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Orientation

New Student Orientation

UGA Fall First-Year Orientation –Tentative Student Program

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Day One

8-8:20 a.m.
Check-in – Brumby Hall

9 a.m.
Welcome and Instructions – Fine Arts Theater

9:45 a.m.
Group Meetings with Orientation Leaders – Student Learning Center

10:30 a.m.
Arch Session 1: “Wisdom” – SLC Room 102

11:30 a.m.
English Placement Test – SLC Room 102

11:30 a.m.
North Campus Tour – SLC 1st Floor (for those not taking the English test)

LUNCH – Snelling Dining Commons (meal ticket required)

1:15 p.m.
Math Placement Test – SLC Room 102

1:45-2:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break – Tate Plaza

2:15 p.m.
Reading Comprehension Exam – Required of all students previously notified

Foreign Language Placement Exam – Required of all students who plan to continue the same foreign language in college they studied in high school. $15

Chemistry Placement Exam – Recommended for science majors

3 p.m.
All students must report to SLC Room 102 to determine if additional testing is required

3:15 p.m.
Choose one:

  • Career Center: Get Connected – SLC Room 250
  • Beyond the Arch: Study Abroad at UGA – SLC Room 150
  • Teaching Smart Dawgs New Tricks: Enhancing Your Academic Experience at UGA – SLC Room 214
  • Informaiton Session for UGA Honors Progam Students – SLC Room 267
  • Engineering at UGA – SLC Room 268
  • Creswell Learning Communities – SLC Room 253

3:15 p.m.
Writing Sample or Algebra Test – SLC Room 102. Required of students notified from results of morning English or Math Placement Tests

4 p.m.
Arch Session II: "Moderation" – SLC Room 101

5:30 p.m.
First-Year Experiences: The Orientation Leaders – Fine Arts Theater

6 p.m.
DINNER – Tate Center, Bulldog Cafe (meal ticket required)

6:45 p.m.
Housing Discussion Groups – SLC

  • Brumby – SLC Room 348
  • Russell – SLC Room 214
  • Creswell – SLC Room 213
  • Myers, Mary Lyndon, Rutherford, Soule – SLC Room 267
  • Reed, Payne, Morris, East Campus, off campus – SLC Room 268
  • Hill, Mell, Lispcomb, Church, Boggs, Oglethorpe – SLC Room 350

7:15 p.m.
OASIS 101: How to Register for Classes

Groups 1, 2, 3 – SLC Room 213
Groups 4, 5, 6 – SLC Room 214
Groups 7, 8, 9 – SLC Room 348
Groups 10, 11, 12 – SLC Room 350

7:30 p.m.
Groups Meetings with Orientation Leaders – SLC

8:45 p.m.
"ORIENTATION LIVE!" – Fine Arts Theater

10:00 p.m.
Pizza Party – Brumby Rotunda


Day Two

7-8 a.m.
BREAKFAST – Bolton Dining Commons (meal ticket required)

8:30 a.m.
Arch Session III: "Justice" – SLC Room 102

9:30-10:15 a.m.
Resources Fair – SLC Fourth Floor Rotunda

10:15 a.m.
Final Announcements and Instructions – SLC Fourth Floor Rotunda

10:30 a.m.
Academic Area Meetings

11:45 a.m.
UGA Greek Life Information Sessions – Tate Center

LUNCH – Snelling Dining Commons or The Summit at East Village Commons

1-5 p.m.
Class Registration

1:30-4 p.m.
Residence Hall Tours