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Reserve a Session

Reserve an Orientation Session
Honors and Scholars Programs
Orientation Dates
Changing Your Orientation Date
Requesting Disability Services

Reserve an Orientation Session

Only students who have been sent a mailing from University Orientation with instructions for reserving an orientation session are able to access the online orientation reservation system. Orientation mailings are sent beginning in March on a rolling basis to students according to the date of acceptance fee payment. The earlier you pay your acceptance fee, the earlier you will receive an orientation packet.

Students should follow the instructions in the orientation mailing to reserve their two-day orientation session online.


Honors and Scholars Programs

Honors Programs:
If you have received University Honors affiliation, you will attend an Honors orientation for your academic program. These dates include July 9-10, July 13-14, July 14-15, July 15-16, and July 16-17. (Honors-Engineering students may also be able to choose from July 8-9, July 21-22 and July 22-23.) However, if you cannot attend an Honors session for your academic program, contact University Orientation at (614) 292-4161.

• If you have applied for Honors affiliation but have not yet been accepted, you will be offered and should reserve a General Orientation Program Date (see Orientation Dates below). If you later receive Honors affiliation, you must contact University Orientation at (614) 292-4161 to be reassigned to an Honors session.

• Advocates for Children and Education Scholars
• Architecture Scholars
• Arts Scholars
• Biological Sciences Scholars
• Business Scholars
• Engineering Scholars
• Environmental & Natural Resources Scholars
• Health Sciences Scholars
• Humanities Scholars
• International Studies Scholars
• Media, Marketing & Communication Scholars
• Mount Leadership Society
• Political, Society & Law Scholars
• Sport & Wellness Scholars

If you are unable to attend one of these four Scholars sessions, contact the University Orientation at (614) 292-4161.

• If you have applied for a Scholars Program but have not yet been accepted, you should reserve a General Orientation Program Date (see Orientation Dates below). If you later receive Scholars affiliation, you must contact University Orientation at (614) 292-4161 to be reassigned to a Scholars session. For more information about the Scholars programs, contact the Ohio State Scholars Programs at (614) 292-3135 or visit honors-scholars.osu.edu.

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Orientation Dates

Since orientation is organized around academic programs, it is important that you attend a session when advisors from your area of study will be available. Please note, however, that separate programs are planned for students with Honors affiliation and those in the 13 Scholars Programs that are part of the University Honors and Scholars Center.

Dates for students entering autumn 2009 are listed by area of study.

General Orientation Program Dates
Scholars Orientation Program Dates
Honors Orientation Program Dates

You are strongly encouraged to arrange your summer plans so that you are available to attend orientation when your academic area of study is meeting, as this is important to your enrollment at Ohio State. Extenuating circumstances such as military duty, summer study abroad programs, and extreme distances from Columbus are, of course, exceptions to this expectation. If extenuating circumstances make you unable to attend when your academic program is meeting, you should contact University Orientation at (614) 292-4161 or orientation@osu.edu.

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Changing Your Orientation Date

Once you have reserved a session online, you will not be able to change your session online. For any changes, you will need to contact University Orientation at (614) 292-4161 or orientation@osu.edu. While we try to accommodate session-change requests, reassignments are usually for dates later than the original and are made on a space-available basis. If you are unable to attend any of the dates available for your academic program, you should call University Orientation to discuss alternate arrangements.

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Requesting Disability Services

Most of the academic accommodations and services available to students during the academic year through the Office for Disability Services (ODS) are also available to you during orientation. Students with disabilities can receive support services that include test-taking assistance and adaptive transportation. Disability documentation must be presented to ODS for determination of eligibility prior to your orientation session. If arrangements are made in advance, ODS will help ascertain needs and arrange appropriate services during orientation for students. Arrangements for family members are also available. We cannot guarantee that services will be available at orientation if arrangements are not made in advance of the program. Request disability accommodations here.