1. education
2. graduate school
3. college

Weekend Admitted Student Day
Sample Schedule of Events
find your edge ®
Welcome to Hofstra
University’s
(Refer to campus map on back cover for locations.)
Admitted
Student Day
CHECK-IN
Paying for College
8 a.m.
Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center,
North Campus
10:45 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.
103 Breslin Hall, South Campus
Refreshments and academic building tours will be available.
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY WELCOME
9 a.m.
Pride Guides will escort you to your Hofstra University Welcome!
Financial Aid administrators discuss funding sources available to
help students and families finance the cost of a college education.
Student Financial Services Fair
11:15 a.m.-2:15 p.m.
Café Bistro at Bits ‘n’ Bytes
Memorial Hall, South Campus
E
L
P
M
A
S
FIRST-YEAR PROGRAMS
INFORMATION SESSIONS
First-Year Connections and New College
for Interdisciplinary Studies*
10 a.m.
John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus
Honors College**
10 a.m.
Monroe Lecture Center Theater, South Campus
11 a.m.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater,
Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
School for University Studies*
10 a.m.
246 East Library Wing, Axinn Library, South Campus
TRANSFER TO HOFSTRA –
A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
10 a.m.
Admission Center Theater, Bernon Hall, South Campus
Meet your Student Financial Services counselors and learn about the
many tools offered to you on the Hofstra portal. Financial Aid
counselors will be available to answer your individual questions.
Student Services Fair
11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Multipurpose Room
Mack Student Center, North Campus
Representatives will be available from Admission, Advisement, Athletics,
The Career Center, Multicultural & International Student Programs,
Orientation and New Student Programs, Parent and Family Programs,
Recreation and Intramural Programs, ROTC, Services for Students with
Disabilities, Spirit Support, Student Computing Services, Student
Employment, Student Leadership and Activities, and the Health and
Wellness Center. Refreshments will be available.
Student Organizations and Performances
11:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m.
Mack Student Center, North Campus
Meet representatives from some of Hofstra’s more than 170 clubs
and organizations and enjoy student performances.
Pride Parent Connection
12:15-1:15 p.m.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater,
Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
New students aren’t the only ones joining the Hofstra family.
David Franklin, parent of a member of the Class of 2011, discusses
resources and opportunities available through Hofstra’s Office of
Parent and Family Programs as well as events like Family Weekend,
Sibling Day and Parent Orientation.
ACADEMIC FAIRS
Class of 2013 Pre-Union
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
12:15-1:15 p.m.
Plaza Room, Mack Student Center, North Campus
Representatives from the Frank G. Zarb School of Business,
Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Honors College, New
College for Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Communication, School
of Education, Health and Human Services, and School for University
Studies share information about our academic programs. Please refer to
the academic fair program guide for college and department locations.
Bus service to and from Hagedorn Hall will be available from John
Cranford Adams Playhouse and Monroe Lecture Center until 12:30 p.m.
* See session descriptions on pages 6 and 7.
**By invitation only.
Meet your current Hofstra Facebook friends as well as your future
roommates, study partners or new friends at this gathering for admitted
students only.
Admission Farewell – Secure Your Seat!
Noon-2 p.m.
Mack Student Center Atrium, North Campus
Admission staff will be available to answer questions before you end your
day with us. Enrollment-Orientation deposits will be accepted at this time.
CAMPUS TOURS
Academic Building Tours
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Axinn Library Lobby, South Campus
Hofstra University Pride Guides provide tours of the
South Campus.
We are pleased to announce
the launch of Define ’09: New
Challenges, New Solutions,
a yearlong series of programs
designed to examine the new
presidential administration,
its policies and initiatives, the
challenges we currently face
and ways to address our country’s most pressing issues.
For more information, please visit hofstra.edu/define09.
Residence Hall Tours
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
The Netherlands, North Campus
After a brief information session, Residential Programs
staff will direct you to residence halls to see our various
living options. Information sessions will start on the hour and
half hour and will be followed by a tour. The last information
session will begin at 1:30 p.m.
