Orientation is required for all new students. Our two-day summer programs (for incoming freshmen and transfer students) run throughout June and July. Orientation gives you the opportunity to take care of the business of becoming an IU student, but it's also when you'll begin to discover the possibilities available to you. Some of the things you'll do during orientation include:

• Academic advising, first semester schedule planning, and course registration
• Take required placement tests in math and foreign language, as well as various optional placement tests
• Get your student ID card
• Attend information sessions with current students, parents, and professors
• Stay overnight in a residence hall with other new students

Parent Orientation

Orientation isn't just for students. Your family will play an important role in your college success, so we offer a program designed especially for them. It runs concurrent with student orientation and includes sessions on campus resources, financial aid, academic support services and programs, and housing.

Registering for Orientation

Starting in mid-April, the Office of Orientation Programs will send out official invitations for New Student Orientation to admitted students. Freshmen entering for the fall semester must have paid their $100 enrollment deposit to receive an invitation and reservation information. You'll be able to make your reservation online and it will be processed in the order received. Confirmation letters (including your assigned orientation session) will begin to be sent in early May.

After Orientation

Your IU orientation doesn't end with the two-day experience on campus. There are two additional programs to keep in mind:

IUBeginnings

Are you an incoming freshman student? Would you like to start your college experience in a unique way? Take a fun-filled IUBeginnings adventure. Get to know IU and other new students as you go rock climbing, canoeing, camping, or complete a community service project. These programs take place right before the start of the fall semester.

Welcome Week

A key component of your transition to IU is Welcome Week. Designed to help you become more familiar with IU's people, places, and resources, Welcome Week will get you connected to the campus, the community, and all IU has to offer. Welcome Week begins on the same day the residence centers open for move in. Some highlights of the week include the Freshman Induction Ceremony and picnic, academic orientation, and CultureFest.

For more information on orientation and related events, visit the Office of Orientation Programs.

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