First Year Experience

Academic Orientation

bulletAcademic Orientation Schedule

Orientation Group

There are twelve Academic Orientation sessions in Summer 2008: 

    • Session 1   Sunday & Monday, June 8-9
    • Session 2   Tuesday & Wednesday, June 10-11
    • Session 3   Thursday & Friday, June 12-13
    • Session 4   Sunday & Monday, June 15-16
    • Session 5   Tuesday & Wednesday, June 17-18
    • Session 6   Thursday & Friday, June 19-20
    • Session 7   Sunday & Monday, June 22-23
    • Session 8   Tuesday & Wednesday, June 24-25
    • Session 9  Thursday & Friday, June 26-27
    • Session 10  Sunday & Monday, June 29-30
    • Session 11  Sunday & Monday, August 17-18
    • Session 12  Tuesday & Wednesday, August 19-20

    Transfer Orientation: Wednesday, August 13

bulletArrival Times

Honors Students

Students who have been invited to join the TCU Honors Program will need to arrive to Orientation between 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Students will check in to the Orientation program first and then proceed to a Honors presentation that delivers important information about class scheduling.  Parents will attend a separate presentation, also beginning at 11:00.  This session is designed for parents only, and will specifically address questions, programming, benefits and the future of the TCU Honors College.  Both sessions will end at 12:00 p.m. in time for students and parents to have lunch on their own and then proceed to the Opening Session at 2:00 p.m.

June Orientations

Check-in takes place from 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. on the first day in Foster Residence Hall. There will be signs to direct you.

August Orientations

Check-in takes place from 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. on the first day in the Brown-Lupton University Union. There will be signs to direct you.

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bulletTentative Daily Schedule

First Day

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Honors Student Session
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Check-In (June Sessions: Lobby of Foster Hall; August Sessions: Brown-Lupton University Union)
2:00 p.m. Welcome Session

Student Afternoon Activities

  • Group Meetings with Orientation Student Assistants
  • Academic Advising Process
  • Academic Interest Sessions
  • Academics at TCU
  • Student Group Activity

Family Afternoon Activities

  • Academic Advising Issues
  • "What's Going on at Orientation?"
  • Academic Advising Process
  • Academic Interest Sessions
  • Families' Changing Roles
6:30 p.m. Dinner
9:00 p.m. Family Activities End
11:00 p.m. Student Activities End
Second Day
8:30 a.m. Morning Announcements

Student Activities

  • Networking at TCU
  • Co-curricular Involvement
  • Academic Advising
  • Registration
  • Faculty Expectations

Family Activities

  • Faculty Expectations
  • Finances at TCU
  • Career Services
  • Co-curricular Involvement
  • Parent/Student Panel
4:00 p.m. Closing ceremony
4:30 p.m. Orientation concludes