E
L
P
M
A
S
Alliance Hall
Room Types: Single, Double, Triple, Quad and
Accessible Single
Liberty/Republic (Honors College Housing)
Room Type: Double
Netherlands North (First-Year Student Housing)
Room Type: Suite
New Complex (First-Year Student Housing)
Room Type: Suite
Commuting Student Affairs
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
The Netherlands, North Campus
Planning on commuting this fall? Learn about the many
exciting opportunities to be involved in campus life.
Swim Center and Recreation Center
Noon-2 p.m.
Physical Fitness/Swim Center, North Campus
Recreation Center, North Campus
BOOKSTORE COUPON
The Hofstra University Bookstore welcomes you to
NEED ASSISTANCE ?
Ask anyone wearing a Hofstra nametag
for assistance throughout the campus.
Lost and Found: David S. Mack Public Safety
and Information Center, South Campus
Admitted Student Day
We are located in the
Mack Student Center Atrium, North Campus.
Present this coupon today and receive a 10-percent
discount on all regularly priced
Hofstra insignia merchandise.
The Hofstra Bookstore is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Elementary Education
Information sessions will be held at 10:45 and 11:30 a.m.
First-Year Connections and New College for Interdisciplinary Studies:
Seminars, Clusters and Block Courses
Hofstra’s first-year seminars, clusters and block courses are designed to get your college experience off to a great start. At the heart
of the program are small classes taught by distinguished faculty in areas of interest ranging from architecture to writing. Not only
will these courses introduce you to the intellectual and social life of the University, but – even if you are undecided about a major –
they will also help you satisfy the general education requirements for all majors.
E
L
P
M
A
S
Hofstra University Honors College (HUHC)
Through an innovative curriculum centered in the liberal arts and compatible with all majors, Honors College serves students
who perform at the highest academic levels in all undergraduate programs. The curriculum is designed to provide a wide-ranging
and multidisciplinary intellectual experience while fostering a sense of community and identity among the cohort of students who
share the HUHC experience. High-achieving applicants are invited to join Honors College. SAT scores for the middle 50 percent
of the fall 2008 Honors College class range from 1280 to 1360.
Transfer students are invited to join HUHC if they have at least 24 college credits and a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Courses taken for college credit in high school are not counted in the 24-credit minimum.
Languages and Study Abroad Programs
The Department of Comparative Literature and Languages includes Arabic, Chinese, German, Greek (Ancient and Modern),
Hebrew, Japanese, Latin, Persian, Russian and Swahili. The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures includes French,
French Literature in Translation, Italian, Italian Literature in Translation, Italian Studies, Portuguese, Spanish, Spanish Literature
in Translation and Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Winter study abroad programs include Athens, London, and Venice.
Summer study abroad programs include China, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan and Spain.
INTERESTED IN STUDY ABROAD?
Visit the Breslin Hall second floor lobby from
10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. to learn more!
Legal Education Accelerated Program (LEAP)
is a six-year combined B.A./J.D. program. Students
admitted into this program pursue a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) at Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for three years
and then have the opportunity to complete a Juris Doctor (J.D.) at Hofstra University School of Law in three additional years.
Admission to Hofstra University School of Law is predicated on LEAP students earning a total of 95 semester hours in
residence (94 of them in liberal arts), meeting all requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, achieving a cumulative GPA
of 3.4 in course work toward the B.A., and achieving an LSAT score in junior year that is no lower than the median LSAT
score for the prior year’s full-time entering class at Hofstra University School of Law. The combined degree (B.A./J.D.) normally
takes a total of six years to complete, which is one year less than the typical law school graduate. Admission to this program is
open only to first-year students and is highly selective. Applicants must have a combined SAT score of 1200 (or an ACT
score of 27) and an overall high school GPA of 3.5 (or be in the top 15 percent of their high school graduating class) in
order to be considered for admission.
