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Fees & Registration

Registration for all new fall students begins in March. You can either register online now through CatWalk or by using the orientation brochure you’ll get in the mail. After we receive your registration card and payment, we'll send you a confirmation letter with information about your session.

Here’s more about registering for New Student Orientation:

2009 Orientation Schedule
Fees & Payment

How to Register Online


2009 Orientation Schedule

Friday, January 9th, 2009 - Spring Orientation for all new students!

Freshman Orientation Dates
Saturday, April 25th
Monday & Tuesday, June 15th-16th
Thursday & Friday, June 18th-19th
Monday & Tuesday, June 22nd-23rd
Thursday & Friday, June 25th-26th

Transfer Orientation Dates
Friday, June 12th
Wednesday, July 1st

ASP Orientation
Sunday & Monday, June 28th-29th*
*ASP Orientation is specifically designed for the Academic Success Program and is open only to students enrolled in the program.

Fees & Payment

Your registration for orientation is not complete until we receive payment. We accept cancellations up to 10 working days before a scheduled orientation date.

Student fees are:

  • $65 for transfer student orientations
  • $90 for the one-day intensive freshman orientation sessions
  • $115 for the two-day freshman sessions
  • Early Arrival Fee $15.00 per person
  • Late Departure $15.00 per person

Parent fees:

  • $30 per parent for the one-day freshmen sessions
  • $70 for the first parent and $50 for the second parent for a two-day freshman session

There are no fees for parents attending with transfer students.

These fees support:

  • Orientation and other first-year student/family events
  • The cost of the summer reading program book
  • One night's housing
  • Lunch and dinner on the day one
  • Breakfast and lunch on day two
  • Program materials

You may submit housing and tuition deposits by logging on at parent/guest payments

Here you’ll find the security log-in. Your “92” number is the student ID number; your date of birth is the password.

Once in the payment gateway you will see multiple choices for payments, one of which is orientation. Enter in your dollar figure and credit card information. Click only once on the payment button (please be patient, since this takes some time), and a confirmation page will pop up for your records. N.B. If you press the payment button multiple times, you will make multiple payments.

How to Register Online

To register online, go to CatWalk and log in using your student ID number (beginning with “92”) as your username and your date of birth (MMDDYY) as your password. Select your session to register for New Orientation. Your registration is not complete until payment is received.

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