plans |
Meals per Week |
Meals per Session |
Points per Session |
Guest Meals per Session |
Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Weekly | 19 | - | $ 22 | 2 | $732 |
| 15 Weekly | 15 | - | $ 52 | 2 | $732 |
| 10 Weekly | 10 | (DefaultPlan) | $ 90 | 2 | $725 |
| 80 Block | - | 80 | $ 42 | 2 | $732 |
| 55 Block | - | 55 | $ 80 | 2 | $725 |
| 40 Block | - | 40 | $110 | 2 | $725 |
| Meals/Session | Points/Session | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Anytime Meals/Session | 25 | $ 20 | $301 |
| All Points Plan ($75 minimum) | - | $ 75 | $ 75 |
Additional Points for any plan may be purchased through a deposit at the Value Transfer Stations located in the Trabant University Center, Perkins Student Center, Christiana Commons, Morris Library Lower Level, Smith Hall, the University Box Office or at the Cashiers Office and the outside drop slot at the Student Services Building. You may call (302) 831-4033 or email mealplans@udel.edu for details.
During the Winter Session two dining halls will remain open: Pencader and Kent.
The location of the two dining halls may vary from year to year.
Please check the Dining Services web site at:
www.udel.edu/dining by December 1 to
find out which dining halls will be open or for more information about your dining plan,
email diningservices@udel.edu
(302) 831-6761,
153 Perkins Student Center, Newark, DE 19716
Last day for textbook refunds (Newark): January 10 (with receipt).
Newark - available at the University Bookstore on Main Street. Regular Winter Session hours are:
Monday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday Noon - 6:00 p.m.
Extended hours:
Jan. 3-4 (Thurs-Fri) 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The cost of permits varies according to the parking area that is selected. Note that it is more cost effective to register on an annual basis than for individual months.
| Red Lots | Gold Lots | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $20 | $46 |
| Academic Yr | $136 | $307 |
| Annual | $160 | $361 |
The math placement exam is administered online by Admissions. Any questions regarding administration or access should be directed to the Admissions Office. Continuing Education students should contact the ACCESS Center (302-831-2741) for information about taking the exams.
Each student is allowed one hour for the exam and can access the exam once. Once the exam has begun, you cannot stop and re-access the exam. Please make sure you have a good network connection before attempting the exam.
More information regarding the placement exam including sample problems can be found at www.math.udel.edu/placement.
Two years or less than 2-Years.....105 Three years........................106 Four or more years.................107Students who have had at least four years of a foreign language may wish to take the exemption examination. Students who have questions about their placement, or who are seeking an exemption from the foreign language requirement, should contact Crista Johnson, the FLL Placement Advisor at 320 Jastak-Burgess Hall, 831-4667.
If you are interested in applying for undergraduate admission to the University of Delaware, please visit our website: www.udel.edu/admissions or contact the undergraduate admissions office at 302-831-8123
If you are already a UD student and feel that you may be eligible to receive Veteran's Education Benefits, please contact Veterans Affairs at www.gibill.va.gov or call 1-800-GIBILL-1. The University's Registrar's Office cannot apply for benefits on behalf of a student.
To receive benefits, you must apply through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans Affairs determines the amount of benefits a student can receive, therefore, we cannot estimate benefit amounts. Please contact Veterans Affairs at www.gibill.va.gov or call 1-888-442-4551 (888-GI-BILL) if you are in need of VA advisement or for additional information. The submission of electronic applications using their VONAPP process is strongly encouraged
The VA will process your application and send you a letter notifying you of their decision. Please be aware that it may take the VA several weeks to process your claim. If you are approved to receive benefits, you will receive a Certificate of Eligibility letter from the VA. Once you have received your Certificate of Eligibility letter, please submit a copy of the letter, and the completed UD Veterans Educational Benefits Enrollment Data Form to UD's Veterans Services Office. Once all of the required documents are received, UD's VA Certifying Official will electronically submit a 22-1999 enrollment certification to the VA to initiate payments.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please refer to www.udel.edu/registrar/students/veterans.html or contact:
It is the individual's responsibility to inform the DSS office of the disability and need for accommodation. Eligibility for reasonable accommodations is determined on a case-by-case basis utilizing established documentation guidelines. Anyone requesting an accommodation from the University based on a disability should contact the DSS office directly.