School for University Studies has two programs: the First-Year Program and the Transfer Program. Hofstra’s School
for University Studies focuses on serving students who have demonstrated their potential in nontraditional ways. Personalized
instruction. Individual advisement. They’re all here to help you find your edge.
E
L
P
M
A
S
School of Communication
With state-of-the-art facilities and an award-winning faculty, Hofstra University’s School of Communication offers students the
opportunity to study art, theory, techniques and technology in three disciplines:
4Radio, Television, Film
4Journalism, Media Studies and Public Relations
4Speech Communication, Rhetoric and Performance Studies (See description below.)
Information sessions will be held at 10:45 and 11:30 a.m.
In addition, you will be able to visit WRHU Radio Hofstra University, which provides professional broadcast training to qualified
Hofstra University students. WRHU broadcasts more than 40 different musical and informational formats to the country’s 18th-largest
radio market on 88.7 FM, and webstreams to the world at WRHU.org.
Secondary Education
Information sessions will be held at 10:45 and 11:30 a.m.
Speech Communication, Rhetoric and Performance Studies
The philosophy of the Department of Speech Communication, Rhetoric and Performance Studies is based on the recognition that our
society is enmeshed in an all-encompassing, interdependent, and ever-expanding web of human and technological communication.
Students who major in or take courses in this department learn how the communication process works in interpersonal and group
settings, in formal organizations, and in public communication situations. The primary goals of the curriculum are to develop
competencies in observing, analyzing and evaluating communication practices; knowledge about human communication theory;
and communication skills in a variety of settings.
Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
The Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences in Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers comprehensive
programs of study for those who are interested in human communication and communication disorders. Within the context of an
education in the liberal arts and sciences, the major introduces students to the theories, methods and clinical practices in audiology
and speech-language pathology. In addition to faculty who are experts in the field, the department has numerous research laboratories
and an on-campus clinic designed to enhance opportunities for student learning.
Academic Fair Program Guide
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
College
Building
Room
FRANK G. ZARB SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
C.V. Starr Hall
See department listings below.
HOFSTRA COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
AND SCIENCES
See department listings below.
See department listings below.
HONORS COLLEGE*
Axinn Library
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
NEW COLLEGE FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES*
Breslin Hall
Second Floor Lobby
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION*
Dempster Hall
Studio A
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Hagedorn Hall
See department listings below.
SCHOOL FOR UNIVERSITY STUDIES*
Breslin Hall
Second Floor Lobby
Program
Building
Room
FIRST-YEAR CONNECTIONS*
Breslin Hall
Second Floor Lobby
ACCOUNTING, TAXATION AND
LEGAL STUDIES IN BUSINESS
