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Transfer Students

Transfer Orientation will be held Saturday and Sunday, August 24-25, 2024.

Transfer Orientation begins on August 24! You can register online here:

Fall 2024 Transfer Orientation Registration 

A full schedule Orientation Schedule will be sent to your Ursinus e-mail.

Saturday, August 24

  • Check-In and Move In for Residential Students: 1 - 3 p.m. in Floy Lewis Bakes Center Lobby
  • Commuter Students Check-In: 3 - 4 p.m. in Floy Lewis Bakes Center Lobby
  • Transfer Students will be able to connect with their Transfer Mentor and other Transfer Students, complete a scavenger hunt, and enjoy dinner with the Transfer Mentors prior to Sunday Orientation.

Sunday, August 25

  • Transfer Orientation begins in Commons 105 at 11:45 AM!
  • Attendance to each session is mandatory for all Transfer Students, with the exception of the all-campus celebration.
  • Prior to Transfer Orientation, Transfer Students will be able to connect with Student Financial Services, get their ID from IT, attend a session led by Religious and Spiritual Life, or go shopping for any last-minute items.

During Transfer Orientation they can look forward to:

  • Transfer Panel led by Transfer Mentors
  • Meet the Executive Director of Campus Safety, Gabrielle Wright and Associate Dean of Students and Title IX Coordinator, Dan Kelly
  • Attend a Resource Fair featuring a variety of different support services on campus such as Career and Post Graduate Development, Dining Services, Study Abroad, Institute for Student Success and more!
  • Meet the Assistant Director of Residence Life, Leyna Gilleland who will be leading a session on how Residence Life can support Transfer Students
  • Learn Time Management Skills that will help prepare them for their first day of classes
  • Academic Tours, showing Transfer Students where their classes are located
  • All-Campus Celebration!

Advising

Incoming transfer students will be assigned an adviser from their major department. Advisers will help students register for classes for the upcoming semester, answer any questions students have about Ursinus, and connect students to appropriate campus resources.

Transfer Housing Selection

The Transfer Housing Application is found on the platform StarRez and helps us determine your housing assignments for the upcoming year. It should be filled out by all incoming transfer students, including those who have declared commuter status.

We ask Transfer students complete the application as soon as possible after depositing. Residence Life strives to have all students housed by August 1.

Student Portal

Placement Tests

Incoming transfer students should discuss which placements are necessary to complete with their adviser.