New Student Orientation

*Academic Success Program students (ASP) students may register for any ASP date regardless of major.

**No Sports Medicine Majors. Please register for June 24 or July 21 at the request of your department.

***No Nursing Majors. Please register for June 24 or June 30 at the request of your department.

Register for orientation by logging into your admissions portal and clicking the Summer Orientation button at the top of your status page. There you'll be able to register for one of the available on-campus dates for your academic college or program.

NOTE: Since you are logging into your admissions portal to register, you will need to use the email address and password you used when you submitted your admissions application to WCU.

Check-in at the Business & Public Management Center located on the corner of S. Church and Sharpless Streets. 

Orientation parking is located in the Sharpless Street Parking garage located directly across from the Business & Public Management Center. Overflow parking is available in the parking garage located on S. Church Street. Parking in both locations will be free for the day.

PLEASE NOTE:  Faculty/Staff parking lots require a valid permit and are enforced 24/7 year round. Please do not park in lots designated for faculty/staff parking or you may be ticketed and/or towed. Street parking is controlled by the Borough of West Chester and is strictly enforced.

You can find the parking locations on our campus map.

During orientation, you’ll have plenty of time to get to know your orientation leaders and meet other new Rams, and you'll hear about the support services WCU offers to help all Golden Rams be successful. First-year students will also meet with an advisor from your academic department who will go over information about your schedule* and program. You’ll be walking around campus too, so wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather!

*Please print a copy of your class schedule and bring it with you to orientation. You can find your class schedule in myWCU.

Students may bring one guest to orientation. Guests will participate in our guest orientation program and will attend separate sessions from their student at various times throughout the day. Guests will be expected to follow the University's current COVID-19 policies. The most up-to-date information can be found here:  Student Health Services.

All new students are charged a one-time New Student Fee on their first semester bill. This fee covers all costs associated with summer orientation programming for new students and their guests, including staffing, food, mailings, materials and the cost of a student's first WCU ID. It also includes the costs associated with Welcome Week and transition programs held during the semester. All new students are charged the New Student Fee regardless of their level of participation in these programs.

If you or a guest require special accommodations, please contact our office at least two weeks in advance to discuss your accommodation needs. For students and guests who require mobility assistance, all spaces on campus are ADA accessible; however, WCU staff and/or students cannot provide individual assistance with medical equipment. We welcome students and guests to bring a support person or personal aide to assist them if necessary. If you have questions about navigating campus, please contact our office.

Find West Chester University's most up-to-date COVID-19 information, including our current masking policy, on theStudent Health Services website.

All students and orientation guests are expected to follow all West Chester University COVID-19 policies.