To ensure that your transition into college life is a smooth one, McNally Smith has developed a comprehensive two-day orientation to introduce you to campus resources and help you build a network of peers. New and transfer students are required to attend this orientation. You will receive detailed information and hear from an Orientation Leader prior to your orientation date.

Please feel free to contact us at any time with questions or concerns. We look forward to meeting you soon!

Spring 2012 Student Orientation Dates

Day 1: Tuesday, January 10

• 1 p.m.: Check-In
• 1:30 p.m.: Day 1 Orientation Begins
• 5:30 p.m.: Dinner and Concert

Day 2: Wednesday, January 11

• 9:00 a.m.: Check-In
• 9:30 a.m.: Day 2 Orientation Begins
• 2:30 p.m.: Day 2 Orientation Ends

We’ve created some additional resources to help prepare you for your transition to college life at McNally Smith:

• Welcome Letter (pdf)
• New Student Checklist (pdf)
• Things to Consider for New Students (pdf)

Parent Orientation

There is no Spring Parent Orientation. Parents should have received a McNally Smith Parent Orientation Handbook in the mail. If you did not, contact tom.loftus@mcnallysmith.edu and we’ll send you one in the mail. For further questions about Orientation, contact:

Office of Student Affairs
651.361.3425
studentaffairs@mcnallysmith.edu

Placement Testing at Orientation

Save time and money by taking placements tests for Music Theory, Ear Training, and Desktop Publishing at Orientation. This gives you the opportunity to test up to your appropriate level of knowledge and/or skill.

Placement testing will take place:

• Music Theory: Tuesday, January 10 at 10:00 a.m. (Room 202)
• Ear Training: Wednesday, January 11 at 2:30 p.m. (Room 202)
• Desktop Publishing: Wednesday, January 11 at 2:30 plml (Room 256)

If you are interested in taking the Music Theory and Ear Training placement exam, please take these self-tests first to help you determine whether or not you should take the full placement exams.

• Music Theory Self-Test (pdf)
• Ear Training Self-Test (pdf)

Desktop Publishing: Students who have a significant amount of skill and experience using Finale or Sibelius notation software are encouraged to take the exam. If you feel that you could copy parts 1 and 2 of the Mock Exams below as indicated with 50 minutes, you have a good chance of testing out of MUS143. Students must score at least an 80% to test out of MUS143.

• MUS143 Mock Test pt. 1
• MUS143 Mock Test pt. 2

Students who successfully test-out of a class will be charged a one-time $400 test-out fee, regardless of how many courses are tested out of.

If you have questions about placement testing, contact Dr. Jay Fuchs, Music Theory Dept. Head at jay.fuchs@mcnallysmith.edu. For questions about Desktop Publishing placement testing, Contact Pete Whitman at pete.whitman@mcnallysmith.edu.