Fall
Freshman Students starting in the Fall
Will you be commuting to campus from home?
Other Types of Students Starting in the Fall
Transfer Students Starting in the Fall
Transient, Unclassified, Graduate or Non-Degree Seeking students starting in the Fall
International Students starting in the Fall.
Freshman Residential Students
Freshman students who will be living on campus starting in the Fall 2013 semester will attend a two day overnight program.
Residential Freshman Orientation 1 May 28-29th
Residential Freshman Orientation 2 June 6-7th
Residential Freshman Orientation 3 June 10-11th
Residential Freshman Orientation 4 June 18-19th
Residential Freshman Orientation 5 June 24-25th
*please contact us if you cannot attend these dates. 678-839-4739
Registration: To register for Orientation log into your MyUWG portal and click on the tab that says "Orientation." Please complete the full survey when registering for Orientation. Your class schedule will be created based on your answers.
We will close each program at least 5 days before the program begins, or if the program is filled, whichever comes first. We have a limited space in each program, and encourage students to register for programs well in advance if there is a particular date you wish to attend.
Fee: The fee for freshman Orientation for the Fall is $95. Eighty-five dollars of the fee covers the two-day Orientation program that you will attend in June and the remaining $10 pays for Transitions, the second phase of Orientation, that will be held the day before Fall classes begin.
Please note that ALL fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable.
Overnight Stay: All of these freshman residential orientation programs are overnight and students are required to stay the night. Exceptions will be made only in the rarest of circumstances and must be done so in writing to the coordinator no less than 10 business days prior to the session for which the student is registered. On-site exceptions will not be made.
Freshmen who attend one of these sessions should plan to provide their own linens, pillows and toiletries for their stay in the residence hall.
Program Schedule/ Information: Students will begin with check in from 12:00pm-1:00pm, and the program will end at 11:30pm on day one. Dinner and a night-time snack will be provided. Day two for students will be 7:45am until approximately 4:00pm. Breakfast and lunch will be provided on day two. Students will stay overnight in residence halls on campus.
For Information about Parent/Guests for Residential Freshman Orientation please click here.
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Freshman Commuter Students
Freshman students who will be commuting to campus starting in the Fall 2013 semester will attend a two day program that will not require them to spend the night.The dates for those programs are:
Commuter Freshman Orientation 1 June 3-4th
Commuter Freshman Orientation 2 June 13-14th
*please contact us if you cannot attend these two dates. 678-839-4739
Registration: To register for Orientation log into your MyUWG portal and click on the tab that says "Orientation." Please complete the full survey when registering for Orientation. Your class schedule will be created based on your answers.
We will close each program at least 5 days before the program begins, or if the program is filled, whichever comes first. We have a limited space in each program, and encourage students to register for programs well in advance if there is a particular date you wish to attend.
Fee: The fee for freshman Orientation for the Fall is $95. Eighty-five dollars of the fee covers the two-day Orientation program that you will attend in June or July and the remaining $10 pays for Transitions, the second phase of Orientation, that will be held on August 21, 2011 - the day before Fall classes begin.
Please note that ALL fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable.
Students will begin with check in from noon to 1:00pm, and the program will end at 7:30pm on day one. Dinner and a night-time snack will be provided. Day two for students will be 7:45am until approximately 4:00pm. Breakfast and lunch will be provided on day two.
For Information about Parent/Guests for Commuter Freshman Orientation please click here.
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Transfer and Non-Traditional Students starting in the Fall
ALL Transfer and nontraditional students who will be starting in the Fall 2013 semester are required to attend one of our 1 day programs, the dates are as follows:
Transfer/Non-Traditional Orientation 1 June 17th
Transfer/Non-Traditional Orientation 2 June 21st
Transfer/Non-traditional Orientation 3 August 16th
Fee: $35.00 The fee covers staff, all materials, and also includes a lunch in our on campus restaurant.Please note that ALL fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable.
Registration: To register for Orientation log into your MyUWG portal and click on the tab that says "Orientation." Please complete the full survey when registering for Orientation. Your class schedule will be created based on your answers.
We will close each program at least 5 days before the program begins, or if the program is filled, whichever comes first. We have a limited space in each program, and encourage students to register for programs well in advance if there is a particular date you wish to attend.
Nontraditional students with Learning Support requirements will not be advised by your Academic College, but rather the Learning Support Office during Orientation. Students with learning support requirements are advised through the Learning Support office until they complete those requirements. If you still must take the Compass Exam, please schedule that prior to Orientation registration. If you have questions about Learning Support, or if you need to schedule the Compass Exam, please contact Learning Support & Testing at 678-839-6435 or visit them at http://www.westga.edu/~lst/.
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Transient, Unclassified, Graduate, or Non-degree seeking Students starting in the Fall
Are you a Transient, Unclassified, Graduate, or Non-degree seeking student starting in the Fall 2012 term?
Transient, unclassified and auditor students do not attend orientation. Orientation is reserved specifically for students who will be spending their college careers with us, seeking a degree with us and/or taking classes for credit.
- Transient students are those students who are visiting UWG from their home institution for one term only.
- Unclassified students are those students who are not seeking a degree during their stay at UWG.
- Auditor students are those students who are not taking classes for grade credit.
The Orientation hold will be lifted from your account during Open Registration. For Transients starting in 2013. Please visit www.westga.edu/registrar for more information about the date of registration.
For information on when and how to register for your courses please see the Scoop.
For more information about eCore registration go to: http://www.westga.edu/~ecore/registration.php
For graduate students, please contact the Graduate School.
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International Students
International Orientation is only for students who are studying at UWG on a F1 or J1 visa issued through the University. International students will receive information regarding international orientation with their admissions letter and their I-20 or DS2019. Please contact the international student advisor at sshortt@westga.edu for more information.
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