Arriving in Springfield, Illinois, USA

ISPEL orientation is on Friday, June 10 at 10 AM. Classes begin on Monday, June 13 and end Friday, August 5, 2011. You may wish to arrive a few days before classes begin so that you can get settled. Please notify Dana Atwell, ESL Coordinator, of your travel plans so that she can arrange for someone to meet you at the Springfield airport, train station, or bus station and transport you to our campus. You will be provided transportation to our campus and assistance in checking into your residence. Please note that we are only able to provide transportation to students arriving at the Springfield Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport or Springfield Amtrak or Greyhound stations. Even if you have friends or relatives who plan to meet you and bring you to our campus, please make us aware of your plans. Travel International flights do not fly directly to Springfield, IL. Chicago and St. Louis are the two closest international airports. From either one, you can transfer to Springfield. 1. You may fly to:

Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport 1200 Capital Airport Dr Springfield, IL 62707

2. You may take an Amtrak train (http://amtrak.com) 3. You may take a Greyhound bus (http://www.greyhound.com/home/) You do not want to take a taxicab from Chicago or St. Louis because it will cost several hundred dollars. St. Louis is a 90-minute drive. Chicago is a 3-hour drive. A flight from either St. Louis or Chicago is under 1-hour.

We look forward to your arrival in Springfield! Please contact us with any questions.

PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO ISPEL FROM ANOTHER U.S. INSTITUTION SUMMER 2011

How Do I Stay in Status? In order for us to issue an I-20, your current institution must release your SEVIS record to us. You should ask your International Admissions or Student Services office to release your SEVIS record to the University of Illinois at Springfield, School Code CHI214F06390000. They will need to see your acceptance letter to ISPEL. The release date should be the last day of your current program. Please let us know this date so that we can promptly create an I-20 for you. We will send your I-20 to the address on file with us. You do not need this document until you arrive at ISPEL unless you plan to leave the country between programs. Contact our office if you plan to leave the country before coming to ISPEL. How Can I Get Housing? Housing arrangements should be made before you come to ISPEL. Complete the online ISPEL Housing form (http://www.uis.edu/esl/curriculum/documents/HousingApplication.pdf). It is suggested that ISPEL students live on campus. Individuals may live in shared apartments with private bedrooms, a bathroom and kitchen. Students with families may choose to live in on-campus family housing. The rates vary depending upon students’ needs. ISPEL provides linens and kitchen items for students living on campus during the summer only. It is important that you send your $500 deposit in a timely manner to ISPEL because it is also used to pay a housing deposit. Students may decide to live with friends or relatives in the Springfield area. Those students still pay a $500 deposit. When Can I Arrive in Springfield and What Do I Need to Bring With Me? You should have the immigration documents that you used to enter the country originally. You will bring your passport, visa, I94 card, and ISPEL I20 to the ESL Office on the first day of the program. Please note that under immigration regulations, you may arrive in Springfield up to five (5) months from your release date at your current institution to the start date of ISPEL. Do I Need Immunizations or Health Records? Illinois requires all college students to be immunized against certain vaccine-preventable diseases, listed on the enclosed Immunization Requirements handout. You can show that you have had some or all of these immunizations on the enclosed Immunization Form included in your packet. If you already submitted immunization records to your current institution, you may submit those instead. Alternatively, you may have your family doctor complete, sign and stamp the form. This form CANNOT be completed after you have arrived. You may fax or bring this form with you rather than send it. NOTE: Provide a certified English translation if immunization records are not in English. If you are under the age of 18, this form must also be signed by a Parent or Guardian. All international students must have a tuberculosis test at the University of Illinois at Springfield. The tuberculosis (“TB”) test is done at the UIS Health Services Center for a $10 charge. If you have had a TB test done at your current institution, you may submit the results to UIS.

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Do I Need Health Insurance? Students who do not have adequate private health insurance will be required to purchase student insurance from the University of Illinois at Springfield upon arrival. The cost of University Health insurance for the summer is $150. Students who purchase private health insurance must bring proof of coverage to the ISPEL office at the time of registration. This proof must be in English. Students will then file a Petition for Exemption from Student Health Insurance and submit both the proof and the petition to the Human Resources Office. For more information about student health insurance and to download a petition, visit http://www.uis.edu/humanresources/studentinsurance/documents/exemption_form.pdf. If students do not bring proof of adequate insurance at the time of registration, they will be charged for University of Illinois at Springfield student health insurance. How Do I Get to Springfield, Illinois? See the enclosed Arriving in Springfield, Illinois handout.

How Do I Get From Springfield Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to the UIS Campus? Notify the ESL Program Office of your travel plans and we will arrange to have someone meet you at the airport and bring you to campus. There is no additional charge for this service. How Do I Get to the ESL Program Office? The ESL Program Office is located on the UIS campus within the Center for Teaching & Learning, th Brookens Library, 4 floor. The office is open from 8:30a.m. to 5:00p.m., Monday through Friday. Please remember that we are not open on Saturday and Sunday. However if you have notified us of your travel plans, we will pick you up from the airport on Saturday, Sunday, and before or after normal working hours.

