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Orientation 2010

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Transfer
June 11
June 30
August 20

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Freshman
April 24*
June 14-15
June 17-18
June 21-22
June 24-25
July 1-2
* The April one-day session is designed specifically for local students or students that have made prior visits to campus.

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Academic Success
June 27-28**
**Academic Success students are required to attend this Orientation session.  Due to the specialized nature of the sessions, this Orientation session is closed to non-ASP students. 

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Summer Students
May 31***
***This session is designed specifically for students starting classes at the beginning of June 2010.

Orientation Fees & Registration

Registration for all new fall students begins in March. You can either register online now through CatWalk or by using the orientation brochure you’ll get in the mail. After we receive your registration card and payment, we'll send you a confirmation letter with information about your session.

Orientation Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.  As students complete the Orientation process, they lock into place their Fall course schedule.  Students are encouraged to select their Orientation date and complete CatWalk as soon as possible.  As the summer progresses, course availability goes down.   Therefore, students should make these key decisions as soon as possible. 

Here’s more about registering for New Student Orientation:

Fees & Payment
How to Register Online


Orientation Dates 2010

Friday, January 8, 2010   For all Spring Students - Freshman and Transfers


Fees & Payment

Your registration for orientation is not complete until we receive payment. We accept cancellations up to 10 working days before a scheduled orientation date.

Student fees are:

  • $55 for transfer student orientations
  • $90 for the one-day intensive freshman orientation sessions
  • $115 for the two-day freshman sessions
  • Early Arrival Fee $25.00 per person (limited to one day prior to orientation)
  • Late Departure $25.00 per person (limited to one day following orientation)

Parent fees:

  • $30 per parent for the one-day freshmen sessions
  • $75 for the first parent and $60 for the second parent for a two-day freshman session

There are no fees for parents attending with transfer students.

These fees support:

  • Orientation and other first-year student/family events
  • One night's housing
  • Lunch, dinner and snacks on day one
  • Breakfast and lunch on day two
  • Program materials

You may submit housing and tuition deposits by logging on at parent/guest payments

Here you’ll find the security log-in. Your “92” number is the student ID number; your date of birth is the password.

Once in the payment gateway you will see multiple choices for payments, one of which is orientation. Enter in your dollar figure and credit card information. Click only once on the payment button (please be patient, since this takes some time), and a confirmation page will pop up for your records. N.B. If you press the payment button multiple times, you will make multiple payments.

How to Register Online

To register online, go to CatWalk and log in using your student ID number (beginning with “92”) as your username and your date of birth (MMDDYY) as your password. Select your session to register for New Orientation. Your registration is not complete until payment is received.

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