C.V. Starr Hall
210
ANTHROPOLOGY
Breslin Hall
Second Floor Lobby
BIOLOGY
Gittleson Hall
208
E
L
P
M
A
S
CHEMISTRY
Berliner Hall
101
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Adams Hall
204
DANCE
Lowe Hall
108
DRAMA
New Academic Building
200
ECONOMICS
Breslin Hall
Second Floor Lobby
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION*
Hagedorn Hall
005
ENGINEERING
Weed Hall
204
ENGLISH
Breslin Hall
Second Floor Lobby
FINANCE
C.V. Starr Hall
104 (Greenberg Trading Room)
FINE ARTS, ART HISTORY AND HUMANITIES
Calkins Hall
208
FORENSIC SCIENCE
Berliner Hall
207
GEOLOGY
Berliner Hall
101
GLOBAL STUDIES AND GEOGRAPHY
Breslin Hall
Second Floor Lobby
HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND FAMILY STUDIES
Hagedorn Hall
First Floor Lobby
HISTORY
Breslin Hall
Second Floor Lobby
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/
QUANTITATIVE METHODS
C.V. Starr Hall
205
JOURNALISM, MEDIA STUDIES,
AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
Dempster Hall
Studio A
LANGUAGES AND STUDY ABROAD*
Breslin Hall
Second Floor Lobby
LEGAL EDUCATION ACCELERATED PROGRAM*
Breslin Hall
202
MANAGEMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND
GENERAL BUSINESS
C.V. Starr Hall
310
MARKETING AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
C.V. Starr Hall
109
MATHEMATICS
Berliner Hall
101
MUSIC
New Academic Building
010
PHILOSOPHY
Breslin Hall
Second Floor Lobby
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT SCIENCES
Hagedorn Hall
First Floor Lobby
101
PHYSICS/ASTRONOMY/METEOROLOGY
Berliner Hall
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Breslin Hall
Second Floor Lobby
PREMEDICAL STUDIES
Berliner Hall
117
202
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT STUDIES PROGRAM
Monroe Lecture Center
PSYCHOLOGY
Breslin Hall
211
RADIO, TELEVISION, FILM
Dempster Hall
Studio A
RELIGION
Breslin Hall
Second Floor Lobby
SECONDARY EDUCATION*
Hagedorn Hall
285
SOCIOLOGY
Breslin Hall
Second Floor Lobby
SPEECH COMMUNICATION,
RHETORIC AND PERFORMANCE STUDIES*
Dempster Hall
Studio A
SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING SCIENCES*
Davison Hall
104
WOMEN’S STUDIES
Breslin Hall
Second Floor Lobby
WRITING STUDIES AND COMPOSITION
Breslin Hall
Second Floor Lobby
*See session description on pages 6 and 7.
CAMPUS MAP
DOVER
PO
RT
SM
PRO
OU
VID
ENC
TH
E
CY
IN
QU
SALEM
W
E
HOFSTRA BLVD.
EAD
PST
HEM
K
YOR
NEW
RECREATION
CENTER
PARKING
ILL
IA
MS
BU
RG
JAMESTOWN
N
W
SUFFOLK
HALL
NASSAU
HALL
PLYMOUTH
N
TO
MP
GE
BRID
HA
CAM
NEWPORT
CHARLES LINDBERGH BLVD.
NORWICH
PARKING
PARKI
COLONIAL DRIVE
AMPHITHEATER
OAK STREET
REPUBLIC
FIELD 6
HOFSTRA USA
H
RT
NO
UNIVERSITY FIELD
N
ER
ARENA
V.I.P.
PARKING
ROAD
DOME
REPUBLIC BLVD.
UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE
HALL
HOFSTRA BLVD.
S
.
VD
BL
FIELD HOCKEY STADIUM
SOFTBALL
STADIUM
FIELD 6B
FIELD 6
CENTE
FIELD 7
DAVID S. MACK
SPORTS AND
EXHIBITION
COMPLEX
ATHLETIC FIELD
FIELD 6A
VANDER POEL
HALL
H
RT
NO
N
ER
IM
PFC SW
ESTABROOK
HALL
.
VD
BL
EAST
GATE
ROAD
PHYSICAL
FITNESS
CENTER
HOFSTRA
DOME
DOME ROAD
ENTERPRISE
HALL
R WEST
LIBERTY
FIELD
6C
SOCCER STADIUM
WEEB
EWBANK
HALL
HUMAN
RESOURCES
CENTER
PAYROLL
FIELD 7
BILL
OF
RIGHTS
HALL
UNIVERSITY
CLUB
PARKING
PARKING
NETHERLANDS
CORE
N
UNISPA
FIELD 2B
CAFÉ ON
HALL
THE QUAD McEWEN
DELI
PLACE
EAST STAND
S
MEADOWBRO
OK
SHUART
STADIUM
WEST STAND
S
UE
PHYSICAL
PLANT
RECEIVING
AND
STORES
UNIONDALE AVEN
MARGIOTTA
HALL
PA
VI
LI
O
N
BALDWIN COURT
SHAPIRO
ALUMNI
HOUSE
BERLINER
HALL
UE (HOFST
RA BLVD)
FIELD 2C
J.C.
