Additional resources for current students - Undergraduate Advising Center at the University of Kansas

Additional resources for KU students

Academic Help
Co-Curricular Engagement
Enrollment
Financial Issues
Personal Support
Student Life
University Information

Academic Help

Academic Achievement and Access Center: The AAAC houses Tutoring Services, Disability Resources, academic success consultations and workshops, as well as PRE 101, a freshman transition course.
Freshman transitions to college: The College Board, administrator of advanced placement programs and the SAT, offers advice for transitions to college, academic and otherwise.
GPA calculator: Calculate your GPA, the number of hours you need to raise your GPA to some minimum, or the semester GPA you need to raise your overall GPA.
Kansas Algebra Program: The Kansas Algebra Program offers support features for MATH 002 (Intermediate Algebra) and MATH 101 (College Algebra) such as opportunities to retake exams, a math help room providing free homework help, exam reviews, and more.
Supportive Educational Services: Supportive Educational Services is a federally funded TRIO Program. They assist first-generation college students, low-income students, and students with documented disabilities in obtaining their undergraduate degrees.
Undergraduate Catalog: A new, interactive version of the undergraduate catalog will be available in Summer 2010.
Writing Center: The Writing Center is a place for productive talk about writing, with trained peer consultants to help you brainstorm, draft or edit your writing.

Co-Curricular Engagement

Center for Service Learning: Service learning fosters better understanding of classroom material, is a catalyst for innovative leadership and social responsibility, and drives positive change in the world. Students can receive transcript certification in service learning through a program offered by the CSL.
Global Awareness Program: The Global Awareness Program (GAP) is a KU initiative that recognizes undergraduates' international experiences. Students can receive transcript certification for experiences including study abroad, classes with an international focus, foreign language study and international co-curricular activities.
Office of Multicultural Affairs: The fundamental role of the OMA is to assist students of color in successfully participating in every level of the University experience and becoming successful graduates.
Student Involvement and Leadership Center: The Student Involvement and Leadership Center serves the University of Kansas community as advocates, advisors, and educators for students and student organizations by providing various services, programs, and experiences to create and foster involvement and leadership opportunities that enhance professional, personal, and educational development in preparation to become contributing citizens of a diverse society.
Study Abroad: The Office of Study Abroad provides low-cost, high-quality study abroad programs. The University of Kansas offers semester, academic year, summer, winter break and spring break programs in over 70 countries throughout the world.
Research Experience Program: The Research Experience Program (REP) allows students to receive transcript certification for undergraduate research experiences guided by faculty.
University Career Center: The University Career Center (UCC) offers a wide range of quality services designed to support and challenge students at all points on the career development and implementation continuum.

Enrollment

Admission to KU: Visit the Office of Admissions and Scholarships to read about the application and admission process for new KU students.
Enroll & Pay: This is the enrollment, billing, and student records system used at KU. Students use this tool to enroll in courses, check their grades, pay tuition bills, and a number of other functions.
New Student Orientation: New Student Orientation's programs, which run throughout the school year, are designed to help acclimate your student to the KU community.
Readmission to KU: Visit the readmitted students section of the Office of Admissions and Scholarships website to read about the application and admission process for returning KU students.
Registrar's Office: The University of Kansas Registrar provides students, staff and faculty members with tools, forms, applications, and instructions in order to effectively interact with the University with academics in mind.
Schedule of Classes: This tool allows students to perform advanced searches on the university schedule of classes, including searching by class start time, professor, and general education categories.

Financial Issues

Billing and Payment (Bursar's Office): The Bursar's Office is responsible for the billing and processing of tuition and fee payments, collection services on past due accounts, third party billings, and the disbursement of excess financial aid and all other refunds.
Office of Student Financial Aid: The University of Kansas Office of Student Financial Aid serves students, families, and the community by providing financial aid information and resources to assist students in achieving their educational goals.
Tuition: All students pay a per-credit-hour rate based on how may class credits they take each semester. All students pay the same Required Campus Fees. Some students will pay additional per-credit-hour Course Fees depending on whether they are enrolled in a professional school. The Course Fee varies by school.

Personal Support

Counseling & Psychological Services: CAPS provides services to students seeking help for psychological, interpersonal, family problems and other issues related to succeeding at the university.
Disability Resources: Disability Resources works with all units at the University to ensure that every student has an equal opportunity to succeed at KU.
Email Service at KU: This page contains useful information about setting up a KU email account, how to check it, and tips for email security.
Legal Services for Students: Legal Services for Students allows students to seek the advice of an attorney when they anticipate or encounter legal problems.
Student Jobs (HawkStudent Employment): HawkStudent Employment, on the KUCareerHawk website, is open to all KU students and is designed to assist students in securing off-campus employment regardless of their financial aid eligibility.
Watkins Health Center: Student Health Services supports the student's learning experience through the delivery of high quality affordable healthcare services and innovative programs that promote the health of the student, University and community.

Student Life

Child Care (Hilltop Child Development Center): Hilltop provides high quality care and education for young children on the KU campus. One of their primary goals is to help student parents complete their education at KU successfully. Children of University of Kansas students receive highest priority on their waiting lists.
Department of Student Housing: The mission of the Department of Student Housing is to build excellent communities through individual support and respect.
Hawk Days: Hawk Days is a series of programs and events that focus on academic success, stress relief, career and life planning workshops, and campus and community involvement.
Hawk Week: Hawk Week events are a great way to meet new friends, learn about University offices, and get involved.
Memorial Unions: Created as the campus community center in 1926, the KU Memorial Unions remain the "living room of campus" where the KU community comes together for entertainment, exchange and understanding.
Recreation Services: KU Recreation Services provides University of Kansas students, faculty, and staff with a variety of resources for physical fitness, team, and individual sports, classes, and personal training.

University Information

Campus Map: KU has an interactive map of campus along side directions to Lawrence and tips for getting around the city.
KU Calendar: View a list of upcoming events at the University of Kansas.
KU Info: KU Info is dedicated to helping the extended KU community with information about KU life and beyond.
Student Success: With 20 departments and offices, over 900 employees and an additional 1700 student employees, Student Success is the administrative organization that oversees all facets of student life and support.