Opening Week Information for New and Returning Students

Move-in Day Procedures

New Students, living on campus, must check in at the Camps Housing and Community Living office, located in Algonquin Hall, room A101, at any point Saturday, Jan. 25 or Sunday, Jan. 26 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Once checked in, students will receive access to their assigned Residence Hall and will then be able to move-in.

Returning students can return Saturday and Sunday Jan. 25 and 26 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. There is no need for returning students to check-in at the Housing and Residence Life office.

New International Students who are living On-campus, please adhere to the move-in dates communicated to you by the SUNY Plattsburgh GEO office and remember that although you will have already moved into your Residence Hall room, we need you to check in with the Campus Housing and Community Living Office, located in Algonquin hall, room A101, Saturday, Jan. 25 or Sunday, Jan. 26 from 11a.m. to 4 p.m.

Commuting Students: Although you won’t be living On-Campus, we are thrilled you are joining our community. Please feel free to come to campus on opening weekend to get your self ready for the semester and let us know if we can help in any way. 

Residence Halls open on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 11 a.m. Check-in hours for New Students have been arranged for Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 25 & 26 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Check-in will occur at the Campus Housing and Community Living Office, Algonquin Hall, Room A101. The phone number is (518) 564-3824.

Students who do not know their assignments should also report to the Campus Housing and Community Living Office.

No-Shows forfeit room reservation: Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 8 a.m.

For those students eligible to live off-campus, a listing of off-campus housing is available here:

Off Campus Housing Listing

During the academic year the Office is open Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Student Mail Center is located in Mason Hall.  The entrance is located on the lower level of the back of the building.

The Student Mail Center will be open Sat., Jan. 25 and Sunday Jan. 26, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Phone: 518-564-2544

The Admissions Office, located on the 10th floor of the Kehoe Administration Building, is open Sunday, Jan. 26 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. During these hours, newly admitted students to the Spring 2020 semester may stop in to discuss concerns related to their enrollment (e.g., transfer credit evaluations, change of major requests, etc.).

Contact
Local Phone: 518-564-2040
Toll-Free: 888-673-0012
Fax: 518-564-2045
Email: [email protected]

English Directed Self-Placement

Entering students without ENG101 credit take a required Directed Self-Placement questionnaire that helps determine writing competency and indicates which course, ENG 101 or ENG 100, might best suit particular students' needs. This questionnaire is available at this address: 

Note: login is required

https://moodle.plattsburgh.edu/course/view.php?id=12159.

Please direct any questions regarding this placement to the First-Year Composition program Director, Dr. Tom Friedrich, at [email protected]. Based on what students conclude, they register for ENG100 or ENG101. In the first week of all sections of ENG100 and ENG101, students also take an in-class diagnostic; if faculty readers conclude students would be better served by being in another class, students will be thus informed before the unrestricted drop/add period ends.

Saturday, Jan. 25

3 p.m. - Calculus Readiness Test - Feinberg 105

This exam determines eligibility to take a first-semester Calculus course. Students planning to take a Calculus class should take this exam only if they have taken a Precalculus course in high school or elsewhere that DID NOT transfer to SUNY Plattsburgh as credit for MAT 102. Precalculus means a course BEYOND the New York State Regents sequence of Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra II/Trigonometry. If you have never had a Precalculus course, you should take MAT 102 instead of this test. Note that some first-semester Calculus courses have an additional co-requisite of MAT 104 (Trigonometry). This test is available on-line at this address:

Note - Login is required

http://moodle.plattsburgh.edu/course/view.php?id=7453.

3 p.m. - Mathematics Competency Exam - Feinberg 105

This exam determines eligibility to take any required 100-level Mathematics Course (except MAT 101, 106, or 108), including the 100-level General Education Skills courses. 

NOTE: This exam is required if you do not have documentation of one of the following:

1. Transfer credit that satisfies the Mathematics Skills requirement (refer to your Degree Works report); OR
2. An SAT math score of 515 or greater; OR
3. An ACT math score of 20 or greater; OR
4. Transfer credit equivalent to MAT 101.

Sunday, Jan. 26

3 p.m. LIB Proficiency Exam in Feinberg Library 108.

No pre-registration is required, but a Picture ID is required.

Anyone who has never received a grade for the LIB200 course (including W) is eligible to meet the General Education requirement by passing the LIB Proficiency Exam. Passing the exam awards no credit hour.  A student may take the Proficiency Exam only once.

More information about the exam 

For new students who have not registered and need course-advisement from their Major Department Chair.

Sunday, Jan. 26

• Location: Clark Learning Center, Feinberg Room 103
• New Domestic Students 9 a.m. Sharp!
• New International Students 9:30 a.m.

Course registration will take place in the Feinberg Computer lab concurrently with advisement.

Drop/Add for all students via Banner Web will be Sunday, Jan. 26 at 5:15 p.m. through Sunday, Feb. 2, at 11:30 p.m. After Feb. 2, a $20 late course-add fee will be applied. In addition, there will be a $20 fee for each course withdrawal processed beginning the second week of the semester.

See Registrar’s website for details.

Login to Banner Web

The Financial Aid Office, 4th floor Kehoe Administration Building, is open Monday through Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Financial Aid Office will also be open on Sunday, Jan. 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Students returning to the Work-Study Program may begin working on Monday, Jan. 27, 2019.

Contact by Phone:

Local: 518-564-2072
Toll-Free: 877-768-5976

Students who have not yet adjusted their bills, confirmed their enrollment, and/or paid their balances need to do so by logging into http://my.plattsburgh.edu .

