The University of Georgia First-year Orientation

Please read the information below before proceeding to the Orientation reservation process.

Spring First-year Orientation

  • Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Orientation is mandatory for all new incoming students.

"Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire"

                            -Yeats

You will begin your UGA adventure at Orientation, a program designed to prepare you for a successful beginning to your UGA experience. This program will give you a head start in learning how to take full advantage of the many educational, social, and cultural opportunities awaiting you at UGA.

Orientation for new students beginning their enrollment in the Spring term will take place on Tuesday, January 5, 2010.  Check-in will begin at 8:00 AM in the Tate Student Center at the main entrance to the Grand Hall, located on the 5th floor. Orientation is necessary for you to meet with your assigned academic advisor and register for classes. Also, you will meet future classmates, purchase your UGACard student ID, hear from faculty and staff about opportunities and expectations, tour the campus, and discuss additional questions or concerns with specially trained student Orientation Leaders.

On the day of Orientation you will attend the academic area meeting in the school or college to which you were admitted. At or prior to the academic area meeting you will receive an advisement appointment time. Many students will subsequently meet with their academic advisor on Wednesday, January 6, 2010. Class registration for Spring semester will take place only after meeting with an advisor. Classes begin on Thursday, January 7, 2010.

Testing

To assure that new students are placed in the correct level of certain courses, the University requires that most incoming first-year students take placement tests in English and mathematics at Orientation.  Some students may be required to take a reading comprehension test. Students with advanced credit through College Board A.P. exams, International Baccalaureate scores, or college joint enrollment credit may be exempt from placement tests.

If you are a first-year student attending Spring Orientation, please contact University Testing Services at 706.542.3183 for information and to schedule required testing prior to attending Orientation. There is no scheduled testing on the date of Spring Orientation.

Please click here for more information on testing.

Parents

Parents are invited and encouraged to attend the same Orientation session as their student. Click here for Parent Orientation information.

IMPORTANT: Signing up for Orientation will incur a $100 charge to your student account that must be paid. This is a registration and reservation fee. It is the student's responsibility to reconcile this fee regardless of attendance at Orientation or enrollment at the University of Georgia.

 The UGA Orientation reservation system is available from 7 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. each day.

Reserve a First-year Orientation Session by clicking the paw print above

Already reserved an Orientation session?
  • Click here for details on when and where to arrive, and what to expect at Orientation.
  • If you would like to change your scheduled Orientation date, please click here.

No additional charge will be accrued for changing your session, however, there is no guarantee your preferred date will be available.