Admissions

New Student Orientation - Fall

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New Student Orientation

Fall Term 2024

New Student Orientation is an essential part of your undergraduate college experience, provides a foundation for success, and is required for all incoming undergraduate students. New Student Orientation will provide you with details about campus life, student services, degree requirements, and, upon completion, you will receive course registration access for your first term. 

Fall New Student Orientation sessions take place in person on the PSU campus. 

Non-degree, postbaccalaureate, and graduate students are not required to complete this New Student Orientation program. There may be orientation requirements specific to your program, contact your department for more information.

Contact orientation@pdx.edu for support or accessibility accommodations.

Sign Up for Fall 2024 In-Person New Student Orientation

Transfer Student Orientation Sessions will include resource fairs, community-based and informational breakout sessions, academic advising meetings to register for classes and arrange further advising appointments, the opportunity to get your student ID, the chance to explore campus and meet other new PSU students, and more.

First Year Student Orientation Sessions are designed to help you get acquainted with campus, meet the people who will help you succeed at PSU face-to-face, and prepare for your first term of classes. For First Year Students, a second day of Orientation is optional but highly recommended and will include additional breakout sessions and workshops, resource center open houses, college success tips and workshops, recreation center, campus, and housing tours, and more.

September 23, 2024: Deadline to confirm enrollment

SELECT DATES TO REGISTER:

Transfer Students

First Year Students

steps to complete orientation

Confirm Enrollment

All newly admitted students must confirm enrollment to guarantee your spot at PSU. In order to register for New Student Orientation, you must first confirm your enrollment.

The priority deadline to confirm enrollment for fall term is June 15, 2024. The enrollment confirmation deadline for Fall 2024 is September 23, 2024.

Confirm Enrollment

Sign Up for and Attend New Student Orientation

All new students are required to attend New Student Orientation in order to register for classes.

See more information and register via the sign up links above.

Sign Up for Orientation

Activate your Student (Odin) Account

In order to complete orientation you must have an active PSU Student (Odin) Account. This is the account you’ll use to log in to sign up for an Orientation session and complete your online registration.

Activate Your Student Account

Complete Your Math and/or Chemistry Placement Assessments (if required)

Students with specific majors need to complete the Math Placement Assessment and/or the Chemistry Placement Assessment. You should complete the Math Placement Assessment and Chemistry Placement Assessment before attending New Student Orientation. You can complete the assessments after orientation, but you may have difficulty registering for some courses. 

Find out if you need to take the Math Placement Assessment and/or the Chemistry Placement Assessment.

Plan your visit to PSU

Plan your trip to the City of Roses and our downtown Urban campus! There are multiple hotel options close to campus, many of which provide discounted rates to visiting students and their families during New Student Orientation, including Portland State's very own University Place Hotel! Look for a special discount code in your Orientation confirmation email. 

Plan Your Visit

Register for classes

You will be able to access course registration once you attend an orientation session. You will be able to access online registration to select your first term of courses at PSU.

Register for Classes

View your complete Admitted Student Checklist in your Admitted Student Portal