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New Student Orientation



Westminster University is thrilled you decided to join the Griffin community. New Student Orientation is a mandatory program for all new students entering the fall and spring semesters that helps students adjust to life at Westminster.

2026 New Student Orientation Program

Spring Orientation is a virtual program designed for new first-year and transfer students to explore campus and connect with other incoming students, staff, and faculty. There will also be a new student luncheon held on the first day of classes, which all new students are invited to attend.

Registration and Cost

All new students must participate in Spring Orientation (including students transferring into the Nursing program). BBA program students will attend a separate orientation program. The cost of orientation is billed to each student account as a mandatory orientation fee covering all program and administrative costs to run Spring Orientation.

Schedule

  • 9:00 a.m. Program Welcome
  • 9:20 a.m. Informational Sessions
  • 11:45 a.m. Program Closing

From 12–1:30 p.m., please join us in the Student Engagement and Belonging suite (Shaw 209) with an Involvement Fair occurring in Shaw Center.

Preparing for New Student Orientation

Students should take some time to complete these forms prior to arriving to campus:

Special thanks to our sponsor, Canyon View Credit Union.

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Additional Orientation Programs

Some programs at Westminster offer an additional orientation for students. If you will be attending a program-specific orientation, you are still required to attend the New Student Orientation program for all Westminster students.

  • January 16 from 1–3:00 p.m.
  • Location: Gore 131