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Intensive Program for English Language (ISPEL) at the University of Illinois Springfield Payment Options We accept (Option 1) bank drafts (certified cheques) and money orders in U.S. currency and (Option 2) wire transfers. Option 1: Bank drafts and Money order Instructions ***Please make payable to UIS Intensive English Program Send to: Dana D. Atwell ESL Program University of Illinois at Springfield One University Plaza, MS BRK 460 Springfield, IL 62703-5407

Option 2: Wire Transfer Instructions JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA 4 New York Plaza, Fl 15 New York NY 10004 Account Title: University of Illinois Operations Account Number: 11-12201 ABA/Routing Number: 021000021 (from a US institution) Swift code: CHASUS33 (from a foreign institution) ***Please reference on the wire: UIS Intensive English Program Please e-mail [email protected] when you have sent the transfer and the date it is expected to arrive. We will confirm when we have received it.

Questions??? Contact: Dana Atwell ESL Coordinator University of Illinois at Springfield +1 217 206 8356 [email protected]

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IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS IMPORTANT Everything you need to know to fulfill immunization requirements Illinois law (Public Act 85-1315) and UIS policy require proof of immunity to certain vaccine-preventable diseases. Proof of immunity must be on file with the Campus Health Service before students can register for classes for a second term. Proof of immunity can be submitted by having a physician complete the Immunization Information form and sign it— attesting to the dates, or by attaching a copy of the Certificate of Child Health (or other certified school immunization records) to the Immunization Information form. Students enrolled only in online only classes, and persons born before January 1, 1957 are exempt from these requirements. As of fall 2006, all other students regardless of the number of hours enrolled for, must provide proof of immunization. All immunization records must be completed as follows: 1. 2. 3.

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ALL dates must be certified by a physician, public health official, or a registered nurse. ALL dates in a series MUST be included. ALL dates MUST include at least MONTH AND YEAR; month, day, and year for measles, mumps and rubella. Information MUST be in English or accompanied by an official translation. Proof of all the following MUST be provided:

DPT (diphtheria/tetanus/pertussis) Primary immunization of 3 doses at 4-8 week intervals beginning when 6-8 weeks old; a 4th dose given 1 year after the 3rd dose. A 5th dose given prior to school entry unless the 4th dose was given after the 4th birthday. Td (tetanus/diphtheria) One dose every 10 years thereafter; latest dose must be current. Non-U.S. citizens must provide documentation of a series of 3 TD or DPT, the last dose in the past 10 years. Measles (rubeola, 10 day, red, hard) 1) 2 doses at least one month apart of live measles vaccine after January 1, 1969, and after 12 months of age; MMR is preferred if a second dose is needed prior to college attendance; OR 2) Date disease diagnosed and certified by a physician; OR 3) Lab test proving high immunity (laboratory report must be attached to the Immunization Information form). Mumps (2 doses at least one month apart of live mumps vaccine) 1) Live virus vaccine given after 12 months of age and after January 1, 1968; OR

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Date disease diagnosed and certified by a physician; OR ELISA or RHA lab test proving immunity (laboratory report must be attached to the Immunization Information form).

Rubella (german measles, 3 day) (HISTORY OF DISEASE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.) 1) Live virus vaccine given after 12 months of age and after June 19, 1969; OR 2) Lab test proving immunity (laboratory report must be attached to the Immunization Information form). MMR - 2 doses after May 1, 1971 and after 12 months of age. Polio Optional, but you are strongly encouraged to submit dates. Completion of Primary series: Oral Sabin (OPV) OR Injectable Salk (IPV) 3 doses/dates 4 doses/dates Meningitis Vaccine Optional but all freshmen are encouraged to have this vaccine prior to arrival on campus. Gardasil Vaccine Optional but all women aged 26 years and younger are encouraged to consider this vaccine. Proof of Freedom from Tuberculosis Required for all students who are not U.S. citizens. There are no exemptions from the tuberculin skin test. 1) Tuberculin skin test must be administered at the UIS Campus Health Service upon arrival and before you may register for classes. 2) If the skin test is positive, a chest x-ray is required. 3) Students who have had a positive tuberculin skin test in the past are required to bring a statement from the health care provider who performed the test, giving the date of the test and the size of the induration in millimeters. If you have had a positive tuberculin skin test, a chest x-ray will be required when you arrive on campus. NOTE: A non-refundable twenty-five dollar ($25) non-compliance fee will be assessed to any student who is not 100% in compliance by the 10th day of classes in the fall and spring semester, or the 5th day of classes in the summer semester; i.e., a student who has not provided proof of immunity to tetanus/diphtheria, measles, mumps, and rubella and attached it to the UIS form with student’s signature. Students who are not in compliance by the end of their first semester at UIS will not be allowed to register for a second semester until they are in compliance. 2.07-00359-44041

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REQUIRED IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION Illinois State law requires students who attend Illinois colleges and universities to provide documentation of certain vaccine preventable diseases. Students who are not in complete compliance with the requirements by the 5th day of classes in summer or the 10th day in fall/spring will be assessed a non-refundable $25 fee and a hold will be placed on their registration for the next semester. Sending a copy of the student’s Illinois school health record may provide proof in certain instances, of immunity to some diseases. All documents must be verified and signed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches (M.D. or D.O.); local health authority, college or University Health Service, Registered Nurse, or an Illinois Department of Public Health recognized vaccine provider. Please return this form along with any additional immunization records at least four weeks prior to your first term at UIS. 1st Semester of enrollment Sex Last Name

