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O-Week   

   O-week has an important academic purpose. First-year and transfer students take required placement and qualifying tests, meet with faculty advisors, and register for classes.
Students will meet with the divisional advisor in the area in which they currently think they will major, and they remain assigned to that divisional advisor until they declare a major (LINK). 

LINK TO O-WEEK PAGE http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~oweek/
2.1 TIME FRAME
Monday, 12:30-1:30, initial informal group meeting with divisional advisors (LINK to general advising). 
Students sign up for appointments on Wednesday or Thursday.

Tuesday, August 22, 10:30-12:00
All-college Academic Advising Sessions, led by the College Master and Divisional Advisors, will introduce new students to Rice’s academic requirements, procedures, and resources. 

Tuesday, 1:00-3:00 or 3:00-5:00, Academic Fairs in colleges. Colleges will be paired together to provide course specific or major specific advising by all faculty associates in those colleges. The faculty associates and upper-class advisors will be available to answer questions regarding specific majors and classes.

Wednesday, 9:00-10:00, final academic advising in group with divisional
advisors

Individual scheduled appointments with divisional advisors will occur Wednesday afternoon, Thursday morning, and Thursday afternoon, either in advisor offices or in the college commons, as determined by the advisors and masters together. That meeting culminates with the divisional advisor signing the registration form.
Wednesday afternoon (schedules vary by college), between 2.5 and 4 hours
Thursday morning, 9:30-12:00 (all colleges)
Thursday afternoon (schedules vary by college), between 1.5 and 3 hours

Note: Music and architecture students have individual appointments with their advisors throughout the week.

2.2 ARE THERE CLASSES FOR WHICH I MUST “DO” SOMETHING DURING O-WEEK?
MATH
The Calculus CLEP Test will be offered on Monday, August 23 from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. in 301 Sewall Hall. 
The test is optional and intended for those students who have already covered the material in introductory college math and wish to receive 3 semester-hours of credit for MATH 101 based on that work. 
Students who have received a 4 or a 5 on the Mathematics AB or BC AP test need not take this test to receive course credit. 
This is the only CLEP test that Rice will accept. 
For more information on CLEP tests, CLICK HERE. (LINK TO: APPENDIX A: Mathematics Self-Placement Tests)
ENGLISH
The English Composition Test and CRIP New Student Survey will be administered on Monday, August 23 from 10:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. in Chem Lec for students with the last name starting with A-G, in the Physics Amphitheater for names starting with H-Q and in 124 Herring Hall for names starting with R-Z. 
This is a required test for all who plan to receive a Rice degree, even students with AP English credit and transfer students with considerable college credit in English. 
The Composition Test is given to determine whether new students possess basic skills for writing grammatically and coherently. It consists of an essay. The quality of the thesis and argument is the principal basis for evaluation. Naturally, any essay should demonstrate correct grammar and punctuation. Results of the test are posted within twenty-four hours to assist in course planning.
Those students who do not pass this test are required to take ENGL 103, an intensive writing class. 

ENGL 101, ENGL 103, and ENGL 251 Section Preference Forms are due in the English Dept. Office, 310 Rayzor Hall, before 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday August 25for students planning to take those classes. 
Results will be posted by Friday morning.
LANGUAGE
HPER
HPER 101 Section Preference Forms are due in the Office of Academic Advising before 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday August 25. All students planning to take this physical education course in the fall should turn in this form, indicating choices of class sections. Attention should be paid to the activities offered in each section as well as the times. 
CHEMISTRY
Students from Hanszen, Lovett, Sid Richardson and Wiess planning to take CHEM 121 must sign up for section via WWW before 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday August 25. 
Students from Baker, Jones, Brown and Will Rice planning to take CHEM 121 must sign up for section via WWW before 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday August 25.
Results will be posted by Thursday noon.
The online sign-up process can be accessed at http://www. owlnet.rice.edu/~Chem121. 
2.3 ARE THERE MAJORS FOR WHICH I MUST “DO” SOMETHING DURING O-WEEK?
On Monday, August 23, Engineering Department Orientation (Duncan Hall Auditorium) begins the official academic events for new students in the fields of engineering. The meeting starts at 3:15 p.m.

On Monday, August 23, Shepherd School Orientation (1133 Alice Pratt Brown Hall), begins the official academic events for new students in music. The meeting starts at 3:15 p.m.
Music students will have individual appointments with their advisors throughout the rest of the week.

On Monday, August 23, Architecture Orientation (117 Anderson Hall), begins the official academic events for new students in architecture. The meeting starts at 3:15 p.m.
Architecture students will have individual appointments with their advisors throughout the rest of the week.