New Students
Orientation
All new students are required to attend Orientation during the first week of school. After the new student orientation, you will join the returning students in activities and team building exercises where you will have a chance to meet other students and instructors will have the opportunity to evaluate your skills in a classroom environment. This is a fun event.
Orientation Overview
- Topics to be reviewed at Orientation: Health care in the US and the importance of Health Insurance
- US system of education and appropriate student behavior
- Testing
- Grading system
- Attendance
- Change of Address
- Satisfactory Academic Performance
- Termination
- Initial Level Placement & how to advance to next level
- Introduction to the community and to the activities
- Culture shock
- Building safety (fire exits, etc)
- General safety in the community
- Information about classes
- Albert Career School ID cards issued
- Opportunities to meet your classmates
- Review of all of the Albert Career School Policies and Procedures
- Reinforce F1 regulations and the students responsibilities
- Introductions to teachers and staff
- Overview of the teaching methods used at Albert Career School
- Participation in activities and other fun things
- Standardized Assessment test to determine your English placement level
What to Bring
- Notebook and Pen
- Passport, I-20, VISA, I-94 card
- Student Handbook
- Payment for tuition and fees (students must pay any balance before classes begin after which time you will be charged a late fee of $50, class schedules will not be given until all tuition and fees are paid)