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常见问题的

• Will my student have an academic advisor?

  学术咨询计划的主要目的是帮助学生制定有意义的教育计划，与他们的人生目标相适应. At Saint 弗朗西斯 University, academic advising is viewed as a continuous process of clarification and evaluation. 学业成功和第一年体验中心与学术顾问和学生一起工作，以帮助支持教育需求和目标. 该办公室向所有学生开放，作为额外和/或补充的学术资源. 

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  As part of the University’s First-Year Advising Program, 入学学生在新生入学前的夏季入学指导和学术注册(SOAR)项目中被分配给指导老师. 这些学术顾问通过在大一期间提供指导和支持，帮助学生解决学术和过渡问题.

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  Individual academic advising conferences are available to students each semester. 顾问将审查和利用有关学生的学术和教育需求的现有数据, 表演, 目标, and problems. 决定人生目标和教育计划的最终责任在于学生. 顾问将帮助确定和评估备选方案以及决策的后果.If you need additional help beyond your assigned academic advisor, 学术成功中心提供个人和预约服务 & First Year Experience in Saint 弗朗西斯 Hall.

• Do we need to apply for financial aid every year?

  是的!

  学生必须每年使用最新的税务信息完成联邦学生援助免费申请(FAFSA)，以获得最大的机构考虑, federal and 状态 eligibility.  只要学生遵守奖学金的条款和条件，奖学金每年都会更新. 

• Does my student need to have health insurance

  是的.

  All full-time students must have health insurance.  They can be covered under parent or spouse insurance plans, 或者他们可以参加博彩平台的学生健康保险计划.  学生将在秋季学期开始时获得有关大学健康保险计划的信息.  这将取决于学生决定大学的计划是否适合他们.

  学生每年都需要注册或放弃博彩平台的健康保险.

• What resources are available for non-Catholic students?

  校园事工部为所有信仰传统的成员提供敬拜和祷告以及团契和服务机会.  每周日在校园举行不分宗派的基督教赞美敬拜仪式. 校园里还有许多古色古香的地方可供安静的祈祷和反思，包括DiSepio研究所的精神健康室. 团契有机会，如Cru，基督教运动员团契和圣经学习. 

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  亚洲博彩的同伴事工项目由学生组成，他们是基督教信仰的见证人. 他们为同学提供教牧关怀、静修、祷告和服事的机会.  这群充满活力的年轻人每年举办大约130个项目，包括4到5个对所有大学生开放的静修活动.

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  A newer addition to the faith life on campus is the F.I.S.H. (Faith Inspired Student Housing) program.  这个生活和学习社区提供了一个机会，基督教学生可以争取健康, 平衡, interpersonal relationships and challenge each other to develop spiritually, emotionally and academically.  那些参与以信仰为基础的住房项目的学生全年提供各种各样的项目.

• Can my student have a car on campus & what is the cost for a parking permit?

  是的, your child can have a car on campus. However we encourage freshman to carefully consider their need for a vehicle.  停车是有限的，停车分配后，获得博彩平台停车许可证.  Permits for resident students are  $130 per year.  Commuter rates are $110 per year.    

• My student does not have a car. What transportation resources are available?

  博彩平台交通服务计划可帮助学生连接到当地的交通中心乘坐巴士, 火车, or airline transportation to get back and forth from home during academic breaks (i.e. 期中假期、感恩节和复活节假期、学期开始和学期结束).

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  SFU运输公司定期为Johnstown/Cambria县机场和Altoona- blair县机场提供航班服务，并为Altoona运输中心提供Amtrak火车和灰狗巴士服务.  此外，SFU运输还服务于匹兹堡国际机场.  Low standard rates are charged for students who utilize regularly-scheduled shuttles; a more competitive, 对于希望在常规服务之外获得更个性化服务的学生，收取溢价.

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  学生参与中心提供的其他服务包括工作日晚上到当地商店购物，包括埃本斯堡沃尔玛, and shopping malls and plazas in both Johnstown and Altoona.  This service is free of charge and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Will my student be provided a laptop?

  All full-time undergraduate students are required to purchase a laptop through the Laptop Program, which grants students access to the most up-to-date academic software, 互联网, 电子邮件, and printing services.