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 2025 New Student Orientations
New student orientation dates
Zoom meeting links will be shared by program contacts prior to the event.
| Fels Institute of Government - MPA |
August 19, 20, 21, 22, and 25 |
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Fels Institute of Government - Executive MPA |
Thursday, September 4 |
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International Guest Student Program |
Wednesday, August 20 – Thursday, August 21 |
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International Master of Public Administration |
Wednesday, August 20 – Thursday, August 28 |
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Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences |
Monday, August 25 |
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Master of Chemical Sciences |
Friday, August 22 |
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Master of Environmental Studies |
Friday, August 22 |
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Master of Liberal Arts |
TBD |
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Master of Science in Applied Geosciences |
Thursday, August 21 |
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Nontraditional Graduate Studies |
TBD |
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Post-Baccalaureate Programs
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Wednesday, August 20 |
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Organizational Dynamics Programs
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Wednesday, August 20 |
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Pre-Health Programs |
Tuesday, August 26 |
Graduate and professional students
LPS Virtual Resource Fair
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. ET
Zoom (invitation and link to follow)
This is a special online resource fair for LPS students to help you learn about some of the amazing resources available to you at the University of Pennsylvania. Learn about them now so that you can take advantage of them while you’re a student!
Representatives from Career Services, Penn Wellness, Public Safety, Penn Libraries, and others will be sharing information and be available to answer questions.
Additional resources
- Additional orientation resources for graduate degree students are available at the Graduate Student Center website.
- New Graduate Student Orientation Hub
- Thrive at Penn (TAP) is an online program that assists incoming graduate and professional 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.