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NOTE EXEMPTION: Individuals born before 1-1-1957 are exempt from further documentation and need only complete this section of this form, except for the Td requirement below. However, completed information could be useful in the event of an outbreak at UIS. STATEMENT BY THE STUDENT: I authorize UIS to release this immunization information to the Illinois Department of Public Health, or its designated representative, for compliance audits and in the event of a health or safety emergency. Signature of Student

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Rubella (German measles, three-day) 1. One dose required after 12 months of age, AND after live vaccine available (6-19-69) (proof of illness not acceptable)

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Td (tetanus/diphtheria) / Tdap (tetanus/diphtheria/acellular pertussis) 3 dates required: Td/Tdap: #1 circle one

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 If medically exempt from any of the above vaccines: Attach a physician’s statement of contraindication with date exemption ends and diagnosis. SIGNATURE of Health Care Provider (MD, DO, RN) completing above information Signature/Title:

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IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION INSTRUCTIONS • In accordance with state legislation and actions of the Illinois Department of Public Health, the University of Illinois at Springfield requires that this document be completed and returned one month prior to the first day of the semester in which a student is first enrolled. The requirement applies to all newly admitted students, including new graduate students, readmitted students, transfer and Peoria students. • STUDENTS MUST SHOW PROOF OF IMMUNIZATIONS. HAVE A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER COMPLETE THIS FORM OR SEEK IMMUNIZATION RECORDS FROM PERSONAL PHYSICIAN OR THE MEDICAL RECORD PORTION OF HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT, OR MILITARY RECORDS. • If completed by Physician/Health Care Provider, signature, address, phone number and verifying information is required. • ALL DATES MUST INCLUDE MONTH/DAY/YEAR. • KEEP A COPY of this form for your personal health records or in the event it is not received by UIS Campus Health Service. For additional immunization information, call UIS Campus Health Service at (217) 206-6676.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Immunization Information Instructions As a result of public health concerns, as reflected by State Legislation and actions of the Illinois Department of Public Health, the University of Illinois at Springfield requires that this document be completed. This includes all newly admitted students, new graduate students, readmitted students, transfer and Peoria students. BRING THE COMPLETED FORM, SIGNED BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, TO UIS CAMPUS HEALTH SERVICE, BSB 20, BEFORE REGISTRATION.

If complete immunization information is not received, an immunization “hold” will prevent you from registering for classes in the next semester.  Tuberculosis skin testing must be done at the Campus Health Service upon arrival. There are no exemptions for this, and it is mandatory. Students may not register until this is completed. If you have been treated for Tuberculosis, please bring medical records translated into English. If diagnosed as a known positive reactor to tuberculosis, documentation is required.  All records not in English must be accompanied by a certified translation.  Acceptable medical exemptions are pregnancy, suspected pregnancy, allergies to vaccine, immunosuppression or certain severe illnesses, and must include physician’s letter of explanation with the date exemption ends and the diagnosis.  All dates must have Month, Day and Year of each given vaccination.  The Immunization Form is to be completed and signed by a Health Care Provider (RN, MD, DO), address and phone number must be included.  A student with vaccine exemption will be excluded from the University in the event of a measles, rubella, mumps, or diphtheria outbreak in accordance with Public Health Law. Keep a copy of this form for your personal health records or in the event it is not received by the UIS Campus Health Service. For additional immunization information, call (217) 206-6676, Fax (217) 206-7779, e-mail www.uis.edu/healthservices/.

For all students who request exemption on religious grounds: State law permits exemption from immunization for those who object to immunizations on religious grounds. General philosophical or moral objection to immunization is not sufficient for an exemption on religious grounds. Additional information may be required by UIS at a later date. Statement of student: Please state the basis of your objections:

Signature of Student

Date MAIL COMPLETED IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION FORM AND HEALTH HISTORY FORM TO: UIS Campus Health Service, One University Plaza, MS BSB 20, Springfield, IL 62703-5407 Phone: (217) 206-6676 Fax: (217) 206-7779

If complete immunization information is not received by the due date, an immunization “hold” will prevent you from registering for classes in your second semester and changing classes during your first semester, and a non-compliance fee of $25 will be charged. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/HIGHLY RECOMMENDED VACCINES – THE FOLLOWING ARE NOT REQUIRED Hepatitis B vaccine

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Meningococcal meningitis is an infection of the brain and its covering layers. It may cause death or permanent disability. College freshmen, especially those who live in residence halls, are at modestly increased risk for this infection. This form of meningitis is passed from person to person by close contact. There is an immunization available that affords substantial protection against this disease. For more information about this disease or vaccine, please visit our web site: www.uis.edu/healthservices. All vaccines available through UIS Campus Health Services may be subject to additional charge.

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Date: Printed by Authority of the State of Illinois 0708-400-45677