During your registered session, you’ll have an opportunity to get to know campus, learn about academic requirements, understand App State’s community expectations, connect with other students, and ask questions.
Students are required to stay for the entire orientation. Orientation is an essential enrollment checklist item. Students must actively engage and be present throughout the duration of the entire New Mountaineer Orientation Program. Students are required to check-out at the end of the day.
All incoming first-year and transfer students must register and attend an in-person* orientation session on the campus that they will be attending for the majority of their classes.
*Students whose program allows them to attend classes fully online can select a fully online orientation option.
Session Dates By Location/Delivery Method
Boone Campus In-Person
Find dates, schedules and session information for our in-person Boone Campus New Student Orientation.
Hickory Campus In-Person
Find dates, schedules and session information for our in-person Hickory Campus New Student Orientation.
Additional Orientation Programs
Enhance your New Mountaineer experience with our concurrent and extended orientation programs.
Parent and Family Orientation
Parents and families of new students are invited to attend a corresponding one-day orientation that is tailored specifically for them.
Trailhead Experience
Trailhead is a five-day extended orientation program that prepares incoming first-year and transfer students to become community-engaged leaders at App State.
