Welcome to UNO!

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New Student Orientation is designed to assist you with the transition to UNO academic and student life, provide you an opportunity to become familiar with your college, meet faculty and administrators, and to help you register for your first semester of classes. Registering early through New Student Orientation will potentially provide you with the best selection of classes. In addition, the orientation program features small group discussions directed by current UNO students to introduce you to university resources, campus facilities, student services, social and recreational activities, and answer any questions that you may have concerning UNO or the college experience. It is a chance to make new friends and begin your academic life positively.

All new freshman students attending the University of New Orleans are required to register for and attend an Orientation Program.

It is very important that you attend the earliest orientation possible! Orientation is the time when you schedule your classes. Earlier in the summer, there is a better choice of class times and class availability because more class seats are available. So remember attend orientation early!

Freshman, Transfer and Adult Undergraduate Orientation Programs
We have developed different orientation programs to meet the unique needs of UNO's diverse student body.

If you are a first-time college student or you are transferring from another college/university with less than 60 credit hours of college coursework, you are required to attend the Freshman Orientation Program.

If you are an adult learner (25 and over) and this is your first-time attending college, we now have an Adult Orientation Program in August if you do not want to attend the Freshman or Transfer Program.