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need to know in order to successfully begin your

transition to the University of Houston. This presentation

covers the following information:

How to Select Campus Services

Student Financial Services (Payment plans, billing

questions, refunds, etc.)

UHin4 and Fixed Four Year Tuition

Provost Summer Read Program (First Year students only)

Utilizing Campus Resources

Coogs Get Consent

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How Do I Select Campus Services?

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• You can utilize the AccessUH Portal to select

optional University Services

• AccessUH is available by visiting

https://accessuh.uh.edu

• Log into AccessUH with your CougarNet

UserID and password and you will gain

immediate access to other critical systems that

you use on a daily basis

How Will I Receive My CougarNet Account Credentials?

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• Not all services are available on AccessUH when using

the myUH (PeopleSoft) credentials

• Once you have enrolled in classes, you will receive an

email about your new CougarNet account

• You will then be able to use your CougarNet credentials

to login to AccessUH

• Visit www.uh.edu/infotech for Password reset

assistance or to receive your CougarNet account

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List of Services Once logged in, you will see different icons based on your

role within the University

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When Should I Select Campus Services?

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• You should select campus services today

after your college session has concluded

• Visit AccessUH to select the services of your

choice

• Some services will have department

representatives available on campus today

for any additional questions you may have

Why Should I Select Campus Services Today?

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• Many of the campus services that we offer allow you

to have the charges added to your fee bill

• 100% of Tuition, fees and charges are due by the

billing date unless you have signed up for a payment

plan, emergency deferment plan, or short term tuition

plan

• Students who enroll after the original term due date

must make payment immediately

Payment Plans • Students may enroll in a payment plan using AccessUH

• Once logged in, click UH Self-Service

• Under Learner Services, click on Student Financials.

Cougar Card

• Select the Cougar Card icon

• Review the photo requirements

• Upload a photo

• Receive an approval email confirmation from the Cougar Card

office

• Pick up your Cougar Card at your ART conference

Dining Services • Use AccessUH to purchase the meal plan of your choice

• Available to any student living off or on campus

• Commuter Students-Select the Cougar Card Icon

• Residential Students-Select myHousing Icon

Parking

• To park on campus you must display a valid UH parking

permit unless parked at a parking meter, visitor lot, or a

university parking garage

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List of Available Services:

Department of Public Safety (UHDPS)

• You can update your personal information using Access

UH to ensure you receive e-mail notifications and text

messages from the UH emergency Operations Center

facebook.com/UHEMB

twitter.com/UHEMB

UH Bookstore • The UH Bookstore offers loans to cover your

textbook expenses

• You can request a $400 textbook loan in the

Fall/Spring terms and a $200 loan in the summer

term

• Loans can only be used for textbooks at the UH

Bookstore

List of Available Services:

University Copy Center and UH Information Technology

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The Copy Center offers the following services

• Postal services (UPS, FedEx, USPS)

• Large format poster, sign, banner printing

• Sign display units

• Custom pre-inked stamps

• Custom publishing

• Finishing services

• Paper shredding

• Course packs

• Copier leasing

• Dissertation binding

UHIT offers the following services:

• Password Reset Assistance

• Printer Kiosks

• Software

• WiFi

• Cougar Byte

• You can always contact UHIT for additional support

• support@uh.edu or 713-743-1411

Student Financial Services

Primary Areas of Responsibility

Billing of student tuition and fees

Process tuition and fee payment

Process student refunds

Process waivers

Bill third party sponsors

Please pay attention to payment due dates

located at:

http://www.uh.edu/about/offices/enrollment-services/student-financial-services

Payment Options

Payment Plans

90 Day

Deferment

45 Day

Deferment

Installment Pay

Plan

Payment Methods

Cash or check

Credit card

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Student Refunds

After payment of your balance due, any

remaining funds (e.g. financial aid) will be

refunded to you.

The University issues student refunds

electronically.

Your student refund can be deposited

directly into your bank account.

How do you let University of Houston

know how you wish to receive your

funds??

Choose How to Get Your Refund

Higher One Packet

Important information regarding how to establish refund preference.

University recommends you select direct deposit. (ACH to 3rd party bank).

Keep card in a safe place or destroy.

Contact Information

We are located at the Welcome Center.

You may contact us by phone or email at the

following:

(713) 743-1010, option 6

bursar@uh.edu

http://www.uh.edu/about/offices/enrollment-

services/student-financial-services/

UH in 4

Freshman Four-Year Graduation Plan

• Provides a comprehensive plan for on-time graduation in four years.

Fixed Four-Year Tuition Plan

• Establishes the same tuition rate for four academic years.

FRESHMAN FOUR-YEAR GRADUATION PLAN Graduate on-time in 4 years rather than 6

years.

Begin careers and graduate study faster.

Entering the workforce two years early is worth an estimated $90,800.

Estimated cost of delaying graduation one semester is $26,714.

Initial enrollment as a freshman during summer or fall 2014.

Admission to an eligible major or as an undeclared student.

Declare an eligible major within one academic year.

Enroll in at least 15 semester credit hours in fall 2014.

Successfully complete at least 30 credits per academic year.

Maintain continuous enrollment.

Remain in good academic standing.

GRADUATION PLAN: STUDENT ELIGIBILITY

Consultation with academic advisor each semester.

Course selection consistent with four-year academic map.

