Online registration for Summer Orientation 2012 is now open for confirmed domestic first year students.  Students register for Summer Orientation through the myMiami student portal.  Once you sign in, click the Orientation link in the student checklist.

Beginning in early March, all confirmed first year students will receive a postcard with more information about how to sign up for Summer Orientation. 

Summer Orientation at Miami is designed for all first-year students, and consists of one-and-a-half days of programs and meetings with faculty, staff, and student leaders. Check in on Day 1 for Summer Orientation is from 8am-8:45am EST with the program beginning at 9am EST. Day 2 of Summer Orientation concludes around noon EST. We encourage family members to attend Summer Orientation with their student as we offer programs and sessions geared particularly toward family members and guests.

Orientation is required for incoming first year students, particularly because it serves as the vehicle for new student advising and course registration. Students who are unable to attend Summer Orientation must wait until late August to register for classes at August Orientation.

Please read all of the information on this website before registering for Summer Orientation.

At Summer Orientation, you can expect to:

• Learn about Miami’s approach to Liberal Education
• Develop an academic plan based on your selected major
• Meet with an academic advisor
• Register for fall semester classes
• Hear about Miami’s history and traditions
• Meet faculty, staff, and student leaders
• Learn about campus resources
• Connect with other new students
• Become more familiar with the physical space of campus
• Understand more about the differences between high school and college
• Consider the goals and outcomes you’d like to achieve at Miami