Orientation Dates

Once you've completed the steps on the newly admitted students checklist, you'll be invited by your program via email to participate in a new student orientation virtual session. Orientation sessions will be hosted either at an on-campus location or synchronously through Zoom.

Please check your inbox (and spam folders) for the orientation invitation which will be sent to the email address supplied on your admissions application. Click the registration link inside the email to register. Note that unsubscribing from our emails means you will not receive the invitation or any other important information. For more information, email lps@sas.upenn.edu or call (215) 898-7326.

Fall 2021 New Student Orientations

Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences	Thursday, August 26, 2021 5:30 p.m.
Fels Institute of Government	Wednesday, August 25, 2021 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Spady Room (109) Thursday, August 26, 2021 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Spady Room (109) Friday, August 27, 2021 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. - Spady Room (109)
International Master of Public Administration	Wednesday, September 1, 2021 9 - 11 a.m. - Virtual Orientation Day 1 2 - 3 p.m. - Live Orientation Session 3 - 5 p.m. - Campus Tour 5 - 8 p.m. - Happy Hour Friday, September 3, 2021 9 - 11 a.m. - Virtual Orientation Day 2
Master of Applied Positive Psychology	Wednesday, September 1, 2021 6 p.m.
Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences	Thursday, August 26, 2021 5 - 7 p.m. - Reception at Morgan's Pier Friday, August 27, 2021 11 a.m. - Formal online event
Master of Chemical Sciences	Tuesday, August 24, 2021 9 a.m. - Introduction to the MCS program and ice-breaker activity 10 a.m. - Academic advising 10:30 a.m. - Scavenger hunt 11 a.m. - Teambuilding 12:30 p.m. - Campus tour Wednesday, August 25, 2021 9 a.m. - Placement test 12 p.m. - Tour of Penn Chemistry Thursday, August 26, 2021 TBD - Ice cream social / Meet the student associations TBD - Meeting your Penn resources Friday, August 27, 2021 12 p.m. - Closing lunch 2 p.m. - National Constitution Center
Master of Environmental Studies	Thursday, August 26, 2021 5 - 7 p.m. - Penn Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology
Master of Liberal Arts Master of Philosophy in Liberal Arts	Tuesday, August 24, 2021 5:30 p.m.
Master of Science in Applied Geosciences	Thursday, August 26, 2021 5 - 7 p.m. - Penn Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology
Nontraditional Graduate Studies	Tuesday, August 24, 2021 12 - 1 p.m.
Organizational Dynamics: Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics Master of Philosophy in Organizational Dynamics	Wednesday, August 25, 2021 6 p.m. - Online
Penn LPS Online Certificates and Courses	Thursday, August 19, 2021 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Penn LPS Online Gateway program	Thursday, August 26, 2021 5:30 p.m.
Post-Baccalaureate Programs Penn Alumni Program Post-Baccalaureate Studies	Tuesday, August 24, 2021 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Online
Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Programs	Tuesday, August 31, 2021 12 - 1 p.m. - Online
Young Scholars High School Program	Thursday, August 26, 2021 6 p.m.

Graduate and Professional Students

Additional orientation resources for graduate degree students are available at the Graduate Student Center website.
Thrive at Penn (TAP) for incoming graduate and professional students is an online program that assists students with their Penn experience. TAP provides information about resources available to support student success. Topics covered include academic integrity; wellness and health; and healthy relationships and sexual violence prevention.

For Students

Orientation Dates