Timely enrollment and resolution of holds.

Degree progress monitoring.

Notification of course unavailability.

GRADUATION PLAN: STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Four-year academic maps

Academic advising

Online academic planner

Online degree audit

Annual degree progress evaluation

Course availability

No tuition beyond four years if the University is responsible for graduation delay.

GRADUATION PLAN: UNIVERSITY RESPONSIBILITIES

FIXED FOUR-YEAR TUITION: BENEFITS

Budgeting tool for students and parents.

Establishes the same tuition rate for four academic years.

Eliminates uncertainty about future tuition increases.

Unlimited credit hours during fall and spring.

FIXED FOUR-YEAR TUITION: ELIGIBILITY Requires participation in the 2014 Freshman Four-Year

Graduation Plan and meeting all eligibility requirements.

Any eligible student who elects to participate in the University of Houston Four-Year Graduation Plan has the option of participating in the University of Houston Transfer Student Fixed Four-Year Tuition Plan.

Students who do not meet the conditions for initial and continuing 2014 Freshman Four-Year Graduation Plan will pay the per credit rate in effect at the time of ineligibility.

FIXED FOUR-YEAR TUITION:

RATE AND TERMS

Effective fall 2014 - summer 2018.

Resident rate $4,750.00 per semester fall and spring.

Unlimited credit hours fall and spring.

Covers tuition and academic fees.

Summer tuition only state statutory rate per credit.

Timely cancellation notification to Bursar’s Office.

FIXED FOUR-YEAR TUITION:

SAVINGS COMPARISON

SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS: 15 hours each fall / spring semester Tuition and Academic Fees: $4,750 each fall / spring semester Annual Cost: $9,500 Comparison of Fixed Rate Tuition Program compared to anticipated variable tuition rates Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 4 Year Total Fixed Rate $9,500 $9,500 $ 9,500 $ 9,500 $38,000 Variable Rate $9,600 $9,811 $10,027 $10,248 $39,686* *Tuition estimate for 4 year Liberal Arts and Social Sciences program. Rates assume a 2.2% level

of inflation over the next 4 years.

Please contact the UH in 4 team to learn more about

UH in 4 and how you can take charge of your academic future.

Visit: www.uh.edu/UHin4

Email: UHin4@uh.edu

Request to participate in UH in 4 through your myUH Self Service account.

QUESTIONS?

PROVOST SUMMER READ PROGRAM

Read by all first-year freshman students

Participate in a faculty-led seminar held on either

Saturday, August 22, 2014, or Sunday, August 23,

2014.

To register for a seminar, visit

uh.edu/provost/summerread

Submit your 500-word, typed and double-spaced

essay as an email attachment by September 1,

2014 to psressay@uh.edu.

The essay contest winners will be 15 first-year

students selected to have lunch with Byron Pitts on

September 15, 2014 in a private dining room in the

Hilton University of Houston

Byron Pitts will deliver a university keynote address

on campus on September 15th, 2014

Utilize Your Resources

3rd year

Consent is a UH value!

Why are we dedicated to Coogs getting Consent?

Most incidents of sexual misconduct,

particularly sexual assault, regard some lack

of understanding or respect for what

consent means.

The aim of Coogs Get Consent is to involve

the entire campus community in a dialog

regarding the concept of consent and to

ensure that every Coog takes responsibility

for reducing the risk of sexual assault at the

University of Houston

What is Consent?

Consent is agreeing to an action based on

your knowledge of what that action involves,

the consequences of that action, and having

the option of saying no.

In a sexual situation, consent works the

same way – before engaging in a specific

sexual activity, an agreement must be made

between the partners.

Consent is: Informed

Freely & actively given

Words or actions that

are mutually

understandable

Active, not passive

(silence ≠ consent!)

Present for each part

of an encounter

(yes to one thing ≠ yes

to everything!)

The person who

initiates needs to be

sure they have

consent!

What is the best way to get effective consent?

The best way to get effective consent is to eliminate

any mystery, confusion, or misinterpretation of your

partner’s body language or communication by simply

asking what she or he would like to do with you.

In other words, get the “YES!” before you engage in

any sexual activity that has not yet been agreed to

Failure to obtain effective consent not only shows a

lack of respect for your partner and your fellow Coogs,

but it also greatly increases the risk of sexual

assault.

Circumstances in which a person CANNOT give effective consent (no

matter what s/he might verbalize):

When coercion, trickery, intimidation, threats or acts of

violence are used

The person is asleep or unaware that a sexual assault

is occurring

The person does not have the legal capacity to consent

(such as being underage)

The person is “out of it” or incapacitated due to the

influence of drugs, alcohol, or medication.

When in doubt: Stop.

Key Facts About the Policy: Who, When, and Where?

All faculty, staff, students and visitors

No time limits

Anywhere

The policy covers: sexual harassment,

sexual assault, sexual exploitation &

intimidation, dating & domestic violence,

and stalking

Resources at UH www.coogsgetconsent.org

UH Department of Public Safety- 713.743.3333 or 911 from a campus phone

Equal Opportunity Services (EOS)-713.743.8835 located inside Student Service Center 2

Building 526 Dean of Students Office -832.842.6183 located inside Student Service Center 1 building 524 Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)- 713.743.5454 located inside Student Service

Center 1 building 524

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY!

GO COOGS!