In order to help you get ready for college life, The University of Scranton will hold two-day Summer Orientation sessions for first-year students and their parents/guardians. Families can choose to attend one of four sessions that are filled on a first-come, first-served basis with an effort to ensure equal representation of students from each of our academic colleges. Later in the summer, we will send you information about our Fall Welcome program. It is imperative that new students attend these programs to ensure a successful transition of college life at The University of Scranton.

Check in between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. in the DeNaples Center First Floor. 

Registration instructions will be sent out in the Forms, Forms, Forms letter, which all first-year students receive in May. The letter will provide directions to log into my.scranton.edu, our University portal, to complete your forms. Sessions are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis and are limited in capacity for each academic college. Call us if you have trouble completing your form once you have signed in to my.scranton.edu

Students:

During our Summer Orientation sessions, all new students will stay on campus in University Housing. Even if you are a student intending to commute in the fall, it is still recommended that you stay in University Housing for the Summer Orientation program.  This will allow you to take advantage of all that is tightly scheduled over the two-day period. Students will be housed in traditional freshman residence halls and should pack the following items below.  Parents and guests will need to make their own separate arrangements with local hotels for the night.  

List of items to bring:

• Pillow
• Linen/Sheets (beds are 76" or 80" - bring the long sheets if you have them!)
• Towels
• Blankets
• Toiletries
• Alarm Clock
• Fan
• Casual clothes
• Comfortable shoes
• Umbrella
• Shower shoes/flip flops

Parents:

The University is unable to provide on-campus accommodations for parents/guardians/guests. Any of our parents/guardians/guests may access local hotel information from the following link: [Area Hotel Info].

• New first-year students: included in fees for Orientation Programs and First-Year Activities
• Parents/Guardians/Guests: $70.00 fee per individual (covers meals and necessary materials)
• Please note that all charges are directly applied to the student's student bill for the Fall Semester.  Bursar will send out billing in late July.

Check-in begins at 8:00 a.m. The program on the first day begins at 9:30 a.m. with breaks for meals at lunch and again at dinner. A variety of informative and interactive sessions as well as evening entertainment will continue until 11:30 p.m. for students and 9:30 p.m. for parents and guests. The second day of the program begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends after course registration and advising have been completed, usually early afternoon. So that we may score placement tests adequately and provide individual academic advising, new first-year students must stay for the full program. There will be separate program tracks for students and parents/guests. The following are examples of programs for each track.

Students:

• Math, Foreign Language, Composition, and Chemistry Placement Exams
• Academic College Assemblies
• Individual and Group Advising
• Academic and Student Resources Fair
• Residence Life/Commuter Life
• Academic and Student Life skits
• New Student/Orientation Assistant Meetings

• Academic College Assemblies
• Introduction to University Life
• Academic and Student Resource Fair
• Academic and Student Life Skits
• Residence Life/Commuter Life
• Vice President of Student Affairs Presentation

If you have any questions about Orientation at The University of Scranton, feel free to call the Center for Student Engagement at 570-941-6233 or e-mail us at orientation@scranton.edu

Summer Orientation FAQs, click here.