Please contact a DSS professional at:
(302) 831-4643 (Voice)
(302) 831-6563 (TDD)
(302) 831-3261 (FAX)
DSSoffice@udel.edu
or visit the website at:
www.udel.edu/DSS
The Office is located at 240 Academy Street, Alison Hall,
Suite 119, Newark, DE 19716.
Continuing Education students who need disability
accommodations should contact the ACCESS Center at:
850 Library Rd, Suite 200, Newark, DE 19716
(across from College Square Shopping Center)
(302) 831-7600 (Voice)
(302) 831-2789 (Fax)
Susan Boudreaux:
susanlb@udel.edu
or Debbie Farris:
dfarris@udel.edu
Physicians and nurse practitioners are available to see patients from 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Registered nurses are available to see patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Other services include 24 hour inpatient care and nursing service, allergy injections and other immunization services (some involving additional charges over the required fee), gynecological services, minor surgery, laboratory testing (some involving additional charges), EKG testing, on site X Ray services (for which the student and/or his/her insurance company are billed), and dispensary services (involving additional charges).
The University also sponsors a Student Accident and Sickness Insurance Plan, which full-time and part-time (admitted) students can elect during December for coverage from January 1 to August 31. For additional information concerning all Student Health Services, please call 831-2226.
Appointments with Career Consultants are available year-round. Visit the Career Services website to log into Blue Hen Careers and make an appointment. As the Campus Interview Program is not active during Winter Session, students are encouraged to research organizations and prepare for upcoming on-campus and off-campus interviews. Winter Session is also the time to explore information for summer jobs or internships with an early application deadline and see which employers are coming to the career fairs.
All programs and services are available through Career Services at 401 Academy Street. Hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday. For more information, visit the Career Services Center website: www.udel.edu/CSC
Students who wish to receive credit for an internship can register for one of several courses, including UNIV-364 - Experiential Internship, in which internships in diverse professional fields are combined with a seminar to explore career alternatives, develop experiential learning skills and evaluate the field experience. Contact Scott Rappaport (831-1231) at 401 Academy Street for further information.
The collections of the University of Delaware Library parallel the University's academic interests and support all disciplines. Books, electronic databases, electronic journals, periodicals, microforms, government publications, maps, manuscripts, media in video and DVD format and Internet access provide a major academic resource. Library staff members provide a wide range of services, including assistance with electronic library resources, reference assistance, interlibrary loan, instructional programs and assistance to users with disabilities. The Library's AskRef Live! and AskRef Instant Messaging (IM) services provides online live reference service during many hours of the week.
Over 2,800,000 volumes of books and bound journals, more than 42,000 electronic and print journals including newspapers to which the University of Delaware Library provides access, more than 360 databases as well as more than 3,400,000 items in microforms are included in the Library collections. The Library's resources are broadly based and comprehensive, with emphasis on the social sciences, humanities, science and engineering. Special Collections of rare books and manuscripts include the Delaware Collection; the Unidel History of Chemistry Collection; manuscripts such as the papers of Paul Bowles, Emily Coleman, Ezra Pound, Tennessee Williams, and William Butler Yeats and archives including those of American Poetry and the Bird and Bull Press. Library Digital Projects including the University of Delaware Library Postcard Collection with more than 2,000 images of Delaware, Historic Maps of Delaware and the Mid-Atlantic Region, and the American Civil War Digital Collection are accessible online at [www.udel.edu/library/digital].
The University of Delaware Library is a depository for publications of the U.S. Government and for all patents issued by the U.S. Office of Patents and Trademarks.
