Resources you need

Student Support

• Student Accessibility and Educational Opportunity: Offers support services to students who have a documented disability
• Division for Academic Success: Offers disability support services to students who have a documented disability
• Financial aid: Connects students with resources that help make college affordable
• Military Student Services: Eases the transition to college for veterans, service members and military families
• Student employment: Jobs at VCU open to students only
• Transfer Center: Offers resources, programs and support specifically for transfer students
• TRiO: Provides individualized assistance to low-income students, first-generation college students and students with documented disabilities
• VCU Career Services: Assists students and alumni with job searching, writing resumes, preparing for interviews and more
• You First at VCU: Helps first-generation students connect with resources that will help them navigate college life

Student Life

• Code of conduct: All students are responsible for knowing and following these policies
• Dining: Offers more than 20 on-campus dining spots and lots of different dining
• Division for Inclusive Excellence: Focused on creating an environment in which people of all life experiences and cultural backgrounds are valued and supported
• Division of Student Affairs: Offers services and programs that help create a student-centered culture promoting community, encouraging engagement and developing students to be contributing citizens in a global and diverse society
• Events calendar: Listing of the thousands of events that take place on both campuses each year
• Housing: Offers a wide variety of safe, inclusive and well-maintained on-campus living options
• Off-campus housing search: Listing of off-campus rental options
• Office of Multicultural Affairs: Office of Multicultural Student Affairs offers cultural diversity programs, diversity, inclusion, and social justice dialogues and workshops, leadership and mentoring opportunities, and cultural identity discussion groups. Go to omsa@vcu.edu for more information about OMSA's programs and initiatives.
• Recreational Sports: Offers a variety of fitness, sports, outdoor, aquatics and wellness activities
• Pay your bill: Bills issued electronically and payment due at the start of the semester
• University Student Commons and Activities: The hub of student life at VCU
• VCUCard: Official ID card of the university

Health and Safety

• Counseling services: Provides students with mental health care via appointments Monday through Friday
• Health services: Clinics for students on both campuses that provide high-quality outpatient medical services, pharmacy services, after-hours phone consultation and more
• JED Campus program: An initiative that supports student well-being and mental health
• Sexual violence reporting and resources: VCU’s Title IX office can help you navigate your options
• Health Promotion and Well-Being Center: Helps students achieve a healthy lifestyle by providing education on nutrition, stress, domestic violence, alcohol and substance abuse, and more
• VCU Alert: Operating status, current advisories, preparedness information and text alert signup details
• VCU Police: Safety resources and programs, daily incident logs and more

Academic Resources

• Academic calendars: Semester start dates, end dates and everything in between
• Academic programs A to Z: Alphabetical listing of all degree and certificate programs
• Advising: Helps students select academic programs and identify educational goals
• Barnes & Noble @ VCU: VCU's official bookstore, Monroe Park Campus location
• Barnes & Noble @ VCU Medical Center: VCU’s official bookstore, MCV Campus location
• Bulletins: VCU’s official academic catalogs
• Campus Learning Center: Offers individual and group academic support to all undergraduates
• Course descriptions: Alphabetical listing of all courses offered at VCU
• Global Education Office: Home to study abroad and VCU’s English Language Program; also offers support to international students
• Intersession: Helps students meet academic needs and interests during winter break
• Records and Registration: Assists students with academic records, course registration and graduation progress
• Schedule of classes: Listing of classes offered by semester
• Scholarships available: Listing of scholarships offered by VCU schools and departments
• Study abroad: VCU offers a wide array of study abroad programs and options
• Summer Studies: Provides additional courses to help students catch up, stay on track or get ahead
• Transcripts: Students and alumni can request transcripts of their academic records
• VCU Libraries: Two main libraries — Cabell Library on the Monroe Park Campus and Tompkins-McCaw Library on the MCV Campus
• Writing Center: Provides peer-based support to help students become stronger writers

Getting Around Campus

• Maps and directions: Campus maps, as well as information and photos of each building
• RamRide: Free shuttle service between and around campuses for faculty, staff and students
• RamSafe: Free transportation to on-campus locations and nearby residences and buildings within defined boundaries between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m.
• Parking: Information on VCU’s parking decks and other facilities

Technology Needs

• fixIT: VCU’s in-house computer repair shop, located in the RamTech store
• IT Support Center: Offers 24/7 phone support, live chat and online help request submission, as well as walk-in support during certain hours
• RamTech: VCU’s computer store located on the Monroe Park Campus