ADAMS
PLAYHOUSE
WRHU
STADIUM ROAD
PARKING
C.V. STARR
HALL
MONROE
HALL
FIELD 1A
CAREER
CENTER
ATHLETIC FIELD
GITTLESON HALL
FIELD 1
SOUTH RO
AD
PARKING
ROOSEVELT
HALL
FIELD 1F
BUTLER
ANNEX
FIELD 1A
BARRICADE
NUE
NEWPORT AVE
NUE
FIELD 2D
U.F.D.
MAPLE AVE
NUE
FULTON AVENUE - HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE
JOAN
AXINN
HALL
GREENGR
OVE AVE
FIELD 2
SERYL AND
CHARLES
KUSHNER HALL
SCHOOL
OF
LAW
FENIMORE
AVE
BRESLIN
HALL
NUE
FIELD 2A
E
HAMILTON ROAD
SPIEGEL
THEATER
CALKINS HALL
AUDIO DEMPSTER
JOURNALISM HALL
FACILITY
HUNTINGTON
PLACE
THE
PINETUM
WELLER
HALL
NEW
ACADEMIC
BUILDING
JANE STREET
MASON
HALL
CALIFOR
NIA AVEN
D
ER
BROW
HALL
RA
HOFST
HALL
IPS
PHILLLL
HA
MEMORIAL
HALL
FIELD 4B
WEST CAMPUS
PARKING
HAGEDORN
HALL
PARKING
LOWE
HALL
FIELD 3
PARKING
BELMONT PLA
CE
HEGER
HALL
GALLON
WING
AR
BARNLL
HA
AD
AN RO
DUNC
SE LANE
PRIMRO
DAVID S. MACK
PUBLIC SAFETY
AND INFORMATION
CENTER
FIELD 1D
AXINN
LIBRARY
ON
DAVISLL
HA
HOUS
ADAMS
HALL
WEED
HALL
SERVICE ROA
D
NORTH STA
NDS
HAUSER
HALL
D
HOLLAN
LANE
ING
RK
PA
G
IN
RK
PA
BERNON
HALL
ADMISSIONS
CENTER
5
CHERRY
CALIFORNIA
AVENUE
GATE
FIELD 7
WAY
CROSS
NITY
OMMRU
E
MAN C
SALTZICES CENT
FIELD
SERV
RNPIKE
AD TU
MPSTE
UE - HE
N AVEN
FULTO
RAMP
RNPIKE
AD TU
MPSTE
UE - HE
N AVEN
FULTO
P
M
RA
FOOTBALL
DOME
MACK HALL BIRD
UNIVERSITY SANCTUARY
CLUB
LENOX AVE
NU
X
OMPLE
NEW C
COOLING
TOWER
E ROADFIELD 4A
G
PARKIN
OAK STREET
RIDGE
PED. B
WEST
RENSSELAER
NATURAL
GRASS
FIELD
SONDRA AND DAVID S. MACK
STUDENT CENTER
STRIP PARKING
ORANG
E
AMSTERDA
M
BRUEKELE
N
UTRECHT
ROAD
CIRCLE
WEST
NCE
TENA
MAINDING
BUIL
ARTIFICIAL
TURF PRACTICE
FOOTBALL FIELD
EAST
ALLIANCE
HALL
HOFSTRA BLVD.
R
GE
CHECK-IN
IS HERE
TENNIS COURTS
TENNIS COURTS
GE
PED. BRID
BASIN
GRADUATE
RESIDENCE
DE
LF
T
G
WOOD
DECK
PRIVATE
PARKING
FIELD 6
GE
RECHAR
STRIP PARKING
DE
N
LE
I
IN
UE
ON
AG
GR
EH
TH
M
DA
ER
TT
RO
TI
LB
UR
HOFSTRA
SWIM
CENTER
CONSTITUTION
HALL
PARKING
PARKING
16852:1/09