> Contents of this Email: > > ·Summer Registration- Priority Deadline June 1 > > ·Summer Testing Information ESL/ELED > > ·Summer F-1 Visa Information for International Students- Docs Due March 30 > > ·Textbook Availability at Summer Orientation > > ·E-Books Warning > > ·Summer Housing > > *_Summer Registration: _**_Priority deadline June 1_* > > Summer Registration forms are now available on the FAST TRAIN website > at http://fasttrain.gmu.edu/current-students/register/Please complete > the registration AND planning sheets, then email them to Afsaneh at > *[log in to unmask]*You must send forms to the [log in to unmask] *PLEASE > DO NOT SEND TO ANY OTHER EMAIL ADDRESS.* Complete planning sheets > (including term planned for all students) must be included in order > for you to be registered. > > We will have the ability to register students in the system starting > March 12; registration is completed on a first come-first served > basis. Please be patient with us because we receive a high volume of > forms. *Afsaneh will send you a confirmation email when you have been > registered*. It is your responsibility to check your course schedule > in Patriot Web to ensure accuracy. > > *_Summer Testing Information for ESL and Elementary Students_* > > Summer testing information is currently posted at > http://fasttrain.gmu.edu/summer/summer-calendar/We have dates for > paper exams, however Reading for Virginia Educators (RVE) and Praxis > II computer dates for Elementary Education students are not available yet. > > First year ESL and Elementary Education students should plan to > complete the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA) > this summer. Second year Elementary Education students should plan to > complete both the RVE and Praxis II exam. Please see separate email > from Stacy Wilson regarding the RVE for second year Elementary students. > > You will need to sign up for exams you wish to complete this summer > *PRIOR* to coming to Fairfax campus.We recommend signing up early > because testing sites reach capacity quickly. We will provide > transportation to the sites indicated on the website. If you choose to > test on another date and/or location, you will be responsible for > arranging your own transportation. > > Provisional students who need to take Praxis I this summer should > visit _www.ets.org _to schedule an exam as soon as possible. > Unfortunately we do not provide transportation to Praxis I testing. If > you have any questions regarding close test sites, please contact > Stacy Wilson at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>You must > submit passing Praxis I scores by the end of summer or you will not be > able to register for additional course work. > > *_Summer F-1 Visa Information for International Students -- Documents > due March 30_* > > This is a gentle reminder to International students who require an F-1 > Visa to attend the summer program. You must submit the following > documentation for I-20 processing to Stacy by March 30: > > Ø/Photocopy of the identification page of your passport/ > > Ø/Financial statement dated within the past six months showing you > have sufficient funds (at least$6,724.00 USD) to cover academic and > living expenses associated with attending the FAST TRAIN Summer Program./ > > Ø/Certificate of Financial Responsibility / > <http://admissions.gmu.edu/global/CertificateOfFinancialResponsibility09.pdf>/ > / > > // > > *Please send the above items to Stacy Wilson no later than March 30, > 2012.*Failure to submit documentation by this deadline will delay I20 > processing. This could result in you not being able to receive a Visa > in time for the summer program. > > Documents may be submitted electronically to [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>; faxed to 703-993-5771; or mailed to FAST > TRAIN Programs; 4400 University Drive, MS 1E8; Fairfax, VA 22030. > > All documents will be submitted to the Office of International > Programs and Services for I-20 generation, with an estimated > processing by April 15. FAST TRAIN will send your I-20 form with an > estimated delivery to international students by May 1. Students are > responsible for scheduling an interview with their U.S. Embassy. This > process can take several weeks; students should verify timelines with > their embassy. > > *_Textbook Availability at Summer Orientation_* > > FAST TRAIN will pick up pre-ordered textbooks from the Mason bookstore > for students who make prior arrangements.They will be available during > Summer Orientation on June 24. In order to be eligible for this > service, you must do the following: > > 1. When ordering your books, indicate you are a FAST TRAIN student and > the books will be picked up on the Fairfax campus. > > 2. Send a copy of your textbook receipt to [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>to confirm your order > > 3. Attend Summer Orientation to get your books. Unfortunately we > cannot pick up books for students who are not orientation due to > storage concerns. > > *_E-Books: _* > > For some courses, the Mason Bookstore offers an option to rent > E-books. *We do not recommend this option for summer courses. *If you > purchase a summer E-book, you will lose access to it before you finish > all summer assignments (which are due as late as March 15).Therefore > all students should PURCHASE (not rent) a book or e-book for summer > courses. > > *__* > > *_Summer Housing _* > > This year housing arrangements will be made through the FAST TRAIN > Office. We are setting up a secure website students will use to > reserve and pay for housing.Housing will be $29 per night or about > $1,000 USD for five weeks.Once everything is finalized, hopefully by > the end of March, we will email the listserv with more information on > how to reserve housing. > > _General Housing Information_ > > -Two housing options are available: Apartment style and Dorm style. > Students in apartment style accommodations have their own bedroom and > share kitchen/bath space.Students in dorm style accommodations are > placed with another FAST TRAIN student. Housing reservations are made > on a first-come, first-served basis. We will try to place everyone in > apartment style housing, but if room is not available, priority will > be given to students staying longer than 30 days. > > -Campus housing is only open to FAST TRAIN students enrolled in the > summer program; housing is only available while you are taking > classes. Unfortunately we cannot offer housing to spouses, significant > others, children or pets.Housing facilities are single-sex; there are > no co-ed living options on campus. > > -We recommend all students stay in on-campus housing due to the > intensive nature of the program (and Northern Virginia traffic). You > will have responsibilities outside of class instruction time that can > require on campus resources like the library and group work.In our > experience, students who stay on-campus have a better rate of success > and a bit less stress. > -- Stacy Wilson Assistant Coordinator, FAST TRAIN Programs College of Education and Human Development 4400 University Drive, MS 1E8 Fairfax, VA 22030 Office: 703-993-3173 Fax: 703-993-5771 http://fasttrain.gmu.edu/