The Morris Library, with seating for approximately 2,500 persons, provides more than 275 public access Internet workstations, more than 200 wired Internet ports and wireless Internet access in the Morris Library for laptop users. The Student Multimedia Design Center, located on the Lower Level, provides more than 70 workstations, 6 studios and 2 classrooms for creation of multimedia programs. A large Reserve Room was designed for quiet study. The Morris Library also provides group study rooms, a periodical reading room, a Special Collections area with an exhibition gallery and a reading room with a controlled environmental system for rare materials, Instructional Media carrels and a Media Viewing Room and an Assistive Technology Center with special equipment and computer access.
The web of the University of Delaware Library [www.udel.edu/library] offers access to the vast electronic resources including DELCAT, [DELCAT] the online catalog of the University of Delaware Library which are available.
The University of Delaware Library offers access via its web page to WorldCat Local, the world's largest network of library-based content and services. WorldCat Local, an OCLC product, encompasses the holdings of over 10,000 libraries around the world including the University of Delaware Library.
The University of Delaware Library provides online electronic access to more than 360 databases including a large number of full-text databases with full electronic articles as well as many reference databases in all disciplines. The Library provides access to more than 42,000 electronic and print journals including newspapers to which the Library provides access. Electronic resources are accessible to University of Delaware students, faculty and staff from residence halls, offices, and buildings through the University and to University users from off-campus using a University of Delaware computing account. The Library web page serves as a gateway research tool and provides access to electronic resources on the web including those licensed for University of Delaware faculty, staff and students. To assist users in navigating the web, the Library created more than 150 Research Guides in academic disciplines. Each Research Guide points to a selection of some of the best web sites in each subject area.
The University of Delaware Library has an Institutional Repository [dspace.udel.edu] which uses open source DSpace software to capture, store, index, preserve and redistribute the intellectual output of the University of Delaware original research of faculty and staff in digital form including technical reports, working papers, conference papers, images and more.
The University of Delaware Library is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Center for Research Libraries, CIRLA (Chesapeake Information and Research Library Alliance), OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), LYRASIS, the OCLC Research Library Partnership and the HathiTrust. The University of Delaware Library is also a member of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) that promotes health information, education and/or access in the Mid-Atlantic Region which includes Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
For further information, University of Delaware Library users may call 302-831-2965. For Library hours, Library users may call 302-831-BOOK (2665), or check the Library web [www.udel.edu/library].
Monday - Thursday 6:45 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Friday 6:45 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sunday Noon - 10:00 p.m. The indoor pool may be used: Monday - Thursday 11:15 - 1:15 p.m. 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. Friday 11:15 - 1:15 p.m. 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Saturday 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. Sunday 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.There are satellite Fitness Centers at Harrington and Independence complexes. Winter Session hours vary. Call 831-1580 or see www.udel.edu/recreation for specific hours at these sites. Winter programs include a full selection of fitness classes and intramural sports. Call 831-8600, see www.udel.edu/recreation or visit Carpenter Sports Building to learn more about these programs. The Ice Arenas - for public skating and skate rental information call 831-2868.
John Perkins Student Center
The Perkins Student Center is located on Academy Street in the East Campus area and houses the HenZone recreation facility, New Student Orientation Office, Student Media, and the Scrounge food court. Many student organizations have offices here, from which they plan and sponsor numerous programs and activities. Quiet lounge areas, a variety of meeting rooms and the Bacchus attract visitors to the building. Music, novelties and other entertainment are regularly scheduled in the Scrounge.
E. Arthur Trabant University Center
Located on West Main Street, the Trabant University Center offers a varied program of extracurricular activities including films, meetings, lectures, concerts, bus trips, leadership development, and student organization offices. A large food court, copy/fax services, PNC Bank, fraternities and sororities, plus over 300 registered student organizations, University of Delaware ticket office, and "Vita Nova", the Hotel Restaurant and Institutional Management student-operated restaurant, are located in the University Center. Students find the Daugherty Lounge and the new Trabant Student Lounge great places to meet and/or study.
Winter Session home page
Please direct questions to
Allan Fanjoy < fanjoy@udel.edu >
URL of this document:
http://www.udel.edu/winter/general-0.htm
Last modified: Monday, 18-Feb-2013 10:55:19 EST