New Student Orientation Registration is Open!

First-Year Orientation Dates & Schedules

Summer 2025 orientation registration is open!

When registering for your New Student Orientation Session:

  • Be flexible with your summer plans. We offer sixteen orientation sessions in June & July and two one-day sessions in August*.
  • All sessions are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Plan to attend the entire program. Activities cannot be adjusted & all are mandatory.
  • Your session will coincide with a July/August fall course registration date. You must be available to access course registration online during this window. These registration windows will be posted before Orientation registration opens.
  • We encourage you to register family members/guests for the Family Orientation program.

*August sessions hold priority for international and out-of-state students


First-Year Student Orientation Schedules

To support Sustainable Carolina goals we will be utilizing digital schedules on site for Orientation sessions. If you need a hardcopy of the schedule you should plan to print the schedule(s) below and bring them with you to your session.

For Family & Guest Schedules see the Family Orientation page.

All schedules and Orientation details can be accessed in the Hello Heels mobile app.

June & July 2025: Sessions 1-4, 7, 8, 10-12 & 14-20 (for CGL session 6 and HONORS CAROLINA Session 9 – see next respective drop downs)

Carolina Global Launch Schedule – Session 6: June 22 & 23, 2025

FIRST YEAR HONORS CAROLINA student ORIENTATION SCHEDULE – Session 9: June 26 & 27, 2025

First Year Orientation – August Session Schedules


2025 First-Year Orientation Dates

Orientation Session DatesFall Course Registration Dates
Session 1: Wednesday, June 11 – Thursday, June 12begins Monday, July 7 at 10am & ends Tuesday, July 8 at 10am
Session 2: Thursday, June 12 – Friday, June 13begins Monday, July 7 at 10am & ends Tuesday, July 8 at 10am
Session 3: Monday, June 16 – Tuesday, June 17begins Monday, July 7 at 10am & ends Tuesday, July 8 at 10am
Session 4: Tuesday, June 17 – Wednesday, June 18begins Monday, July 7 at 10am & ends Tuesday, July 8 at 10am
Session 6: Sunday, June 22 – Monday, June 23 (Carolina Global Launch Students Only)Carolina Global Launch Students Registration Process
Session 7: Tuesday, June 24 – Wednesday, June 25begins Monday, July 14 at 10am & ends Tuesday, July 15 at 10am
Session 8: Wednesday, June 25 – Thursday, June 26begins Monday, July 14 at 10am & ends Tuesday, July 15 at 10am
Session 9: Thursday, June 26 – Friday, June 27 *Honors Carolina Sessionbegins Monday, July 14 at 10am & ends Tuesday, July 15 at 10am
Session 10: Monday, July 7 – Tuesday, July 8begins Monday, July 14 at 10am & ends Tuesday, July 15 at 10am
Session 11: Tuesday, July 8 – Wednesday, July 9begins Monday, July 21 at 10am & ends Tuesday, July 22 at 10am
Session 12: Wednesday, July 9 – Thursday, July 10begins Monday, July 21 at 10am & ends Tuesday, July 22 at 10am
Session 14: Tuesday, July 15 – Wednesday, July 16begins Monday, July 21 at 10am & ends Tuesday, July 22 at 10am
Session 15: Wednesday, July 16 – Thursday, July 17begins Monday, July 21 at 10am & ends Tuesday, July 22 at 10am
Session 16: Thursday, July 17 – Friday, July 18begins Monday, July 28 at 10am & ends Tuesday, July 29 at 10am
Session 18: Tuesday, July 22 – Wednesday, July 23begins Monday, July 28 at 10am & ends Tuesday, July 29 at 10am
Session 19: Wednesday, July 23 – Thursday, July 24begins Monday, July 28 at 10am & ends Tuesday, July 29 at 10am
Session 20: Thursday, July 24 – Friday, July 25begins Monday, July 28 at 10am & ends Tuesday, July 29 at 10am
Session 21: Tuesday, August 12 (one-day session)*begins Thursday, July 31 at 10am & ends Friday, August 1 at 10am
Session 22: Wednesday, August 13 (one-day session)*begins Thursday, July 31 at 10am & ends Friday, August 1 at 10am

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