ORIENTAT NEW STUDENT
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New Student Orientation is an essential part of your undergraduate college experience and provides a foundation for success. Online Orientation will provide you with details about campus life, student services, and degree requirements. Completion of Online Orientation is required for all incoming undergraduate students and will provide you with course registration access for your first term.
NEW STUDENT O R I E N TAT I O N STEPS
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Set Up Your Student Account Ensure you have set up your student account. You will need to wait 24 hours after account setup before you can sign up for Orientation.
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Confirm Enrollment All newly admitted students must confirm enrollment to guarantee your spot at PSU. Sign Up for and Complete Online Orientation Completion of Online Orientation provides you with course registration access for your first term of classes.
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W H AT T O E X P E C T On June 15, you’ll receive an email reminder to sign up for New Student Orientation. You will need to log in to the Orientation portal to sign up. On June 21, you’ll get access to your Online Orientation module. A notification will be sent to your @pdx.edu email address with your unique link to complete the module. You will receive this email within 30 minutes of registering. Your link is unique to you and your student account. You will not be able to access Online Orientation with anyone else’s link. Click the unique link in the email to begin your Online Orientation and complete the module. The module is self-paced, takes approximately 90 minutes to complete, and can be completed at any time that works for your schedule. Your link to the online orientation will expire three weeks after receiving it. WELCOME WEBINARS You’ll join staff from PSU’s Academic Advising team during one of these optional freshman student or transfer student-specific webinars and learn about PSU’s advising pathways. We strongly encourage you to join us for one of these live events to learn more about how your advisor can best support you during your time at PSU. Family members or those supporting new PSU students are also invited to attend.
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Register for Classes After completing the module, you’re ready to register for courses.
You'll join PSU’s Academic Advising team during one of these optional freshman student or transfer student specific webinars. Meet the advising staff and learn about PSU’s advising pathways. We’ll lay out the framework for New Student Orientation in our remote environment. You’ll also have the chance to ask questions about how your advisor can best support you during your time as a PSU student. (All times are in Pacific time.)
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Attend a Virtual Registration Lab
Freshman:
Looking for guidance around course registration? PSU staff and Orientation Leaders will be ready to help you in the process of selecting your first term courses.
Transfer:
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Wednesday, June 16, 10:00 am
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Thursday, June 17, 10:00 am
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Thursday, June 24th, 12:00 pm
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Wednesday, June 23, 12:00 pm
Sign Up: pdx.edu/admissions/orientation/engage
