Subject: Orientation Information Part I
Welcome and Important Information on Enrollment in UT-SPH (1st in a series)
Congratulations on being admitted to the UT School of Public Health! We are excited to
welcome you as a member of the entering class of Spring, 2012. In the coming weeks, you will
receive a series of emails containing important information to prepare you for registering and
enrollment this fall. Completion of these steps will enable you the best possible enrollment
process. Be sure to update your email and address with the Registrar’s Office if they change.
Confirm Your Attendance: If your plans to enroll for the Spring 2012, have changed, please
inform the Student Affairs Office by updating the Admission Response Form at:
https://sphuth.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_b9jDMRbi5BvjliI. If you wish to defer your
enrollment to a later date, you may make that request by contacting Dr. Mary Ann Smith,
Associate Dean for Student Affairs at Mary.A.Smith@uth.tmc.edu.
New Student Orientation on January 4 - 5, 2012. Attendance on the 4th is MANDATORY
for all degree-seeking students. Additionally, International Students are required to attend
both days. More details will be provided soon. Course registration is contingent upon
attendance at Orientation.
Join the Facebook group UTSPH Entering Class of 2012 at:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/UTexasSPH-Entering-Class-Spring-2012/271899442844268
to receive reminders and information, and to connect with your classmates.
As a new student, you will be asked to identify yourself with your personal student
identification number, known as your A number. It is used to log in to UT Link, to register,
and for various identification purposes. If you have never been on UTLINK, your default PIN
is set as the last two digits of the year you were born and the two digit month you were born.
For example, July 1980 would be entered as 8007. You will be required to change your PIN the
first time you log in to UTLINK and at various times throughout the year.
Getting Ready to Register
Please login to UT Link (http://registrar.uth.tmc.edu/Registration/UTLINK_Instructions.pdf) to
determine your outstanding holds and to register for classes. To prepare you for the course
registration portion of orientation, we strongly recommend student view this presentation prior
to orientation.
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CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK: All new degree-seeking students are required
to complete a criminal background check. You must first sign and return the Signature
Form included with your admissions letter to:
Office of Student Affairs
Attn: Admissions
UT School of Public Health
1200 Pressler Street
Houston, TX 77030
Fax: 713-500-9068
International students who arrive in the US less than 30 days prior to Orientation are
exempt from this report. For more details, see your acceptance letter or consult the New
Student Orientation page at: http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/current-students/newlyadmitted-students/
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RESIDENCY QUESTIONNAIRE: Forms can be found at:
http://registrar.uth.tmc.edu/Services/Student_Forms.html#Residency Complete the form
and return it to:
UT-Health, Office of the Registrar
PO Box 20036
Houston TX 77225
Phone: 713-500-3361
Fax: 713-500-3356

IMMUNIZATION RECORDS: Forms can be found at:
http://registrar.uth.tmc.edu/Forms/immuform.pdf Complete the form and return it to:
UT-Health, Student Health Services
6410 Fannin Street, Suite 510
Houston TX 77030
Phone: 713-500-5171
Fax: 713-500-0605

FINAL OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS: Verify that all of your final official transcripts
have been received by the Registrar’s Office.
It is to your advantage to complete the above steps prior to attending orientation, as
registration for Spring 2012 classes is contingent upon completion of all items.
Questions may be directed to The Office of Student Affairs by calling 713-500-9032 or
via email at saffairs@uth.tmc.edu. You may also visit our New Student Orientation and
Checklist page at: http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/current-students/newly-admitted-students/
 Houston Incoming Students
All degree-seeking incoming students will be required to attend one Scientific Writing
for Graduate School Assessment and Workshop. The workshops will be offered during
the first 2 weeks of classes. Houston sessions will be limited to 20 participants per
session. Students are required to be registered for classes prior to attending the workshop
since a valid UTSPH ID and password are needed to login on the terminals in the
computer classroom. The same login information will also be used to access the UTSPH
online learning tool Blackboard (Bb) during the workshop. Following registration and
prior to attending the workshop, please check your UT webmail account at
https://webmail.uth.tmc.edu/ and also your Bb account
at https://bb.uth.tmc.edu/index3.html for access. You must have access to these two
tools to attend. Houston incoming students please select one of the dates below to
schedule your attendance.
Day/Date
Monday - January 9,
2012
Tuesday - January 10,
2012
Wednesday - January
11, 2012
Tuesday - January 17,
2012
Wednesday - January
18, 2012
Time
10:00 am –
12:00 pm
3:00 pm –
5:00 pm
12:00 pm –
2:00 pm
1:00 pm –
3:00 pm
12:00 pm –
2:00 pm
Houston Participants Only
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Ten_Jan_9_2012
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Three_Jan_10_2012
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Noon_Jan_11_2012
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ONE_Jan_17_2012
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Noon_Jan_18_2012
Classes begin on January 9, 2012. Watch for more information
about orientation, registration and advising coming soon!