Meet other incoming students. Find your way around campus. Register for your first classes. Orientation is more than just a mandatory program for all incoming students—it is your introduction to college and IUP!
Students entering in fall 2018 may register for orientation in their MyIUP. This program is residential and requires all (non-commuting) students to stay on campus in the residence hall.
If your parents and/or family members would like to attend orientation, they may register for our Parent and Family Member Orientation. We hope to see them!
For an overview of Orientation activities, please see schedules.
Freshmen, transfer students, and students attending our Northpointe and Punxsutawney campuses need to register. See the dates listed below for your program. Parents and family members of freshmen and transfer students will need to register separately for their program.
All incoming students are required to complete placement pre-testing before scheduling classes. You’ll receive more information after you’ve registered for orientation.
You’ve registered and taken your placement tests. Now it’s time to plan your trip! Get information about lodging, travel, schedules, what to pack, and more.
Orientation is required for all incoming students, both freshman and transfer. Depending on the program you choose, you may be required to stay overnight, either on or off campus. During the orientation process, you’ll complete placement testing and schedule your first classes. Along the way, you’ll learn how to get around campus, all of the services available to you, and much more.
Please see the complete list of dates, below.
There will not be parent orientations for the December and January dates. These orientations will be for students only.
Held at the Northpointe campus
Held at the Punxsutawney campus
This separate, optional program focuses on helping families to better understand their student’s transition to adulthood, the university system and its resources, and college life—both inside and outside of the classroom. Fees apply.
Offered simultaneously with the two-day freshman student program or the one-day transfer student orientation program.
Please note that there will not be a parent orientation for the December and January dates.
Parent Orientation typically includes the following topics
Dillaman Presents on the Orientation Experience at NODA Regional Conference
Orientation Leaders Attend Regional Conference
Student Orientation and Major and Career Exploration Offices Change Location
Fall 2018 New Student Orientation Registration
Office of New Student Orientation Announces New Staff Members
Annual Majors Fair to be Held Wednesday, February 21
Office of New Student Orientation Announces Returning Staff Members