Student Accounts phones and service windows will be open Sunday, Jan. 26, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Regular window and phone hours are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Visit our website for information on tuition and fee rates.

Student Accounts website

Contact:

Local Phone: 518-564-3120
Toll-Free: 800-360-8365
Fax: 518-564-3116
Email: [email protected].

The Career Development Center, Angell College Center room 118, is a great resource for locating employment on and off campus and for all long-term career needs.

Office Hours: Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Walk-in hours for quick resume, job search and graduate school questions are held 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and 4-6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. Students do not have to demonstrate financial need to be eligible for these services, although they may need to be matriculated in a degree program.

Student Employment

Students should log in to HandShake (In their MyPlattsburgh page) to view current job openings.  On April 1st, the annual Career Fair will take place for all majors and students looking for internships, summer and full-time jobs.

Students who need to have their photo taken may do so from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday.

The ID Office will also be open Saturday, Jan. 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The ID card office is located in Clinton Dining Hall.

Cardinal Cash deposits may be made weekdays throughout the school year at College Auxiliary Services, located in Clinton Dining Hall, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Special hours will be on Sunday, Jan. 26, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Deposits are also accepted at the Angell Center Desk and the Student Accounts Office (financial aid transactions) or online at www.cardinalcard.com.

Saturday, Jan. 25

• Griddles, Angell Center: Noon - 4:30 p.m. Debit and cash
• Clinton Dining Hall, 4 -8 p.m. All Meal Plans, Cash and Debit sales.

Sunday, Jan. 26

• Clinton Dining Hall: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. All meal plans and debit sales.
• Griddles, Angell Center: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Flex meal plans, Cash and debit sales.
• Tim Hortons - Angell Center, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Flex Meal Plans, Cash and debit sales.
• Subway - Angell Center, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Flex Meal Plans, Cash and Debit sales.
• Sono - Angell Center, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Flex Meal Plans, Cash and Debit sales.
• Sono & Subway - Angell Center, 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. All Meal Plans, Cash and Debit sales.
• Sundowner - Angell College Center 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. All Meal Plans, Cash and Debit sales.

Monday, Jan. 27

• All operations open on a regular schedule.

Meal Plan adjustments may be made at the College Auxiliary Services office (Clinton Hall) from Saturday, Jan. 26 until close of business (4:30 p.m.) on Thursday, February 6 or through the on-line Meal Plan Change Portal.

The College Store is located in Saranac Hall. Come see us!

Extended College Store hours are:

• Saturday, Jan. 25: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Sunday, Jan. 26: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Monday, Jan. 27: 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Tuesday - Friday, Jan. 28 - 31: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 1: Noon to 4 p.m.

The Campus Express convenience store is located in the Angell College Center.

Hours

• Saturday, Jan. 25: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Sunday, Jan. 26: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
• Monday - Friday, Jan. 27 - 31: 8:30 a.m. to Midnight
• Saturday, Feb. 1: Noon to 11 p.m.

All student drivers need to comply with the campus Traffic and Parking regulations when parking on campus. All parking lot restrictions begin at the start of the new semester.

Where should you park while moving into your Residence Hall?

When moving into a Residence Hall on Opening Weekend, make sure you unload your belongings from your building’s Loading Zone, or unload from a nearby approved parking lot. Loading Zones are different for each building and can be found on this map:

Campus Parking Map

 If you are ticketed while unloading, immediately send the ticket # to [email protected] for expulsion; or, seek Appeals Board consideration by filing an appeal.

Parking Hang Tags and vehicle Registration

All student vehicles must have a valid Hang Tag properly displayed and comply with the campus parking regulations for registration and parking on campus. To register your vehicle:

1. Confirm your enrollment on your tuition bill with parking fees included (The parking fee is automatically included on your bill when you have a parking hang-tag from the Fall session),
2. Register. or re-confirm, your vehicle in MyPlattsburgh (STUDENT tab to AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATION link,)
3. Pick up your Hang Tag from University Police, located in the Student Health Center building, by the end of the day on Tuesday, Jan. 28.

If your car is already registered, use the same tag from fall upon payment of the spring parking fee. If you no longer have a car, return the unwanted Hang Tag to University Police no later than 5 business days from session start for a refund of the parking fee. (Registration fee is nonrefundable upon tag assignment.)

More details here.

The Telecommunications Office is located on lower level of Saranac Hall, underneath the College Store.

Lobby Hours

• Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m

Telephone Office Hours

• Monday-Friday - 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

If you are a new or returning student residing in a residence hall and are interested in hooking up a Land-line phone, at your own expense, please call Telecommunications at 518-564-7975 or 877-493-0247, or visit the office on the lower level of Saranac Hall.

If you require assistance with your PBN or Voice Mail Box, or if you changed rooms, please contact our office at ext. 7975.

• Saturday, Jan. 25: Closed
• Sunday, Jan. 26: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

• Saturday, Jan. 25: Closed
• Sunday, Jan. 26: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

• Saturday, Jan. 25: Closed
• Sunday, Jan. 26: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Open:

• Saturday, Jan. 25: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Sunday, Jan. 26: 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Shuttle service begins Sunday, Jan. 26 at 11 a.m.

Please contact the Angell College Center Information Desk if you have any general questions at 518-564-2121.

Hours

• Saturday, Jan. 25: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
• Sunday, Jan. 26: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
• Monday, Jan. 27 – Friday, Jan. 31: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.