This is when it all starts to feel real.
New Student Orientation is when incoming students register for courses, meet other new students and learn more about Temple, from academics to exploring Philadelphia.
New Student Orientation
New Student Orientation includes academic advising, course registration and presentations about campus resources, as well as opportunities to engage with current Temple students about topics related to the academic and cocurricular experience. The Orientation process takes place throughout the summer and continues into Welcome Week.
Registration
If you are an incoming first-year, international or transfer student, you must complete the following steps listed in your Next Steps Channel on TUportal before you can register for Orientation. You’ll get an email in the spring once these steps are available.
- Submit your enrollment deposit via TUportal.
- Activate your Temple University AccessNet account. (You’ll get a pop up if you haven’t done this already!)
- Activate your official TUmail email account.
- Submit your OWLcard (your student ID) photo online.
- Complete Placement Assessments (if applicable) and the New Student Questionnaire.
- Complete Temple Preview, which is a personalized online orientation.
- Register for New Student Orientation.
Lucy Niyazova ’22
Major: Communication Studies
“From learning about career development to meeting new friends, Orientation gave me a preview into all the endless opportunities I could grab on to at Temple.”
Sofia Gabaldon ’23
Major: History and Spanish
“Orientation was my introduction to what it truly meant to be a Temple Owl. And it was a gateway to the new and exciting opportunities I would have access to throughout my college career.”
Jaremy Bady ’23
Major: Electrical Engineering
“Orientation allowed me to feel more comfortable with opening up to others and allowed me to realize that there were so many other people who felt the same way I did, which eased a lot of my nerves.”