Before Your STAR Session

To Do List:

Complete and submit the STAR Date Reservation Form. You will receive a confirmation indicating what STAR Day you will be attending.
Important: Once you have received your STAR date confirmation, complete the online First-Year Advising Form (available May 2013) at least one week prior to your STAR date. Your responses on this form provide essential information that we use in assigning your Aquinas advisor, and determining courses that you will take next fall as a new freshman.
Check out the STAR Logistics to learn what you will need to bring with you to STAR and how best to prepare for your STAR session.
Bring your ID with you to your STAR date. You must bring a driver's license or picture ID with you when you come to STAR, in order to receive your AQ ID and email/login.

On your STAR day, you will meet with an advisor to go over the items below. You may also review them in advance:

Download the Liberal Arts Presentation (pdf) to gain a basic understanding of Aquinas' educational program.
Review the General Education Curriculum to identify courses that fulfill the Liberal Arts/General Education requirements.
Download the General Education Checklist (pdf) that you can use as a quick reference for the General Education Curriculum.
Review the Major Course Recommendations to identify the courses that are recommended for a given major in your first year at Aquinas.
Download the Sample First Semester Schedule (pdf) to gain an idea of what a typical first year student schedule will look like.
Have questions? You can read our Frequently Asked Questions to help answer some common questions that often arise regarding advising and registration.

Optionally, you can visit the Registrar and Advising website to preview the full catalog and fall semester schedule.

STAR Logistics

Campus Map & Directions (pdf)

S.T.A.R. Student Schedule

8:30 to 9 a.m.	Check in - Location: Wege Ballroom
9 a.m. to Noon	Mathematics and Foreign Language Placement Testing Note: Students who choose to take classes at the first level of a foreign language will not need to take a foreign language placement test.
Noon to 1 p.m.	Lunch and Liberal Arts Presentation
1 to 3:30 p.m.	Advising and Class Registration, MyAQ, and Common Read sessions Faculty advisors will discuss, on a one-to-one basis, the student’s planned courses of study and assist them in their class registration.

Last Minutes Details

Appropriate Attire

You will be walking between several buildings on campus, so we suggest wearing comfortable clothes that are appropriate for the weather. There is no need to "dress up." Please remember comfortable shoes for walking!

What to Bring With You

Please bring your driver's license or another form of picture identification. You will need it to receive your Aquinas login and e-mail information as well as your Aquinas ID.

You do not need to bring any testing materials. Writing utensils will be provided, and there is no need for a calculator in the Math Placement Test.

Parking

The day will begin and end in the third floor Ballroom in the Wege Student Center. The best place to park will be Lot F (The Wege Lot) or Lot B (The Fulton Lot). >>Download the AQ Campus Parking Map & Directions (pdf)

Placement Testing Information

We hold placement testing for math and foreign language at Aquinas. However, there is no expectation that you will prepare for your foreign language placement test or your math placement test. Both tests simply indicate the level that you should begin your study in these areas. However, placing high on the foreign language test may allow you to waive one or two courses for the general education requirement. If you choose to review your foreign language skills prior to taking the test, please feel free to do so.

If you have never taken a foreign language, or for some reason wish to start at the basic level of a foreign language, you do not have to take the foreign language placement test. Simply let the Foreign Language Proctor know your wishes when you meet with him or her. We offer placement tests in Spanish, French, German, and Latin.

UDM Nursing Students: You are not required to take a foreign language, therefore, you will not need to take the foreign language placement test unless you choose to continue study in a foreign language. You will be required to take a math placement test.